Apple Mac Mini “Core Duo” 1.83 Late 2006 Specs

Mac Mini – MA608LL/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 1.83 GHz Intel “Core Duo” (T2400) 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

1.83 GHZ Core Duo

Ram

512 MB

Mac Mini 2006
Storage

80 GBHard Drive

Battery Life

Plugged-in

Storage

The device is built with 80.0 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 10.4.7 (8J2135) pre-installed on it. The processor that powered the computer is the 1.83 GHz Intel “Core Duo” (T2400) 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 10.4.7 (8J2135) 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: September 6, 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

1.83 GHz

Maximum RAM

2 GB

Type

Core Duo (T2400)

RAM Slots

2

Processor Upgrade

ZIF Socket

Motherboard RAM

None

FPU

Integrated

Graphics

System Bus Speed

667 MHz

Video Card

Intel GMA 950

Cache Bus Speed

1.83 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

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

MA608LL/A

Microphone

None

Apple Subfamily

Late 2006

Headphone

1

Apple Model Number

A1176 (EMC 2108)

Sound Out

None

Model ID

Macmini 1.1

Power Adapter

1