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Mac mini (Early 2006)
A1176 · Aluminum (early Intel)
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1176 |
| Machine ID | Macmini1,1 |
Reference
| Original price | $599 |
| Announced | 2006-02-28 |
| Discontinued | 2006-09-06 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS X 10.7.5 |
| Design era | Aluminum (early Intel) |
Configurations
| Colors | Silver / white |
| CPU | Intel Core Solo T1200 @ 1.5 GHz, Intel Core Duo T2300 @ 1.66 GHz |
| Memory | 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB (max) |
| Storage | 60 GB SATA HDD, 80 GB SATA HDD |
| Graphics | Intel GMA 950 (shared) |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.1, Mac OS X 10.4.2, Mac OS X 10.4.3, Mac OS X 10.4.4, Mac OS X 10.4.5, Mac OS X 10.4.6, Mac OS X 10.4.7, Mac OS X 10.4.8, Mac OS X 10.4.9, Mac OS X 10.4.10, Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.1, Mac OS X 10.5.2, Mac OS X 10.5.3, Mac OS X 10.5.4, Mac OS X 10.5.5, Mac OS X 10.5.6, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.1, Mac OS X 10.6.2, Mac OS X 10.6.3, Mac OS X 10.6.4, Mac OS X 10.6.5, Mac OS X 10.6.6, Mac OS X 10.6.7, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.1, Mac OS X 10.7.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Mac OS X 10.7.5 |
| Removable media | Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW), SuperDrive (DVD±R DL) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 4× USB 2.0 · 1× FireWire 400 · Gigabit Ethernet · DVI · 3.5mm audio in/out · Optical S/PDIF in/out |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 165 × 51 × 165 mm |
| Weight | 1.3 kg |
Known quirks
- First Intel Mac mini — uses laptop-class components and IDE optical drive
- Core Solo model is particularly slow — Core Duo upgradeable via CPU swap
- RAM upgrade requires putty-knife case opening — scratched cases are common
- Easily overheats with GMA 950 shared graphics