Mac mini (Late 2006)

Introduced: September 2006
Terminated: August 2007

Description

The Mac mini (Late 2006) upgraded the low-end model to the 1.66 Core Duo processor.  It still had a Combo drive and a 60Gb hard drive.  The high-end configuration was upgraded to 1.83Ghz Intel Core Duo.  It still had 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 (Late 2006) was a quiet upgrade on the previously released models and brought both configurations up to the Core Duo standard.  The price remained the same

Specifications

Processor: Intel Core Duo (“Yonah”)
Processor Speed: 1.66 or 1.83 GHz
Benchmarks: 1.66 GHz: 2110, 1.83 GHz: 2305
Cache: 2 MB on-chip L2 cache
System Bus: 667 MHz
Hard Drive: 60, 80, 100, 120, or 160 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 10.4.7 (8J2135)
Later Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.8 (8N1430)
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

Timeline

Introduced in September 2006, the Mac mini (Late 2006) was discontinued in August 2007 to make way for new models.

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