Apple Mac Mini “Core Duo” 1.66 Late 2006 Specs

Mac Mini – MA206LL/A – Macmini1,1 – A1176

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 1.66 GHz Intel “Core Duo” (T2300) processor and has an Intel GMA950 graphics processor installed. It is a convenient means to get the best of all the possible worlds that users could combine.

Processor

1.66 GHZ Core Duo

Ram

512 MB

Mac Mini 2006
Storage

60 or 80 GBHard Drive

Battery Life

Plugged-in

Storage

The device is built with 60 GB or an 80 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 10.4.5 (8H1619) pre-installed on it. The processor that powered the computer is the 1.66 GHzIntel “Core Duo” (T2300) processor. Its graphics processor is an Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64 MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory.

Memory & Architecture

The device is built with a 2 MB on-chip level 2 cache and 512 MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) memory. This is centered on a 32-bit architecture.

Upgradability

Although the Mac Mini comes with 512 MB of RAM it can be upgraded to up to 2 GB of RAM.The Operating System of the Mac Mini can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.4.5 (8H1619) up to MacOS X 10.6.8. 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 AC, 85 W maximum)

  • Optional AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g)

  • Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

  • One FireWire 400 port

  • 2.4X “SuperDrive”

  • 1 DVI-to-VGA adapter included

      Introduced:February 28, 2006

      Discontinued: August 7, 2007

      Display Details

      Memory

      Display Support

      Single Display

      Level 1 Cache

      32k/32k

      Resolution

      1920×1200

      Level 2/Level 3 Cache

      2 MB (on chip)

      Processor

      RAM Type

      PC2-5300 DDR2

      Processors

      1

      Min. RAM Speed

      667 MHz

      Architecture

      32-Bit

      Standard RAM

      512 MB

      Speed

      1.66 GHz

      Maximum RAM

      2 GB

      Type

      Core Duo (T2300)

      RAM Slots

      2

      Processor Upgrade

      ZIF Socket

      Motherboard RAM

      None

      FPU

      Integrated

      Graphics

      System Bus Speed

      667MHz

      Video Card

      Intel GMA 950

      Cache Bus Speed

      1.66 GHz (Built-in)

      VRAM Type

      Integrated

      ROM/Firmware

      EFI

      Standard VRAM

      64 MB

      EFI Architecture

      32-Bit

      Maximum VRAM

      64 MB

      Storage

      Inclusive Features and Ports

      Standard Storage

      60/80 GB HDD

      Standard Optical Drive

      2.4X “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 (1.5 Gb/s)

      Standard Air Port

      802.11a/b/g

      Battery

      Standard Bluetooth

      2.0+EDR

      Type

      N/A

      USB Port 2.0

      4

      Battery Life

      N/A

      FireWire (400)

      1

      Description

      Keyboard

      None

      Case Type

      Cuboid

      Inclusive Input

      None

      Form Factor

      Mac Mini

      S-Video Output

      None

      Apple Order No

      MA206LL/A

      Microphone

      None

      Apple Subfamily

      Early/Late 2006

      Headphone

      1

      Apple Model Number

      A1176 (EMC 2108)

      Sound Out

      None

      Model ID

      Macmini 1.1

      Power Adapter

      1