Apple Mac mini with Intel Core Duo Unveiled

Apple unveiled the new Mac mini with the Intel Core Duo processor today. The new Mac Mini computer offers performance up to four times faster than its predecessor in the same innovative, compact design. Included is the slick Apple Remote and Front Row so you can play your music, enjoy your photo slideshows, watch your DVDs, iMovies, music videos and television shows from across the room.

New Mac mini with Intel Core Duo processor details and features:

Every new Mac mini comes with the latest release of the world’s most advanced operating system, Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger” including Safari™, Mail, iCal®, iChat AV and Front Row, running natively. Mac OS X Tiger includes an innovative software translation technology called Rosetta™ that lets customers run most Mac OS X PowerPC applications seamlessly.

The new 1.5 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $599 (US), includes:    

* 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor;    

* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable up to 2GB;    

a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) drive;    

* 60GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;    

* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;    

* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;    

* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);    

* four USB 2.0 ports;    

* one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;    

* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and    

* the infrared Apple Remote.

The new 1.66 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $799 (US), includes:    

1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor;    

* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 2GB;    

* a slot-load 8x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);    

* 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;    

* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;    

* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;    

* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);    

* four USB 2.0 ports;    

one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;    

* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and    

* the infrared Apple Remote.

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