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Apple introduces pocket-friendly Mac

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Apple introduced Mac mini, which is touted to be the most affordable and
compact Mac ever. Starting at $499, the Mac mini is the ideal desktop computer
for anyone looking to get started with Mac OS X and features iLife '05, the
latest version of Apple's suite of software for managing digital photo and
music collections, editing movies and creating music. It is two-inches tall and
weighs 2.9 pounds.

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Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO said, "Just the display, keyboard and mouse
have to be plugged in to set the compact Mac working." iLife '05 also
features the latest version of iTunes. The desktop offers the processing and
graphics performance to take advantage of demanding consumer applications with
either a 1.25 GHz or 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor and ATI Radeon 9200 graphics
with 32MB of dedicated DDR memory. Both models come with a slot-load combo drive
for watching DVD movies and burning CDs, and up to a 80GB hard drive for storing
digital media creations.

Mac Mini includes one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports for easy
plug-and-play connections to Apple's iPod digital music player, digital still
cameras, digital video camcorders and printers. It offers a DVI interface that
also supports VGA, so customers can easily connect to a variety of LCD or CRT
displays. The new PC includes built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and a 56K V.92
modem for easy Internet access, and offers optional support for an AirPort
Extreme Card for 54 Mbps 802.11g fast wireless networking along with an internal
Bluetooth module for the latest in wireless communications.

Mac OS X version 10.3 'Panther' is pre-installed on every Mac mini and
delivers features including iChat AV desktop video conferencing, mail, Safari
web browser, Sherlock, address book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal, DVD player.

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Apple Mac
minis
Mac mini will
be available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's
retail stores and Apple's authorized resellers in two standard
configurations.
  • 1.25
    GHz Mac mini: 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor; 256MB of 333 MHz
    DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB; 40GB Ultra ATA hard drive; Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
    optical drive; ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB
    video memory; One FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports; 10/100
    BASE-T Ethernet networking and 56K V.92 modem; Internal support
    for AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; DVI or
    VGA out (adapter included), composite/S-video out with optional
    adapter; and Built-in speaker and headphone/line out. Priced at
    $499.
  • 1.42 GHz Mac mini: 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4
    processor; 256MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB; 80GB
    Ultra ATA hard drive; Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive; ATI
    Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB video memory; One
    FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports; 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet
    networking and 56K V.92 modem; Internal support for AirPort
    Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; DVI or VGA out
    (adapter included), composite/S-video out with optional adapter;
    and Built-in speaker and headphone/line out. Build-to-order
    options and accessories include up to 1GB of RAM, SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW),
    AirPort Extreme Card, internal Bluetooth module, wired or
    wireless Apple keyboard and Apple mouse and the AppleCare
    protection plan. Priced at $599.

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