Specifications

ComponentIntel Core DuoIntel Core 2 Duo
ModelEarly 2006[29]Late 2006[30]Mid 2007[31]Early 2009[32]Late 2009[33][34]
Release dateFebruary 28, 2006September 6, 2006August 7, 2007March 3, 2009October 20, 2009
Model NumbersMA205*/A MA206*/AMA607*/A MA608*/AMB138*/A MB139*/AMB463*/A MB464*/AMC238*/A MC239*/A MC408*/A
Machine ModelMacmini1,1Macmini2,1Macmini3,1
Graphics
shared with main memory
Intel GMA 950 using 64 MiB of DDR2 SDRAM (up to 224 MiB in Windows through Boot Camp)[35]Nvidia GeForce 9400M using 128 MiB or 256 MiB of DDR3SDRAMNvidia GeForce 9400M using 256 MiB of DDR3 SDRAM
Hard drive
5400-rpm unless specified
60 GB or 80 GB Serial ATA
Optional 100 GB or 120 GB
60 GB or 80 GB Serial ATA
Optional 100 GB, 120 GB, 160 GB
80 GB or 120 GB Serial ATA
Optional 160 GB
120 GB or 320 GB Serial ATA
Optional 250 GB
160 GB or 320 GB Serial ATA
2 × 500 GB on server model
Optional 500 GB
Processor1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo (T1200) or 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo (T2300)1.66 GHz (T2300) or 1.83 GHz (T2400) Intel Core Duo1.83 GHz (T5600) or 2.0 GHz (T7200) Intel Core 2 Duo2.0 GHz (P7350) Intel Core 2 Duo
Optional 2.26 GHz (P8400) Intel Core 2 Duo
2.26 GHz (P7550) or 2.53 GHz (P8700) Intel Core 2 Duo
Optional 2.66 GHz (P8800) Intel Core 2 Duo
Cache2 MB on-chip L2 cache2 MB (1.83 GHz), 4 MB (2.0 GHz) shared3 MB on-chip L2 cache
Front Side Bus667 MHz1.07 GHz
Memory
two RAM slots
512 MiB (2×256 MiB) of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Expandable to 2 GiB
1 GiB (2×512 MiB) of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Expandable to 4 GiB but about 3 GiB is addressable
1 GiB (1×1 GiB) or 2 GiB (2×1 GiB) of 1066 MHzDDR3 SDRAM
Expandable to 8 GiB (4 GiB supported by Apple)[36][37]
2 GiB (2×1 GiB) or 4 GiB (2×2 GiB) of 1066 MHzDDR3 SDRAM
Expandable to 8 GiB (4 GiB supported by Apple)
AirPort ExtremeIntegrated Atheros 802.11b/g (some models may unofficially support 802.11a as well)Integrated Broadcom802.11a/b/g/draft-nIntegrated Broadcom802.11a/b/g/n
Ethernet10/100/1000 Base-T
Optical drive8× DVD read,
24× CD-R and 16× CD-RW recording Combo drive
or
8× DVD±R read, 4× DVD±R writes or 2× DVD±RW writes,
24× CD read, 16× CD-R, and 8× CD-RW recording SuperDrive
8× DVD±R read, 6× DVD±R-DL writes, 8× DVD±R writes or 6× DVD±RW writes,
24× CD read, 24× CD-R and CD-RW recording SuperDrive
8× DVD±R read, 6× DVD±R-DL writes, 8× DVD±R writes, 6× DVD-RW writes, 8× DVD+RW writes,
24× CD read, 24× CD-R and CD-RW recording SuperDrive
No optical drive on server model
Minimumoperating systemrequiredMac OS X v10.4.5Mac OS X v10.4.7Mac OS X v10.4.10Mac OS X v10.5.6Mac OS X v10.6.1 or Mac OS X Server v10.6.1
Model IDA1176A1283
Weight2.9 pounds / 1.32 kg
Dimensions2 × 6.5 × 6.5 inches / 50.8 × 165.1 × 165.1 mm

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