APPLE ENHANCES MAC MINI WITH WIRELESS NETWORKING & DVD BURNING.Apple has enhanced its Mac mini The smallest, lightest and least expensive Macintosh desktop computer. Housed in a case 6.5 x 6.5 x 2", it takes up hardly any space on the desktop, but is a full-fledged Mac with a built-in optical drive and remote control. The monitor, keyboard and mouse are extra cost items. line, the most affordable and compact Mac ever, with 512MB of memory standard in every model and prices starting at just $499. The Mac mini also features built-in wireless networking See wireless network. with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth starting at just $599, and the ability to burn DVDs with a SuperDrive for just $699. "Mac mini has been a popular choice for consumers getting started with Mac OS X and iLife '05," said David Moody, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With double the memory and new features like built-in wireless networking and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. burning, the new Mac mini delivers an even greater value in an innovative compact design." The Mac mini lineup includes three models: 1.25 GHz Mac mini, 1.42 GHz Mac mini and the new 1.42 GHz Mac mini with SuperDrive for burning DVDs and CDs. The Mac mini with SuperDrive is the most affordable Mac for quickly and easily creating your own professional quality DVDs using iLife '05, Apple's suite of digital lifestyle applications. The top two models of the Mac mini now include built-in AirPort Extreme for 54 Mbps 802.11g fast wireless networking along with an internal Bluetooth module. With wireless networking, customers can place Mac mini almost anywhere and still have fast, convenient access to the Internet. Built-in Bluetooth enables cable-free communication with Bluetooth-equipped mobile phones and PDAs as well as popular peripherals such as the Apple Wireless Keyboard The Apple Wireless Keyboard is a wireless keyboard built for Macintosh computers. It interacts over Bluetooth wireless technology and unlike its wired version, it has no USB connectors or ports. Both generations have low-power features when not in use. and Apple Wireless Mouse The Apple Wireless Mouse is a one button mouse built for Macintosh computers. It was released in September 2003, although it is not widely recognized that it was Apple's primary wireless mouse until 2005. It interacts over Bluetooth wireless technology. . Just two inches tall and weighing only 2.9 pounds, Mac mini redefines design for the sub-$1,000 desktop, and allows users the flexibility to choose their display, mouse and keyboard. Mac mini includes one FireWire 400 and two USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 ports for easy plug-and-play connections to popular peripherals such as Apple's iPod digital music player Hardware or software that plays audio files encoded in MP3, AAC, WMA or other audio formats. There are several software-based music players that play audio files in a desktop or laptop computer, including iTunes, RealPlayer and Windows Media Player. , digital still cameras, digital video camcorders and printers. Mac mini offers a DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. interface that also supports VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. so customers can easily connect to a variety of LCD or CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. displays and built-in 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet. Every Mac mini includes iLife '05, Apple's suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto, iMovie iDVD, GarageBand and iTunes. iLife '05 continues to lead the industry with the most innovative and comprehensive suite of software for organizing, editing and sharing digital photos; creating stunning digital movies and DVDs; and purchasing, managing and creating digital music. Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" is pre-installed on every Mac mini and delivers more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight, a revolutionary desktop search technology that lets users instantly find anything stored on their Mac, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to instantly access important information like weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a new class of applications called widgets. Mac mini also comes with a collection of outstanding productivity and entertainment titles designed to meet the needs of the entire family, including Quicken 2005 for Mac, Nanosaur 2 and MarbleBlast Gold. Pricing & Availability Mac mini is available immediately through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers in three standard configurations. The 1.25 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $499 (US), includes: -- 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor; -- 512MB of 333 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. DDR SDRAM See DDR. , expandable to 1GB; -- 40GB Ultra ATA An enhanced version of the IDE interface that transfers data at 33, 66 or 100 Mbytes/sec. These enhancements are also called "Ultra DMA," "UDMA," "ATA-33," "ATA-66," "ATA-100," "DMA-33," "DMA-66" and "DMA-100." See IDE for all the ATA types and speeds. hard drive; -- Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive; -- ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB video memory; -- one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports; -- 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet networking and 56K V.92 modem; -- internal support for AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; -- DVI or VGA out (adapter included), composite/S-video out with optional adapter; and -- built-in speaker and headphone/line out. The 1.42 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $599 (US), includes: -- 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor; -- 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB; -- 80GB Ultra ATA hard drive; -- Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive; -- ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB video memory; -- one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports; -- 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet networking; -- built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; -- DVI or VGA out (adapter included), composite/S-video out with optional adapter; and -- built-in speaker and headphone/line out. The 1.42 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $699 (US), includes: -- 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor; -- 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB; -- 80GB Ultra ATA hard drive; -- SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW/CD-RW) optical drive; -- ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB video memory; -- one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports; -- 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet networking; -- built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; -- DVI or VGA out (adapter included), composite/S-video out with optional adapter; and -- built-in speaker and headphone/line out. Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 1GB of RAM, SuperDrive (DVD+/-W/CD-RW), AirPort Extreme Card, 56K V.92 modem, internal Bluetooth module, wired or wireless Apple Keyboard and Apple Mouse and the AppleCare Protection Plan. Mac mini is also available to education customers in the US and Canada through the Apple Store for Education at http://www.apple.com/education/store or by calling an Apple education sales representative at 800-800-APPL. 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 with its 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 A Web-based service that sells copyrighted songs and albums for a fee. With Apple's iTunes being the most popular, an online music store is a legitimate music distribution organization that pays royalties to the music's copyright holders. . Apple Computer can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.apple.com/. For more information, call 408/974-6851. |
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