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  1. Andy_2341

    M1 vs M4 cost wise

    Hello everyone, I need some buying advice. After a week of making offers and such on eBay, I've finally found a seller who will work with me. I have the option of a M1 Mac Mini 8gb/256gb for $275. The storage isn't a concern for me but I would prefer 16gb, I just can't find any deals within my...
  2. B

    How can I "order" a Mac Mini with upgraded ram in the US as a visiting European?

    I'm gonna travel to Orlando/Miami in April 2025 and planning on buying a new Mac Mini there. But looking at Best Buy for example all of their Minis are standard. I want the M4 Pro with 48gb ram. How do I get my hands on that? I can't order without a US adress, and since i'm gonna be over there...
  3. permanoob

    Base Mac Mini vs iMac 10-core: Can you beat the All in One?:

    Hello! I am curious to know - what peripherals would you buy to add to a M4 mac mini that would create a package that would be cheaper but just as good quality, than the 10-core M4 iMac? Or maybe peripherals that add up to about the same price as the iMac, but better quality. Is this possible...
  4. Y

    Upgrade to M4 Pro Mac mini from M2 Max Mac Studio?

    Hi! I currently have an M2 Max Studio (32GB RAM, 1TB storage). It's way overpowered for my needs (I basically do text editing, watch videos on YouTube, very light and infrequent video editing, 842,49 GB available in my hard drive... you get the idea). Now, I was wondering if it would be a good...
    • YonTom
    • Thread
    • mac mini mac studio
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  5. rangagrb

    How to connect 2 Studio displays to Mac mini M2 and windows work laptop simultaneously

    Hello Dear community member, I need guidance on the best possible ways to connect my 2 SD to my mac min and work laptop ( lenovo think pad ) and MB air M2 My current setup : 1)Connected my macbook to Studio display with thunderbolt USB C cable directly 2) Connected the current dell Led 27"...
    • rangagrb
    • Thread
    • mac mini mac studio display windows lenovo work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  6. Andy_2341

    Mac Mini with cellular iPad to make cellular Mac for on the go uses?

    Hey guys. I’ve had this concept for a while, but just now showed up around here. Anyways, if one was to get an Mac mini and a cellular iPad, ( in my case an iPad mini 6 for maximum portability) could you use sidecar to use the mini as a screen and use hotspot to supply the wi-fi for the Mac...
    • Andy_2341
    • Thread
    • cellular ipad concepts mac mini portability random
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac mini
  7. D

    Apple updated Magic Mouse to firmware 3.1.1 (previously 1.9.2)

    my magic mouse 3 runs much smoother on my mac mini m2 with external 4k monitor did you get the update too?
  8. roxics

    Windows 10 is rough, I'm kind of regretting this.

    Still running my 2017 MacBook Pro with Monterey, but sadly my 2012 Mac Mini died on me this past February. Which was my main desktop for work. But it was getting long in the tooth anyway and I need to replace it. For years I've been thinking about just building another PC. I used to build them...
  9. SigmundJake229

    Is this a good plan?

    Hello! I am considering the following as a plan to migrate from iCloud to a home server to back up my: iPhone 15 Pro x 2 2023 IPad Pro x 2 2020 MacBook Pro 2011 MacBook Pro (used to operate CNC machine only) 2022 Dell laptop 225gb of photos, videos and documents Currently, we pay 10.99 per...
  10. andyx181x

    Options in downloading photos/videos off iPhone 13 Pro to Mac desktop

    Hi group, need some advice/options on a small roadblock in uploading my wife’s iPhone pictures onto my desktop. My wife has over 100GB of photos and videos she’s never deleted and has had a dependable windows laptop in some years. I bought a new Mac mini earlier this year and I figured maybe I...
  11. F

    FireWire bus bandwidth for multiple chained drives

    I'm acquiring a 2012 Mac Mini and a bunch of LaCie 2big RAID enclosures, with the intention of making a FreeBSD/ZFS file server. Some of these enclosures would connect over FireWire 800, but the Mac Mini only has one port. They would be daisy-chained using FW800 cables. In a situation where...
  12. P

    2005 G4 Mac Mini refuses to send signal to monitor

    Help and advice needed. For a planned project which involves using Mac OS9/Classic software, I needed a G4 and opted for a Mac Mini (it’s small). The one I bought on eBay is in great condition, but refuses to send a signal to my monitor. The monitor, a 21in Acer works 100% (on both HDMI and...
    • pfgpowell
    • Thread
    • g4 cpu mac mini monitor no signal
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac mini
  13. O

    Internet slow on late 2012 mac mini, VPN issue

    My second computer is a late 2012 Mac Mini, 500 GB internal HD, 16 GB RAM. It is running Catalina. I only use this for streaming the internet with my kids, nothing else at all is important to me to run on this computer. I have NordVPN installed. When I run a speed test (firefox) without...
  14. A

    Best Mac Mini USB Hub?

    I've had the Satechi USB hub (with SSD) for my M2 Pro Mac Mini for a year now. I suppose it's inevitable that all these devices further diminish the wifi on the Mac mini which already has poor wifi? Regardless (I'm wired), my issue is the USB performance. I'm looking for a USB hub that can...
  15. HasanFM

    M2 Mac mini Disabled flickering but got ghosting and sharp gradient (gpu dithering with stillcolour)

    Disabled flickering but got ghosting (gpu dithering with stillcolour) Hey, I had a really bad flickering in my base m2 mac mini and I fixed it by using disabling gpu dithering with stillcolour (or betterdisplay). Now I have ghosting this is when I have a transparent window like safari this...
    • HasanFM
    • Thread
    • bugs with gpu display issue m2 chip m2 mac mini mac mini
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac mini
  16. Apple fanboy

    Resolved Drive wiped now can’t install MacOS

    So my 2018 Mac mini decided to act up this week. I thought I’d upgrade to Sonoma. Big mistake. Unfortunately it got stuck in a loop trying to download then would crash. I decided to reinstall from my Time Machine back up. That just lead to more issues. Ended up with Ventura (but not very...
    • Apple fanboy
    • Thread
    • bootdrive crash download mac mini mac os security access startup time machine update
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: macOS
  17. nikikaly21

    Gave up my mini M2 for an iMac M1. No regrets!

    I had so many display issues with third party displays and my Mac mini M2; I couldn't find ones that played nice under $500, and ones in that range never hit consistent graphical performance with basic tasks like watching Hulu tv, or playing Apple Arcade, So, I recently traded my baseline Mac...
    • nikikaly21
    • Thread
    • imac imac m1 24 in mac mini mac mini m2
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  18. J

    BenQ QHD gaming monitor for Mac Mini M2

    Hi all, bit of a newbie here as have come from a 2011 iMac, but I've got a Mac Mini M2 Pro on its way to and was looking at monitors. Unfortunately price is a consideration so no Apple Display for me. I have a Dell P2319H from work at home which I believe is 1080p so could utilise that, but have...
  19. D

    external monitor with adaptive frame rate for mac mini m2

    will adaptive refresh rate work on my mac mini m2 (standard version, not pro)? I want this to work as a promotion in a MacBook pro, does anyone have an adaptive refresh rate monitor connected to a mac mini on m1-m3?
  20. Change Agent

    How to connect Samsung Smart TV to a Mac mini over ethernet and control the Mac from the TV.

    Both machines are in the same network and connected over Ethernet per CAT7 cable. They are in different rooms of my house. I have been able to see the screen of the Mac mini on the TV. No problem there. However, how do I operate the Mac mini while watching it on the TV. My TV remote cannot do...
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