Apple Mac Mini “Core G4” 1.5 Late 2005 Specs

Mac Mini – M9687LL/B – PowerMac10,2 – 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 a preferred display and input options from third parties. 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 1.5 GHz PowerPC 7447a processor and has an ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor. The first models like the a1103 one are highly customizable when compared to the devices of today. Further device specifications and capabilities for this Mac Mini can be found below.

Processor

1.5 GHZCore G4

Ram

512 MB

Mac Mini Core G4 2005
Storage

80 GBHard Drive

Battery Life

Plugged-in

Storage

The device was built with 80.0 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive storage with a storage speed of 5400 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 10.4.2 (8D40) pre-installed on it. The processor that powered the computer is the 1.5 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4) processor. Its graphics processor is the ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor (4X AGP) with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM.

Memory & Architecture

The device is built with a 512k on-chip level 2 cache with a512 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 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 10.4.2 (8D40) 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:September 27, 2005

    Discontinued: February 28, 2006

    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

    512 MB

    Speed

    1.5 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

    Video Card

    Radeon 9200

    Cache Bus Speed

    N/A

    VRAM Type

    DDR SDRAM

    ROM/Firmware

    Open Firmware

    Standard VRAM

    64 MB

    EFI Architecture

    N/A

    Maximum VRAM

    64 MB

    Storage

    Inclusive Features and Ports

    Standard Storage

    80 GB HDD

    Standard Optical Drive

    8X “Combo Drive”

    Storage Speed

    5400 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/B

    Microphone

    None

    Apple Subfamily

    Late 2005

    Headphone

    1

    Apple Model Number

    A1103 (EMC N/A)

    Sound Out

    None

    Model ID

    PowerMac 10.2

    Power Adapter

    1

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