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Hi!!
I have an ibook and i just wanna know something about the mac mini.
On what does it go and is it a comp... i know its newb but i just can't figure out how it work. Can we plug it on an ordinary screen?
thx for answering me

Yes, Troy is right, it is a full-fledged computer, that now with the Intel processors has become a contender in the more powerful and higher end computing market due to the increased processing speed. Performance wise, a Mac Mini Core Duo performs at/higher than the iMac G5 for Universal Application compatible with the Intel architecture.
The slogan Apple uses is BYOKDM, Bring Your On Keyboard, Display, and Mouse, which means you can use your existing keyboard, mouse and display on your Mac Mini.
It is mainly a computer used to draw in the market of iPod users with it's lower price, yet still highly customizable hardware configurations to make the Mac Mini a pretty powerful machine.

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Hi frog8-
Greetings and welcome to the Apple Discussion boards
That annoying voice-over can actually be useful for folks that are hearing impaired.
You can turn off this feature via ->System preferences ->Universal Access ->VoiceOver and check "no".
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I'm not sure that getting the opinions of other Apple users is really going to help you much, because none of us know any more than you do. However, in your situation I would not leave the matter there.
My first reaction would be to talk to Apple's Customer Service and ask them for clarification. Bearing in mind that some legal jurisdictions have different laws, you could find, for example, that Apple have no latitude and not only must honor the error in providing the better system, but also the warranty because you paid for it.
Alternatively, you could suggest that in the circumstances, you're prepared to return the unit for a full refund, in which case then buy a new model mini with better specifications for the same amount.
One way or another, I would not have the store dictate an outcome which you are not happy to accept, unless and until it is clear from Customer Relations that they have gone as far as they reasonably can to meet your expectations.

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Hi guys,
After rebooting my late 2012 Mac mini model No A1347 I have a question mark inside a folder always when i try to start my Mac Mini. I understand that I need to reinstall Mac OS X, but I have tryed holding the command, option, R and P keys and nothing happens... I also think the wireless keyboard is maybe not sincronised with the computer, maybe?
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Thank you!!

You need to press either the Option key or the Command and R keys. If this doesn't work with the wireless keyboard, use a wired one.
If you can get it booted to a normal Mac OS X system, select that system in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
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