Mac mini (Early 2006)

Introduced: February 2006
Terminated: September 2006

Description

The Mac mini (Early 2006) brought the Intel chips to the Mac minis. There were two configurations. The first had the 1.5Ghz Intel Core Solo, a Combo drive and a 60Gb hard drive. The high-end configuration had the 1.67Ghz Intel Core Duo, a SuperDrive and an 80Gb hard drive. Both configurations had four USB ports, optical audio in/out, Airport Extreme and Bluetooth. They also included the Apple Remote.

History

The Mac mini (Early 2006) offered a few feature upgrades over the previous models, but the major difference was the new Intel chips.

Specifications

Processor: Intel Core Solo or Core Duo (“Yonah”)
Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz (Core Solo) or 1.66 GHz (Core Duo)
Benchmarks: 1.5 GHz: 1399, 1.66 GHz: 2110
Cache: 2 MB on-chip L2 cache
System Bus: 667 MHz
Hard Drive: 60, 80, 100 or 120 GB 5400-rpm
Media: 8x24x16x24x DVD/CD-RW Combo or 8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Peripherals: Apple Remote
Weight and Dimensions (US): 2.9 lbs., 2” H x 6.5” W x 6.5” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 1.31 kg, 5.08 cm H x 16.51 cm W x 16.51 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.5 (8H1619)
Later Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.6 (8I2025)
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT 3A102
Firmware: Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Firmware Update: Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.1
Firmware Update URL: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macminiefifirmwareupdate11.html
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 2.0 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Interleaving Support: Yes
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
ATI Card Model:—
Graphics Connection:—
Graphics Memory: 64 MB DDR2 (shared with main memory, minimum memory usage is 80 MB)
Built-in Display: None
Resolutions: DVI output up to 1920 x 1200 or VGA output up to 1920 x 1080
Display Connection: DVI (VGA or S-video with adapter)
Expansion Slots: None
Hard Drive Bus: 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)
Large Drive Support: Yes (128 GB or larger per drive)
Backup Battery: 3 V Lithium (922-6476)
Max Watts: 110W
Line Voltage: 100-240V AC
AirPort: Built-in AirPort Extreme card (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) (support for jumbo frames)
Infrared: 1 - For Apple Remote only
Modem: Optional Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
USB: 4 - 480 MBit/s
FireWire: 1 - 400 MBit/s (8W)
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog/optical input jack
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, 1 - Built-in speaker