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Mac mini - Early 2006
1.5GHz or 1.66GHz
Model ID: Macmini1,1 View how to find model ID

Processor / Memory

  • 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo or 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor
  • 2MB on-chip L2 cache
  • 667MHz frontside bus
  • 512MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) on two DIMMs; supports up to 2GB*
OWC Memory Upgrades: Add up to 2GB of memory. OWC certified for up to 2GB of memory.

Internal Drives

  • 60GB or 80GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive
  • Optional 100GB or 120GB drive
  • Slot-load optical drive. One of the following optical drives
  • Slot-loading Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW): reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed
    Slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW): writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 2.4x speed, writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed, writes DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed
Hard drive upgrade: Add up to 1.0TB of storage

Ports

  • One FireWire 400 port (8 watts)
  • Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
 

Power

  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
  • Maximum continuous power: 110W
  • Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
  • Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
  • Line voltage: 100-240V AC

Network

  • Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
  • Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless networking (based on 802.11g standard)
  • Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3 Mbps
Optional external Apple USB Modem

Sound

  • Built-in speaker
  • Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack)
  • Combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack)

Graphics / Video

  • Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
  • DVI video output to support digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
  • Supports 20-inch Apple Cinema Display and 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display
  • Supports coherent digital displays up to 154MHz
  • Supports noncoherent digital displays up to 135MHz
  • VGA video output (using included adapter) to support analog resolutions up to 1920 by 1080 pixels
  • S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (using Apple DVI to Video Adapter, sold separately)

Dimensions / Weight

Height: 2" (5.08cm)
Width: 6.5" (16.51cm)
Depth: 6.5" (16.51cm)
Weight: 2.9lb. (1.31 kg)