Apple Mac Mini “Core G4” 1.42 Early 2005 Specs

Mac Mini – M9687LL/A – PowerMac10,1 – A1103

Mac Mini Core G4 2005

About this Mac mini

The Mac Mini is the first BYODKM – Bring Your Own Display Keyboard and Mouse device that was created by Apple. It is able to provide a relatively cheap device to people who wanted to experience the feel of a Mac while leaving them in the comfort of personally preferred display and input options from third parties that you bar comfortable with. The price point also makes the device accessible to a wider range of individuals, consider this device as the entry level into the brand. The Mac Mini (G4) released in 2005 includes USB 2.0, FireWire, headphone/line-out jack, 8X “Combo Drive” with optional support for Airport Extreme and Bluetooth 1.1. It runs on a 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7447a processor and has an ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor installed. The first models like this one are highly customizable when compared to the devices of today. Further device specifications and capabilites for this Mac Mini can be found below.

Processor

1.42 GHZCore G4

Ram

256 MB

Mac Mini Core G4 2005
Storage

80 GBHard Drive

Battery Life

Plugged-in

Storage & Memory

The device is built with 80.0 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive storage with a storage speed of 4200 RPM.

Screen Size and Resolution

The Mac Mini comes without its own native display but it supports a Single Display of up to 1920×1200 resolution.

Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

The Mac Mini has Mac OS X 10.3.7 (7T11) pre-installed on it. The processor that powers the computer is the 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4) processor. Its graphics processor is the ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor (4X AGP) with 32 MB of DDR SDRAM.

Memory & Architecture

The device is built with a 512k on-chip level 2 cache with a 256 MB of 333 MHz PC2700 DDR SDRAM for its RAM. This is centered on a 32-bit architecture.

Upgradability

Although the Mac Mini comes with 256 MB or 512 MB of RAM it can be upgraded to up to 1 GB of RAM.The Operating System of the Mac Mini can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.3.7 (7T11) up to MacOS X 10.5.8. This Mac Mini has the following dimensions and weight 50.8mm×165.1mm×165.1mm and weight of 2.9 lbs (1.32 kg).

Inclusive Features

The Mac Mini includes the following features and ports:

  • A Power Adapter (100V-240V AC, 85 W maximum)
  • Optional AirPort Extreme (802.11g)
  • Optional Bluetooth 1.1
  • One FireWire 400 port
  • 8X “Combo Drive
  • 1 DVI-to-VGA adapter included

Introduced: January 11, 2005

Discontinued: September 27, 2005

Display Details

Memory

Display Support

Single Display

Level 1 Cache

64k

Resolution

1920×1200

Level 2/Level 3 Cache

512k (on-chip)

Processor

RAM Type

PC2700 DDR SDRAM

Processors

1

Min. RAM Speed

333 MHz

Architecture

32-Bit

Standard RAM

256 MB, 512 MB

Speed

1.42 GHz

Maximum RAM

1 GB

Type

PowerPC 7447a (G4)

RAM Slots

1

Processor Upgrade

Soldered

Motherboard RAM

None

FPU

Integrated

Graphics

System Bus Speed

167 MHz (8.5:1)

Video Card

Radeon 9200

Cache Bus Speed

N/A

VRAM Type

DDR SDRAM

ROM/Firmware

Open Firmware

Standard VRAM

32 MB

EFI Architecture

N/A

Maximum VRAM

32 MB

Storage

Inclusive Features and Ports

Standard Storage

80 GB HDD

Standard Optical Drive

8X “Combo Drive”

Storage Speed

4200 RPM

Standard Ethernet

10/100Base-T

Storage Dimensions

2.5” (9.5 mm)

Standard Modem

56.6k v.92 (internal)

Storage Interface

Ultra ATA/100

Standard Air Port

802.11b/g (Optional)

Battery

Standard Bluetooth

1.1 (Optional)

Type

3V Lithium

USB Port 2.0

2

Battery Life

N/A

FireWire (400)

1

Description

Keyboard

None

Case Type

Cuboid

Inclusive Input

None

Form Factor

Mac Mini

S-Video Output

None

Apple Order No

M9687LL/A

Microphone

None

Apple Subfamily

Mac Mini

Headphone

1

Apple Model Number

A1103 (EMC 2026)

Sound Out

None

Model ID

PowerMac 10.1

Power Adapter

1

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