Apple Mac Mini “Core 2 Duo” 2.0 Early 2009 Specs

Mac Mini – MB463LL/A – Macmini3,1 – A1283

Mac Mini 2009

About this Mac mini

The Mac Mini is the first BYODKM – Bring Your Own Display Keyboard and Mouse device that was created by Apple. It is able to provide a relatively cheap device to people who wanted to experience the feel of a Mac while leaving them in the comfort of personally preferred display and input options from third parties. The price point also makes the device accessible to a wider range of individuals, consider this device as the entry level into the brand. It runs on a 2.0 GHz Intel “Core 2 Duo” (P7350) processor and has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400Mgraphics processor installed. It is a convenient means to get the best of all the possible worlds that users could combine.

Processor

2.0 GHZCore 2 Duo

Ram

1 GB, 2 GB

Mac Mini 2007
Storage

120 GB, 320 GB Hard Drive

Battery Life

Plugged-in

Storage

The device is built with 120 GB or 320 GB Serial ATA hard drive storage with a storage speed of 5400 RPM.

Screen Size and Resolution

The Mac Mini comes without its own native display but it supports a Single Display of up to 1920×1200 resolution.

Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

The Mac Mini has Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G2030) pre-installed on it. The processor that powered the computer is the 2.0 GHz Intel “Core 2 Duo” (P7350) processor. Its graphics processor is a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with either 128 MB or 256 MB of memory shared with the system.

Memory & Architecture

The device is built with a 3 MB on-chip level 2 cache and 1 GB or 2 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500) memory. This is centered on a 64-bit architecture.

Upgradability

Although the Mac Mini comes with 1 GB or 2 GB of RAM it can be upgraded to up to 8 GB of RAM.The Operating System of the Mac Mini can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G2030) up to MacOS X 10.11.x. This Mac Mini has the following dimensions and weight 50.8mm×165.1mm×165.1mm and weight of 2.9 lbs (1.32 kg).

Inclusive Features

The Mac Mini includes the following features and ports:

  • A Power Adapter (100V-240V, 110W maximum)
  • Optional AirPort Extreme ( 802.11a/b/g/n).
  • Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
  • One FireWire 800 port
  • 8X DL “SuperDrive”
  • 1 DVI-to-VGA adapter included

    Introduced:March 3, 2009

    Discontinued: October 20, 2009

    Display Details

    Memory

    Display Support

    Single Display

    Level 1 Cache

    32k/32k

    Resolution

    1920×1200

    Level 2/Level 3 Cache

    3 MB (on chip)

    Processor

    RAM Type

    PC3-8500 DDR3

    Processors

    1

    Min. RAM Speed

    1066 MHz

    Architecture

    64-Bit

    Standard RAM

    1 GB, 2 GB

    Speed

    2.0 GHz

    Maximum RAM

    8 GB

    Type

    Core 2 Duo (P7350)

    RAM Slots

    2

    Processor Upgrade

    Soldered

    Motherboard RAM

    None

    FPU

    Integrated

    Graphics

    System Bus Speed

    1066 MHz

    Video Card

    GeForce 9400M

    Cache Bus Speed

    2.0 GHz (Built-in)

    VRAM Type

    Integrated

    ROM/Firmware

    EFI

    Standard VRAM

    128 MB, 256 MB

    EFI Architecture

    64-Bit

    Maximum VRAM

    256 MB

    Storage

    Inclusive Features and Ports

    Standard Storage

    120, 320 GB HDD

    Standard Optical Drive

    8X DL “SuperDrive”

    Storage Speed

    5400 RPM

    Standard Ethernet

    10/100/1000Base-T

    Storage Dimensions

    2.5” (9.5 mm)

    Standard Modem

    None

    Storage Interface

    Serial ATA (3 Gb/s)

    Standard Air Port

    802.11a/b/g/n

    Battery

    Standard Bluetooth

    2.1+EDR

    Type

    N/A

    USB Port 2.0

    5

    Battery Life

    N/A

    FireWire (800)

    1

    Description

    Keyboard

    None

    Case Type

    Cuboid

    Inclusive Input

    None

    Form Factor

    Mac Mini

    S-Video Output

    None

    Apple Order No

    MB463LL/A

    Microphone

    None

    Apple Subfamily

    Early 2009

    Headphone

    1

    Apple Model Number

    A1283 (EMC 2264)

    Sound Out

    None

    Model ID

    Macmini3.1

    Power Adapter

    1