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I have a 5 year old Mini and a brand new one (haven't hooked up the new one because I have to take it to the Apple store to get the data migrated, which BTW Apple now charges $99 for, they didn't before) My problem is getting the mic to work. I am almost positive the old one does not have a built in mic, does anyone know if the new one has one? I have a headset with both the earphones and the mic that I cannot get to work. There are two jacks on the back, one for input one for output. Neither headset mic is working. I even bought an adapter with two jacks and tried that, but it doesn't work. The output works both ways, it is just the mic I can't get to work. (Rosetta Stone software) Couldn't get much help from the Apple Tech support line. Anyone have any ideas?

Ge a headphone/mic combo like used on a phone:
How to use Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic with your Mac - Apple Support
Also, you can get and some headsets (earphones and mic with separate plugs) cme with an adopter which combines the two plugs into one plug that will work with the Mac and phones.

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