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3Using Your Mac mini
Your Mac mini has many built-in features you can use to customize your computer to fit your needs.
Here are some of your computer’s features and capabilities:
ÂHigh-speed USB 2.0 (d) ports to connect an iPod, printer, scanner, keyboard, digital
camera, disk drive, external USB modem, and more. See “Using USB” on page 41.
ÂFireWire (H) port to connect high-speed equipment, such as a digital video camera
or external hard disk. See “Connecting with FireWire” on page 43.
ÂBluetooth® () technology to connect wirelessly to devices, such as an Apple Wireless
Keyboard or Mouse. See “Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology” on page 47.
ÂCommunications technologies, such as 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (G) and AirPort
Extreme (Z) wireless networking. See the information beginning on page 45.
ÂHeadphone out/optical digital audio out (f) port to connect headphones, powered
speakers, or digital audio equipment. See “Connecting Audio Devices” on page 50.
ÂAudio in/optical digital audio in (,) port to connect digital audio equipment or a
line-level microphone. See “Connecting Audio Devices” on page 50.
To learn more about what you can do with your Mac mini, start with the information in
this chapter. You can find additional information in Mac Help and on the Apple
Mac mini website at www.apple.com/support/macmini/.
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