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Mac mini (Early 2006) Specifications

Complete Apple Mac mini (Early 2006) technical specifications · model numbers, colors, storage, dimensions and hardware details.

Chip: 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo or 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor; 2MB on-chip L2 cache; 667MHz … Display: Mac mini; Apple Remote; Power cord; Install/restore DVDs; Printed and electronic document… 1920 by 1200 pixel
Display
Mac mini; Apple Remote; Power cord; Install/restore DVDs; Printed and electronic documentation; 1.5GHz Intel … · 1920 by 1200 pixel
Chip
1.5GHz Intel Core Solo or 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor; 2MB on-chip L2 cache; 667MHz frontside bus; 512MB of 667MHz…
Storage / Colors
60GB, 80GB, 100GB, 120GB
Weight / OS
1310 g

Apple Mac mini (Early 2006) technical specifications

This page contains complete technical specifications for Apple Mac mini (Early 2006), including display, chip, storage, colors, model numbers, dimensions, weight, operating system, connectivity, battery information and other hardware details.

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iIn the Box

  • Mac mini
  • Apple Remote
  • Power cord
  • Install/restore DVDs
  • Printed and electronic documentation

iAccessories

  • AirPort Express Base Station (M9470LL/A)
  • AirPort Extreme Base Station (M8799LL/A)
  • Apple 8x DVD-R Media Kit (M9472G/A)
  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter (M9267G/A)
  • Apple FireWire Cable (M8706G/A)
  • AppleCare Protection Plan (M8851LL/A)
  • .Mac Subscription (M9888Z/A)
  • iWork (MA222Z/A)

iAudio

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

iCommunications

  • 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

iConfigurations

  • 1.5GHz Mac mini (MA205LL/A)1.66GHz Mac mini (MA206LL/A)Processor1.5GHz Intel Core Solo1.66GHz Intel Core DuoL2 Cache2MB SharedSystem bus667MHzMemory512MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300), supports up to 2GBHard drive60GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA280GB 5400-rpm Serial ATAOptical driveSlot-loading Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)Slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)GraphicsIntel GMA950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory1PortsOne FireWire 400 port (8 watts); Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps); DVI output; VGA output (using included adapter); S-video and composite video output4AudioBuilt-in speakers, combined optical digital audio input/audio line in, combined optical digital audio output/headphone outNetworkingBuilt-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)WirelessBuilt-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (802.11g)3; built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module.Limited warranty and serviceYour Mac mini comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or cal…

iConfigure to Order

  • 80 GB hard drive (1.5GHz only)
  • 100 GB hard drive
  • 120 GB hard drive
  • Up to 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
  • Apple Wireless Keyboard (M9270LL/A)
  • Apple Wireless Mouse (M9269Z/A)
  • Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)

iElectrical and environmental requirements

  • Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
  • Line voltage: 100-240V AC
  • 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)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

iGraphics and Video Support

  • Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory1
  • 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)

iOptions

  • 80 GB hard drive (1.5GHz only)
  • 100 GB hard drive
  • 120 GB hard drive
  • Up to 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
  • Apple Wireless Keyboard (M9270LL/A)
  • Apple Wireless Mouse (M9269Z/A)
  • Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
  • AirPort Express Base Station (M9470LL/A)
  • AirPort Extreme Base Station (M8799LL/A)
  • Apple 8x DVD-R Media Kit (M9472G/A)
  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter (M9267G/A)
  • Apple FireWire Cable (M8706G/A)
  • AppleCare Protection Plan (M8851LL/A)
  • .Mac Subscription (M9888Z/A)
  • iWork (MA222Z/A)

Peripheral connections

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

Processor and 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

Size and weight

  • Height: 2 inches (5.08 cm)
  • Width: 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
  • Depth: 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
  • Weight: 2.9 pounds (1.31 kg)

iSoftware

  • Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools)
  • iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork (30-day trial), Quicken 2006 for Macintosh, Big Bang Board Games, Comic Life, Omni Outliner, and Apple Hardware Test
  • Front Row

iStorage

  • 60GB or 80GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive; optional 100GB or 120GB drive2
  • 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 speedSlot-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
  • 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

iTechnical Specifications

  • Mac mini
  • Apple Remote
  • Power cord
  • Install/restore DVDs
  • Printed and electronic documentation
  • 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
  • Height: 2 inches (5.08 cm)
  • Width: 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
  • Depth: 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
  • Weight: 2.9 pounds (1.31 kg)
  • One FireWire 400 port (8 watts)
  • Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
  • Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory1
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Built-in speaker
  • Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack)
  • Combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack)
  • 60GB or 80GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive; optional 100GB or 120GB drive2
  • 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 speedSlot-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
  • 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
  • Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
  • Line voltage: 100-240V AC
  • 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)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
  • Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools)
  • iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork (30-day trial), Quicken 2006 for Macintosh, Big Bang Board Games, Comic Life, Omni Outliner, and Apple Hardware Test
  • Front Row
  • 80 GB hard drive (1.5GHz only)
  • 100 GB hard drive
  • 120 GB hard drive
  • Up to 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
  • Apple Wireless Keyboard (M9270LL/A)
  • Apple Wireless Mouse (M9269Z/A)
  • Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
  • AirPort Express Base Station (M9470LL/A)
  • AirPort Extreme Base Station (M8799LL/A)
  • Apple 8x DVD-R Media Kit (M9472G/A)
  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter (M9267G/A)
  • Apple FireWire Cable (M8706G/A)
  • AppleCare Protection Plan (M8851LL/A)
  • .Mac Subscription (M9888Z/A)
  • iWork (MA222Z/A)
  • Memory available to Mac OS X may vary depending on graphics needs. Minimum graphics memory usage is 80MB, resulting in 432MB of system memory available.
  • 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
  • Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station and Internet access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort.
  • Requires Apple DVI to Video Adapter, sold separately
  • Intel and Intel Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.Product contains electronic documentation.Backup copy of software is included.

Mac mini (Early 2006) FAQ

What is the display size of Apple Mac mini (Early 2006)?

Apple Mac mini (Early 2006) has Mac mini; Apple Remote; Power cord; Install/restore DVDs; Printed and electronic document… with 1920 by 1200 pixel resolution.

What chip does Apple Mac mini (Early 2006) use?

Apple Mac mini (Early 2006) uses 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo or 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor; 2MB on-chip L2 cache; 667MHz ….

What storage capacities are available for Apple Mac mini (Early 2006)?

Available storage capacities include 60GB, 80GB, 100GB, 120GB.