The low end machine, with a single-core 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor, a 60 GB hard drive, 512 MB of RAM and a slot-load Combo Drive, sold for $599. The Mac mini (Early 2006) was available in two configurations. In addition, it included a faster memory bus, a Serial ATA bus, 4 USB ports, optical audio in/out and on-board AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth on all models. The low end model had a 24x/24x/16x/8x Combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, and the high end model had a 24x/24x/16x/8x/8x/4x/2.4x CD-RW/DVD±RW/DVD+R DL SuperDrive.Īnnounced in February 2006, the Mac mini (Early 2006) brought Intel processors to the Mac mini line. Though reported as a 64 MB graphics system, the chipset actually used a minimum of 80 MB of RAM, resulting in a maximum of 432 MB of RAM available for system use in the base system. Both models used a new Intel graphics chipset, which used a portion of main memory. The 1.66 GHz model had an Intel Core Duo T2300 CPU.
Optical Drive: ComboDrive/SuperDrive (see notes)Īudio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIFĪudio In: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction
