Apple Unveils Mac mini with Intel Core Duo
New Mac mini Delivers Performance Up to Four Times Faster
CUPERTINO, California–February 28, 2006–Apple today unveiled the new Mac
mini with the Intel Core Duo processor, delivering performance up to four
times faster than its predecessor and providing even greater expansion in
the same innovative and incredibly compact design.* Starting at just $599,
the Mac mini is the most affordable way to enjoy iLife ’06, the next
generation of Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle
applications, and features the Apple Remote and Front Row so you can play
your music, enjoy your photo slideshows, watch your DVDs, iMovies, music
videos and television shows from across the room.
“With the new Mac mini, Apple has now moved 50 percent of its entire
product line to Intel within 60 days–a record transition,” said Philip
Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
“The new Mac mini is now up to four times faster with the Intel Core Duo,
includes even greater expansion in the same incredibly compact design, and
is the most affordable way to enjoy Front Row and iLife ’06.”
Featuring the next generation of Apple’s breakthrough Front Row media
experience, the new Mac mini gives customers a simple way to enjoy their
digital lifestyle content on the Mac mini including music, photos and
videos from across the room using the Apple Remote. With the latest version
of Front Row, customers can now effortlessly access shared iTunes
playlists, iPhoto libraries and video throughout their home via Bonjour,
Apple’s zero configuration wireless networking built into Mac OS X.
The new Mac mini offers a completely new system architecture for
performance up to four times as fast as the previous Mac mini, including a
667 MHz front-side bus and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable to 2GB.
With the latest high-performance connectivity options, every new Mac mini
now includes built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed
networking, built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11g WiFi for fast 54 Mbps wireless
networking**, built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) and a total
of four USB 2.0 ports, twice as many as the previous generation. Mac mini
includes a DVI interface and a VGA-out adapter to easily connect to a
variety of displays, including many of today’s most popular flat panel
televisions, and now features both analog and digital audio outputs to
easily connect to a home stereo.
The new Mac mini includes iLife ’06, the next generation of Apple’s
award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring major new
versions of iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand and introducing iWeb, a new
iLife application that makes it super-easy to create amazing websites with
photos, blogs and Podcasts and publish them on .Mac for viewing by anyone
on the Internet with just a single click. All the iLife ’06 applications
are Universal applications that run natively on the new Intel-based Mac
mini for maximum performance.
Every new Mac mini comes with the latest release of the world’s most
advanced operating system, Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger” including Safari,
Mail, iCal, iChat AV and Front Row, running natively. Mac OS X Tiger
includes an innovative software translation technology called Rosetta that
lets customers run most Mac OS X PowerPC applications seamlessly.***
Pricing & Availability
The new Mac mini is shipping today and will be available through the Apple
Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The new 1.5 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $599 (US), includes:
* 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor;
* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable up to 2GB;
* a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) drive;
* 60GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;
* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);
* four USB 2.0 ports;
* one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting
both optical digital and analog;
* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included,
Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and
* the infrared Apple Remote.
The new 1.66 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $799 (US), includes:
* 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor;
* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 2GB;
* a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R
DL/DVD+-RW/CD-RW);
* 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;
* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);
* four USB 2.0 ports;
* one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both
optical
digital and analog;
* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included,
Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and
* the infrared Apple Remote.
Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB,
100GB and 120GB Serial ATA hard drives, iWork ’06 (pre-installed), AirPort
Express and AirPort Extreme Base Station, Apple Wireless Keyboard, Apple
Wireless Mouse, Apple USB Modem and the AppleCare Protection Plan.
The new Mac mini line is also available to education customers in the US
and Canada through the Apple Store for Education at
www.apple.com/education/store or by calling an Apple education sales
representative at 800-800-APPL.
* Based on estimated results of industry-standard SPECint and SPECfp rate
tests. SPEC is a registered trademark of Standard Performance Evaluation
Corporation (SPEC); see http://www.apple.com/macmini for more information.
** Actual speed will vary based on range from the base station,
environmental conditions and other factors.
*** See http://www.apple.com/rosetta/ for information on Rosetta supported
Apple software. Contact the manufacturer directly for 3rd party software.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its
award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and
iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital
music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online
music store.