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Apple Unveils Mac mini with Intel Core Duo

New Mac mini Delivers Performance Up to Four Times Faster

CUPERTINO, CaliforniaFebruary 28, 2006Apple today unveiled the new Mac mini with the Intel Core Duo processor, delivering performance up to four times faster than its predecessor and providing even greater expansion in the same innovative and incredibly compact design.* Starting at just $599, the Mac mini is the most affordable way to enjoy iLife 06, the next generation of Apples award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, and features the Apple Remote and Front Row so you can play your music, enjoy your photo slideshows, watch your DVDs, iMovies, music videos and television shows from across the room.
With the new Mac mini, Apple has now moved 50 percent of its entire product line to Intel within 60 daysa record transition, said Philip Schiller, Apples senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. The new Mac mini is now up to four times faster with the Intel Core Duo, includes even greater expansion in the same incredibly compact design, and is the most affordable way to enjoy Front Row and iLife 06.

Tax Software Featuring the next generation of Apples breakthrough Front Row media experience, the new Mac mini gives customers a simple way to enjoy their digital lifestyle content on the Mac mini including music, photos and videos from across the room using the Apple Remote. With the latest version of Front Row, customers can now effortlessly access shared iTunes playlists, iPhoto libraries and video throughout their home via Bonjour, Apples zero configuration wireless networking built into Mac OS X.

Your Price $798.99 Apple MB139LLA MAC MINI 2GHZ -up to four times faster than before, thanks to Intel's Core Duo processor. Just 6. inches square, inches small, and weighing less than three pounds, Mac mini lets you have more fun with your music, photos, -more quickly and more easily than ever before.

Software Tax The new Mac mini offers a completely new system architecture for performance up to four times as fast as the previous Mac mini, including a 667 MHz front-side bus and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable to 2GB. With the latest high-performance connectivity options, every new Mac mini now includes built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11g WiFi for fast 54 Mbps wireless networking**, built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) and a total of four USB 2.0 ports, twice as many as the previous generation. Mac mini includes a DVI interface and a VGA-out adapter to easily connect to a variety of displays, including many of todays most popular flat panel televisions, and now features both analog and digital audio outputs to easily connect to a home stereo.

Mac mini makes it easy and affordable to work with digital photos, movies, music and the Web. And now it all happens with the blazing speed of the Intel Core 2 Duo. the Mac mini runs up to 39% faster than previously. Coupled with the worldýs most advanced operating system, Mac OS X, Mac mini runs all your modern and innovative software, speedily.

Every Landlord Tax Deduction The new Mac mini includes iLife 06, the next generation of Apples award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring major new versions of iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand and introducing iWeb, a new iLife application that makes it super-easy to create amazing websites with photos, blogs and Podcasts and publish them on .Mac for viewing by anyone on the Internet with just a single click. All the iLife 06 applications are Universal applications that run natively on the new Intel-based Mac mini for maximum performance.

Mac mini makes it easy and affordable to work with digital photos, movies, music, and the web. And now it all happens with the blazing speed of the Intel Core Duo. Delivering unprecedented power in such a small package the Mac mini runs up to four times faster than previously. Coupled with an all new architecture and the world¯ most advanced operating system, Mac OS X, Mac mini runs all your modern and innovative software, speedily

Tax Help Every new Mac mini comes with the latest release of the worlds most advanced operating system, Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger including Safari, Mail, iCal, iChat AV and Front Row, running natively. Mac OS X Tiger includes an innovative software translation technology called Rosetta that lets customers run most Mac OS X PowerPC applications seamlessly.***

Mac mini always made it easy to do the most amazing things. Now you can do everything faster with the power of Intel Core Duo. The Intel Core Duo is actually two processors built into a single chip, giving this model Mac mini up to five times the horsepower it had previously. More than an evolution of processor design, magnitude leap forward. It' nanometer process, which allows for the creation of transistors so small, you could fit a hundred inside a single human cell. With two powerful processors designed to share resources and circuitry so unimaginably small, Intel Core Duo achieves far higher levels of performance while actually consuming less power. In fact, quiet previous generation.

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The new Mac mini is shipping today and will be available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apples retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

Powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the new Mac mini is up to 39 percent faster than the previous generation. From across the room, you can browse through all the music, photos, and movies on both your Mac mini and other computers across your network. Turn special times into photo books and slideshows, style movies, and DVDs. And create stunning web pages, blogs, and podcasts. side with another computer. bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse.

Ernst Ernst Guide Guide Tax The new 1.5 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $599 (US), includes:

Tax Return * 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor;
* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable up to 2GB;
* a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) drive;
* 60GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;
* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);
* four USB 2.0 ports;
* one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;
* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and
* the infrared Apple Remote.

Return Tax The new 1.66 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $799 (US), includes:

Guide Guide Master Master Tax * 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor;
* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 2GB;
* a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVDRW/CD-RW);
* 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;
* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);
* four USB 2.0 ports;
* one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;
* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and
* the infrared Apple Remote.

Tax Preparation Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB, 100GB and 120GB Serial ATA hard drives, iWork 06 (pre-installed), AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme Base Station, Apple Wireless Keyboard, Apple Wireless Mouse, Apple USB Modem and the AppleCare Protection Plan.

Preparation Tax The new Mac mini line is also available to education customers in the US and Canada through the Apple Store for Education at www.apple.com/education/store or by calling an Apple education sales representative at 800-800-APPL.

Employer Tax Guide * Based on estimated results of industry-standard SPECint and SPECfp rate tests. SPEC is a registered trademark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); see http://www.apple.com/macmini for more information.
** Actual speed will vary based on range from the base station, environmental conditions and other factors.
*** See http://www.apple.com/rosetta/ for information on Rosetta supported Apple software. Contact the manufacturer directly for 3rd party software.

Tax Services 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, 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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Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iLife, iTunes, iPhoto, Bonjour, AirPort, iDV, GarageBand, iWeb, Safari, iCal, Rosetta, Apple Store and SuperDrive are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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