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The Mac Mini
The Mac Mini is a "stripped down"
desktop computer designed by Apple Computers, Inc. It is referred
to as being "stripped down" because it is not sold
with any peripherals. Therefore, it is bought without a monitor,
keyboard, or mouse. On viewing the Mac Mini, it looks about
the size of an external hard drive or a portable DVD player
and weighs approximately 1.4 kilogram. The size of the Mac
Mini is remarkable. It has measurements of 6.5 inches in length,
a width of 6.5 inches as well, and a height of 2 inches. So
it is a surprise to imagine that something that small is a
fully operating desktop computer.
 The
Mini was released to the consumers in January 2005. It has
a white finish similar to that of the original Apple iPod,
and comes with a 1.4 Gigahertz G4 Macintosh processor, and
memory of 256 Megabytes of RAM. The hard disk you can buy
with the Apple Mac Mini is either a 40 Gigabyte or an 80 Gigabyte
capacity. The Mac Mini runs the popular Macintosh OS X operating
system. However, it does have other software included with
it. The software that is included with the Mac Mini is the
popular iLife Suite 2005. It has software a Macintosh user
could want with the latest versions of iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD,
and iTunes.
The Mac Mini computer has an aluminum case,
and in the front of this desktop, there is a CD/DVD-RW drive.
It also contains built in computer speakers. When viewed from
behind, the Mac Mini computer has the standard ports you are
accustomed to seeing on a Macintosh computer such as a Firewire
socket and 2 USB connectors. You can connect a monitor to
the DVI connector located at the back as well. Other ports
of interest located in the back of the MAC mini desktop computer,
are the headphone jack and an Ethernet connection. Surprisingly,
the power button is located at the rear as well.
The greatest thing about the Mac Mini computer
is that it reduces the costs needed to buy peripherals. If
you were a previous Macintosh computer owner, you can use
your old monitor, keyboard, and mouse for your new Mac Mini,
instead of having to buy new peripherals.
This computer has been shown to 'boot' twice
as fast as the regular personal computer, and the hard drive
in the machine is so quiet that you will doubt that it is
on. This Macintosh computer is also equipped for wireless
peripherals using Bluetooth. You can use a wireless mouse,
wireless printer, or wireless keyboard with it.
The Mac Mini retails in the United States
for approximately $450. Another added bonus about this computer
is that it can be bought at a price much lower that what the
consumer would normally pay for a desktop. The Mac Mini is
indeed an outstanding product, and it has been shown to out
perform other similar desktop computers with the same specifications,
but with a smaller space saving size.
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