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Apple Mac mini M9687LL/B (1.42 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Product Type: Personal Computer

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Includes: VGA/DVI adapter, Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, iLife '05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD & GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2005 for Mac, & more. Apple Mac Mini - Incredibly inexpensive, but definitely not cheap, this miniature Apple Macintosh Computer is perfect for handling your day to day computing, and then some! The main feature is it's petite exterior. The Mac Mini is only 6.5" square, 2" high, and weighs only 2.9 pounds. Its attractive platinum and white, rounded square design gives it a sophisticated modern look that can't be matched. It also has the convenience of having all of its buttons and ports placed in the back, so cables are kept tidy and neat, giving you a clean overall appearance. But what's even more amazing than its good looks, is the shear amount of technology Apple has packed inside! Slot-Loading CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive - up to 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 24x CD-ROM, & 8x DVD-ROM Ports - 10/100 Ethernet, 1 FireWire 400, 2 USB 2.0, DVI Out, VGA Out, & Headphone/Audio Line Out Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11b/g Wi-Fi Wireless Network Adapter) Bluetooth Support

Average customer rating:

Mac Mini's Are Great!
Nice little machine for a newbie
Already a newer version
Amazon Rocks
Apple has terrible support for this product, RUN!

Apple Mac mini M9687LL/B (1.42 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

Manufacturer: Apple Computer
ProductGroup: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers

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Product Features:

1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor with 167 MHz system bus
512 MB DDR SDRAM (expandable to 1 GB), 80 GB hard drive, slot-loading Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports, DVI output, and VGA output (adapter included)
Built-in 10/100BASE-T ethernet, 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless, and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger, iLive '05, Mail, and more included

ASIN: B0009U7Y0U

Product Description

Includes: VGA/DVI adapter, Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, iLife '05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD & GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2005 for Mac, & more. Apple Mac Mini - Incredibly inexpensive, but definitely not cheap, this miniature Apple Macintosh Computer is perfect for handling your day to day computing, and then some! The main feature is it's petite exterior. The Mac Mini is only 6.5" square, 2" high, and weighs only 2.9 pounds. Its attractive platinum and white, rounded square design gives it a sophisticated modern look that can't be matched. It also has the convenience of having all of its buttons and ports placed in the back, so cables are kept tidy and neat, giving you a clean overall appearance. But what's even more amazing than its good looks, is the shear amount of technology Apple has packed inside! Slot-Loading CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive - up to 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 24x CD-ROM, & 8x DVD-ROM Ports - 10/100 Ethernet, 1 FireWire 400, 2 USB 2.0, DVI Out, VGA Out, & Headphone/Audio Line Out Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11b/g Wi-Fi Wireless Network Adapter) Bluetooth Support

Customer Reviews:

Mac Mini's Are Great!.......2007-01-03

I've had my mini for about a year and have been very pleased with it. If you are going to do simple computing (managing photos, music, internet, etc.) then this computer will do the job and then some. I've been an Apple fan for a long time and have had several products over the years (two iPods, G3 blue & white, cinema display, etc.) and I have to say the mini is one of my favorites. The compact design is what all computers should strive for. The OS is stable and I've had no technical problems with it. I'm a very satisfied customer.

Nice little machine for a newbie.......2006-12-13

I bought the Mac Mini, owned it for six months then sold it. Now I'm getting a core duo.

Here's the pro's and cons of this machine:

PRO's
- Great small form factor.
- Quiet
- Nice stable operating system
- Bug resistant, you don't have to buy antivirus software.
- Comes with some nice but basic software.
- Office for MAC is nicer software than Office for PC.
- Great apple keyboard (has extra USB ports to make up for the lack of ports on the back of the mini.
- Awesome apple keyboard -- best in the business.
- Airport extreme wireless works well, easy to configure and picks up well.
- Good machine for "newbies".

CONS
- Maybe just slightly slow.
- Get as big a monitor as possible (19 inches or more) because the software doesn't make good use of monitor real estate.
- If your a power user, this machine will leave you lacking. Better to get a PC.
- Apple mouse is terrible. Go get an optical mouse from Walmart for cheap $$'s.
- Not all printers work with Apple, choose carefully.
- Not really upgradeable.

All in all, it's a nice machine for kids I think, but pretty soon they will be kicking you off your laptop PC as they become more advanced "power users".

-- terry

Already a newer version.......2006-03-07

I just got the mac mini 2 months ago and already a better version is available. Can I exchange this for the new mac mini that just came out and is 4 times faster?!?!?

Amazon Rocks.......2006-03-06

A lot of the reason I am so pleased with the Mac Mini has to do with Amazon.com. Great customer service, price, shipping. Buying this from the Apple store would have cost me $150 more. Now, about the computer-
First off, I was shipped a unit with upgraded Processor (1.5ghz) and Video. Also the Superdrive is dual layer, not single although I haven't been able to see if it works as a DL. So I'm pretty pleased that I have an upgrade right off the bat.

The slogan says BYODKM, so I'll tell you how I have it set up. Apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse and the display is a 50' plasma TV. This is a really cool setup for my kids, playing educational games.

About 2 days after the unit was delivered, Apple released the new Intel version of the Mini. Initially I was disappointed, but after looking at the new specs I realized I had bought the better PPC version. The Intel version shares video with the 512 main memory and has no dedicated chipset seperate.

The positives are: Small form factor, great performance, price. You just can't beat OS X in terms of reliability. I will not miss being a system administrator on my wife's dell, constantly scanning and removing malware. Price-Got mine with a superdrive for $630 shipped.

Negatives: Memory. Although units shipping now have a standard 512k, I really think I'll need to upgrade to at least 1mb. Also, after having been a Powerbook user, there is a perceptable difference in the build quality. Not bad mind you, but not quite up to par with the Powerbooks.

Overall, a great machine if you already have your keyboard/mouse/display. If not, the new imac is a much better value. Why only 4 instead of 5 stars? Well, the superdrive seems to only want to burn at 2X, not the 8X as advertised. Apple has nothing to remedy this issue yet, but will probably issue a firmware upgrade sometime.

So my advice is to take the plunge and switch over to OS X, you'll be very happy you did.

Apple has terrible support for this product, RUN!.......2006-03-06

I bought a Mac mini last year from the online Apple Store. I also bought AppleCare with the machine. I have had nothing but problems with the unit since the first month. The video card is apparantly bad and when the machine heats up the machine freezes and the video tears and in a few more minutes blanks out completely. All you can do is pull plug and you must wait for about 20 minutes and then you can start again.

I brought this machine into a local Apple Store here in NJ twice. As Apple has no drop off service and you must wait for a "GENIUS", the first time I waited all night and was bumped when the store closed and had to leave with my bad Mac mini. I returned a few weeks later and the "GENIUS" finally looked at the machine. He refused to test the machine for maore than a few minutes (which of course it worked as it did not go bad yet), he refused to allow me to leave it, so back home again with bad Mac mini.

Now the Mac mini is so bad it will not boot and stay up for more than a few minutes, so I call the AppleCare phone number and I am told to take BACK to an AppleStore. I told them I bought online, not at a store and after TWO prior visits to the Apple Store without results, I just want to mail it to Apple for repair. I was informed NO! Even with two bad experiences, I can not mail anything to Apple as it is NOT an iBook or PowerBook.

So what did I buy AppleCare for? I told them I would NOT visit the Apple Store again and wait again for hours! So I am given a list of places they say I can take it to (Apple Reseller Repair Stations), well I told them on the phone that three of the four places they gave me are OUT OF BUSINESS and the forth is CompUSA (I would rather throw it in the garbage before visting a CompUSA for a repair). PCWarehouse, SafeNET, and OdysseyTek in NJ are all gone or no longer do repairs!

This is NOT service. Is Apple RUNNING FROM THEIR problems. Sounds MORE LIKE DELL, than Apple.

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