PRESS RELEASE 26 July 2005

Apple Enhances Mac mini with Double the Memory Across the Line

New Features Include Built-in Wireless Networking & DVD Burning

CUPERTINO, California - July 26th, 2005
Apple today announced enhancements to its Mac mini line, the most affordable and compact Mac ever, with 512MB of memory standard in every model and prices starting at just £359 (inc VAT). The Mac mini also features built-in wireless networking with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth starting at just £429 (inc VAT), and the ability to burn DVDs with a SuperDrive for just £499 (inc VAT).
“Mac mini has been a popular choice for consumers getting started with Mac OS X and iLife ‘05”, said David Moody, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With double the memory and new features like built-in wireless networking and DVD burning, the new Mac mini delivers an even greater value in an innovative compact design”.
The Mac mini line-up includes three models: 1.25GHz Mac mini, 1.42GHz Mac mini and the new 1.42GHz Mac mini with SuperDrive for burning DVDs and CDs. The Mac mini with SuperDrive is the most affordable Mac for quickly and easily creating your own professional quality DVDs using iLife ‘05, Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications. The top two models of the Mac mini now include built-in AirPort Extreme for 54Mbps 802.11g fast wireless networking* along with an internal Bluetooth module. With wireless networking, customers can place Mac mini almost anywhere and still have fast, convenient access to the Internet. Built-in Bluetooth enables cable-free communication with Bluetooth-equipped mobile phones and PDAs as well as popular peripherals such as the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse.
Just two inches tall and weighing only 2.9 pounds, Mac mini redefines design for the sub-£500 desktop, and allows users the flexibility to choose their display, mouse and keyboard. Mac mini includes one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports for easy plug-and-play connections to popular peripherals such as Apple's market-leading iPod digital music player, digital still cameras, digital video camcorders and printers. Mac mini offers a DVI interface that also supports VGA so customers can easily connect to a variety of LCD or CRT displays and built-in 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet.
Every Mac mini includes iLife ‘05, Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand and iTunes. iLife ‘05 continues to lead the industry with the most innovative and comprehensive suite of software for organising, editing and sharing digital photos; creating stunning digital movies and DVDs; and purchasing, managing and creating digital music.
Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger” is pre-installed on every Mac mini and delivers more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight, a revolutionary desktop search technology that lets users instantly find anything stored on their Mac, including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to instantly access important information like weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a dazzling new class of applications called widgets. Mac mini also comes with a collection of outstanding entertainment titles designed to meet the needs of the entire family, including Nanosaur 2 and MarbleBlast Gold.
Pricing & Availability:
Mac mini is available immediately through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers in three standard configurations.
The 1.25GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of £359 (inc VAT), includes:
  • 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processor;
  • 512MB of 333MHz 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 (adaptor included), composite/S-video out with optional adaptor; and
  • built-in speaker and headphone/line out.

The 1.42GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of £429 (inc VAT), includes:
  • 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 processor;
  • 512MB of 333MHz 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;
  • built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth;
  • DVI or VGA out (adaptor included), composite/S-video out with optional adaptor; and
  • built-in speaker and headphone/line out.

The 1.42GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of £499 (inc VAT), includes:
  • 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 processor;
  • 512MB of 333MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB;
  • 80GB Ultra ATA hard drive;
  • SuperDrive (DVD±RW/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;
  • built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth;
  • DVI or VGA out (adaptor included), composite/S-video out with optional adaptor; 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, 56K V.92 modem, internal Bluetooth module, wired or wireless Apple Keyboard and Apple Mouse and the AppleCare Protection Plan.
Mac mini is also available to education customers in the UK and Ireland through the Apple Store for Education or by calling 0800 039 1515 (UK) or 1800 92 38 98 (Ireland).
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, Mac OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online music store.
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