Apple Mac Mini “Core 2 Duo” 2.53 Late 2009 Specs

Mac Mini – MC239LL/A – Macmini3,1 – A1283

Mac Mini 2006

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 2.53 GHz Intel “Core 2 Duo” (P8700) processor and has an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor installed. It is a convenient means to get the best of all the possible worlds that users could combine.

Processor

2.53 GHZ Core 2 Duo

Ram

4 GB

Mac Mini 2009 Late
Storage

320 GBHard Drive

Battery Life

Plugged-in

Storage

The device is built with 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 10.6 (10A432) pre-installed on it. The processor that powered the computer was the 2.53 GHz Intel “Core 2 Duo” (P8700) processor. Its graphics processor is a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256 MB of memory shared with the system.

Memory & Architecture

The device is built with a 3 MB on-chip level 2 cache and 4 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500) memory. This is centered on a 64-bit architecture.

Upgradability

Although the Mac Mini comes with 4 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 10.6 (10A432) 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: October 20, 2009

Discontinued: June 15, 2010

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 (2 Cores)

Min. RAM Speed

1066 MHz

Architecture

64-Bit

Standard RAM

4 GB

Speed

2.53 GHz

Maximum RAM

8 GB

Type

Core 2 Duo (P8700)

RAM Slots

2

Processor Upgrade

Soldered

Motherboard RAM

None

FPU

Integrated

Graphics

System Bus Speed

1066 MHz

Video Card

GeForce 9400M

Cache Bus Speed

2.53 GHz (Built-in)

VRAM Type

GeForce 9400M

ROM/Firmware

EFI

Standard VRAM

256 MB

EFI Architecture

64-Bit

Maximum VRAM

256 MB

Storage

Inclusive Features and Ports

Standard Storage

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

MC239LL/A

Microphone

None

Apple Subfamily

Late 2009

Headphone

1

Apple Model Number

A1283 (EMC 2336)

Sound Out

None

Model ID

Macmini 3.1

Power Adapter

1