The Mac mini gets better

Apple recently 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 P34,990.

The Mac mini also features built-in wireless networking with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth starting at just P40,990, and the ability to burn DVDs with a SuperDrive for just P46,990.

The Mac mini line-up includes three models: 1.25 GHz Mac mini, 1.42 GHz Mac mini and the new 1.42 GHz 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 54 Mbps 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 1.3 kg, the Mac mini redefines design for the sub-$1,000 desktop, and allows users the flexibility to choose their display, mouse and keyboard.

The Mac mini includes one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports for easy plug-and-play connections. It offers a DVI interface that also supports VGA so customers can easily connect to LCD or CRT displays and built-in 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet.

Every Mac mini (as well as the new iBook G4) 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 organizing, editing and sharing digital photos; creating stunning digital movies and DVDs; and purchasing, managing and creating digital music.

The Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" is pre-installed on every Mac mini and new iBook G4 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 such as documents, e-mails, 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.

The Mac mini also comes with a collection of outstanding productivity and entertainment titles designed to meet the needs of the entire family, including Nanosaur 2 and MarbleBlast Gold.

The new Mac mini is available at AppleCenters and Apple’s authorized resellers nationwide. — Manny de los Reyes