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how small?

The new Mac mini is just as small as its predecessor, only with more power, more features and more expandability.

Mac mini is small enough spark your imagination and powerful enough for your work. It's been shoehorned into old Mac cases, installed in place of car radios, turned into home media centres, high density servers and has even driven a car across a desert without human intervention. Seems a little unambitious to just have it lying on your desk.

features

  • tiny footprint - 16.5cm x 16.5cm x 5cm
  • weighs only 1.3kg
  • 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo or 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor - fastest performance with Universal applications
  • Rosetta translation technology for older applications
  • 512Mb of memory, expandable up to 2Gb
  • Intel GMA950 graphics processor taking 64Mb of shared memory for screens up to 1920x1200 (DVI) or 1920x1080 (VGA)
  • DVI (digital) video port with VGA (analogue) adaptor. Suitable for use with HDTVs
  • gigabit ethernet for fast networking
  • built in Airport Extreme (Wi-Fi 802.11g type) and Bluetooth 2 (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • Firewire 400 port for digital video or external hard disks
  • 4 USB 2 ports
  • analogue and optical digital audio ports
  • Apple Remote control with Front Row media centre
  • Mac OS X Tiger - advanced and easy to use operating system
these Mac minis cannot run old software in Mac OS 9 or Classic mode. Some software may run at slightly slower speeds due to the Rosetta translation

take control


Apple Remote Mac mini includes Front Row, the media centre allowing easy access to your music, photos and films.

the Apple Remote puts it all at your fingertips with its menu controls based on the legendary iPod. All integrated with the iTunes Music Store, with millions of audio tracks and thousands of videos and whole TV series to download... not to mention your own CD and DVD collections.

add your favourite way of receiving TV with one of elgato's eyeTV tuners, and a great speaker system, and enjoy!

build your own

as if telling you about the weird and wonderful things other people have done with their Mac minis isn't enough... everyone gets to build their own customised system! Mac mini comes without a keyboard, mouse or display so you can use your own.

we recommend...
  • old CRT monitors (the ones that aren't flat). It is more environmentally friendly to keep using them till they break as they cannot be recycled. However, you will need to colour calibrate the display more often

get the party started

you didn't think we'd leave you in the lurch with no software?

Mac mini comes pre loaded with what you need to get started with enjoying and producing digital media with a range of software easy enough for home use, and powerful enough for the seasoned amateur or fledgling professional
  • Mac OS X Tiger - advanced operating system including Mail (with anti-spam filter), Address Book & iCal (for managing contacts and calendars between your Mac mini, mobile phone and iPod), Spotlight (advanced searching) and even a full suite of software development tools
  • iLife 06 - iMovie 6 (standard and high definition video editing with many plugins available), iPhoto 6 (fast photo management and editing, GarageBand 3 (semi professional music production), iDVD (DVD creation) and iWeb (create websites, blogs and online galleries)
  • Big Bang Board Games
  • Comic Life (comic creation tool)
  • OmniOutliner (ideas organiser - we use this a lot!)
  • iWork 06 trial (Pages for reports and newsletters, Keynote for presentations)
  • Microsoft Office 2004 trial (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage (Outlook))
As well as the thousands of commercial applications available for the Mac, there is a mind boggling array of free software available. In fact, we'll send you some of our favourites to get you started.

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there's only one Mac mini

...but two standard configurations, with either a Core Solo or Core Duo (dual core) processor



 Mac mini

Mac mini Core Solo
low cost Mac
Mac mini Core Duo
miniature powerhouse
processor Intel Core Solo 1.5GHz
Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz
hard disk
60Gb 80Gb
optical drive
DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
reads DVDs, writes CD-Rs and CD-RWs
DVD SuperDrive
reads DVDs
writes DVD+R dual layer
DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD-R and CD-RW
price £449 £599

little secrets

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Matias USB 2 dock keyboard Altec Lansing AHS202 headset KlearScreen iKlear

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