I don't think any of the desk top items come with a DVD drive anymore built in. 
My I Mac did not have a DVD drive when I bought it last year. Good to see that 
you are on the list Steve.

Kawal.

> On 6 Feb 2014, at 11:08 am, STEVE RAY <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> I have just bought a new Mac mini and the answer to your questions are as 
> follows:
> 1. The new Mac Mini does not come with a built in  optical drive.
> 2. I believe the maximum amount of memory which can be fitted is 16gb
> 3. Although I set up my mini whilst it was connected to a monitor, I have 
> since tried it with the monitor disconnected, it runs fine with no monitor 
> and voiceover running.
> 
> Hope this helps,.
> 
> Steve.
> 
> 6 Feb 2014, at 07:38, Kevin Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Guys,
>> 
>> I have three  questions:
>> 1.  do new Mac Minis  have CD ROM drives anymore?  I'm thinking of buying a 
>> new one to replace my aging XP DAW, and wonder how I'm going to get all my 
>> soft synth libraries installed if there is no CD-ROM drive on the machine.  
>> the specs my wife read to me made no mention of a CD-DVD drive.  
>> 
>> 2.  the next question is this, what is the maximum amount of RAM Apple will 
>> put in a Mac Mini?  Is it 8GB or 16GB?
>> 
>> 
>> 3.  I bought my first Mac  Mini in 2010 and tried to run it without a 
>> Monitor.  As I recall, I was successful.  but I recall there being some 
>> discussion about how Mac Minis of that era ran sluggishly or not at all with 
>> VO if a monitor was not connected.  For reasons of portability, I would like 
>> the option of being able to use my Mac Mini without a monitor if I happen to 
>> be in a place where a suitable monitor isn't available, but all the rest of 
>> my easily transportable stuff, small MIDi keyboard, small flash drives, etc 
>> are in my small backpack.  Does anyone know if current Mac Minis can or 
>> can't use VoiceOver in the absence of a monitor?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>> 
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