While I don't know as much about the current configs, I do know that
they have a built-in speaker. Not sure there has ever been a Mac that
didn't have some kind of speaker in it. The audio output is a standard
mini headphone jack so your typical PC speakers or whatever will work
fine. It is actually a combo plug which will also accept a mini fiber
optic cable which you can run to an external AV receiver to decode
multi-channel sound such as from a commercial DVD. Works quite well but
I had to hunt online for that fiber optic cable as none of the usual
places (BestBuy, Radio Shack etc) knew what I was talking about. Good
thing I went that route as cables online are generally a lot cheaper.
Here's one for for about $4 from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/6ft-Toslink-Mini-Cable/dp/B000FMXKC8/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1312404430&sr=8-7
CB
On 8/3/11 2:35 PM, Bill Holton wrote:
Hi.
I am getting ready to buy my first Mac, a Mini, and I have a few questions.
First, my gift card is with Amazon, and they only have two minis in stock.
The first is a minimum configuration with 2 gig and i5 chipset. The second
has 4 gig, 2 500 gig drives and an i7 chipset, but it is their server
edition. Can I assume the Server OS is pretty much the same as the regular
Lion only with the extra features? Voiceover will run the same?
Second, I want to upgrade to a full 8 gig, and the products Amazon links to
are all "notebook" memory upgrades. Is this the one I would use? They
offer Corsair and Kingston. Guessing the brand really doesn't matter on
this?
And though they mention no mouse or keyboard they don't say anything about
sound. Is there a built-in speaker set with the mini? If not what sort of
audio connection and does anyone have a recommendation as to what sound
accessories work best with the mini?
Thanks.
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