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Special need, good buy? Apple Mac Mini 2014
Hi, I am about to buy this thing for approx $263 $311. (Includes 30-days money back if not happy and warranty 12 months. Free shipping) Apple Mac Mini 2014 1.4 GHz | 4 GB | 500 GB SSD As I understand it I will not be able to upgrade RAM on this machine? -- The purpose of this machine is to... -
OpenCore Legacy Patcher not supporting a Late 2014 Mac mini?
I have a Late 2014 Mac mini (Macmini7,1). According to the OpenCore Legacy Patcher Supported Models page, Macmini7,1 is not even included in the tables. Is this, because No one has contributed details and testing results for this model, or the Late 2014 Mac mini has certain hardware...- DominikHoffmann
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- mac mini 2014 opencore legacy patcher ventura
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- Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
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mac mini late 2014 windows xp
Hello i am trying to install windws xp on the mac mini without bootcamp so it runs natively but ive got into a problem ive watched a tutorial on youtube but my mac mini is to new for that it says i dont have enough low memory for windows nt and that i only have 353k and need 512k is there anny...- Enderlais_HD
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- mac mini 2014 macmini2014 windows xp windowsxp
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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SSD Sandisk Doesn't show up
Hello - I hope someone can help me. I have mac mini late 2014, with Mojave installed - 10.14.6. I'm gonna list what happened: I got a Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD 500gb and I tried to install it. I went to Disk Utility, erased it, renamed it ( set it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), GUID... -
Wich is the biggest capacity HD I can stuff a 2014 Mini with?
If everything goes right, at the end of the year i will be able to upgrade my main mac, and I plan to use my actual mini 2014 solely as a headless media server (something he already does while being used as a daily computer). For this, I plan on opening him and putting the biggest drive I can... -
Mac Mini lat 2014 adding memory
Hi, I have a Mac Mini late 2014, Processor 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, Memory 8 GB. I would like to upgrade it to more memory as it always seems to get close to the limit of 8GB and slows down. I keep the Activity Monitor open and when I see the Memory is getting high I Force Quit something...- tuesdaytues
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- mac mini 2014 memory trustd
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- Forum: Mac mini
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Back up advise needed
Hi, Need some advise on doing a back up as I’m looking on reformatting my Mac mini. I have done back ups in the past but never really had to test it out in a real scenario of restoring them & hope I never have to. What it is mainly that’s concerning me is doing the back ups of my photos &...- Avzone
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- back up itunes mac mini 2014 photo app
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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My new Mac Mini (2014)
Hello. I'm planning to purchase tomorrow a used Mac mini from 2015. It's the Haswell model, at 2.6GHz and 8GB of RAM. My only concern here is the RAM memory, but it is impossible to find a Mac mini with 16GB. And this model doesn't have upgradeable RAM, so I will stick with 8GB. The good thing... -
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Mac Mini not booting (fan is on, no HDMI signal)
Hello, I'm having a very strange problem with my Mac Mini 2014. My Mac Mini was using High Sierra and I believe it is possible it was having a software update when I had a power outage yesterday. When power was restored, I've been unable to get it to properly boot. When I turn it on, the...- DubheasaNi
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- mac mini 2014
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Which Mac Mini to buy?
In 2007 I purchased a Mac Mini which has worked fine. I updated it once and it has the Lion OS 10.7.5. Due to its "elderly" OS I need to buy a new Mini so I can use this years Tax software. I use the Mini soley for writing, reading the news and an occasional jaunt into You Tube. Should I buy the... -
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High Sierra 10.13.3 won't update after SSD installation.
Hello, I have recently added an SSD External drive to my Mac Mini (Late 2014). I connected the drive via ThunderBolt II. I used Carbon-Copy to move the OS and data to the drive. I then renamed it and changed the system start-up disk using System Preferences. I moved a lot of the large data...- Rontro809
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- failed install mac mini 2014 ssd drive update problems
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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Warranty on Slow/Freezing/Spinning Mac Mini 1.4ghz?
I am running out of warranty on my 2014 1.4 ghz Mac Mini. It is very slow and I have reformatted it multiple times and been through several iterations with Apple Support. The main issue is that if I have more than 1 or 2 apps opening the spinning swirly wheel start as and it can take several... -
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Banding on my new mac mini
Hi, I just bought a new mac mini from Apple and my gradients are banding in photoshop. I don't think it's the monitor as I've swapped screens and it's the same on both. I don't think it's photoshop as it works fine on my old mac. The new mac is a mac mini (late 2014 but it is brand new). 2.6GHz... -
Overheating: Mac Mini HDD replacement - Samsung 850 Pro
Hey everyone! I need your advice. 2 days ago I replaced my Mac Mini's (Late 2014) HDD with Samsung 850 Pro 250GB SSD. First day was fine but today I noticed that it was terribly hot on the surface. During almost 3 years of usage it's never been this hot. I just followed a guide on youtube... -
Is possible to make the first boot on the system by USB SSD?
My Mac mini 2014 will come until the end of the week, I reserved a external USB3.0 SSD for it, can i start it by the first time already on the recover menu and install the system on the external SSD? because if not, i will need to boot from the internal HD, setup everything, then restart... -
2012 2.5Ghz Mac Mini or 2014 2.6Ghz Mac mini?
I want to buy a mac mini, i have the option between a used late 2012 2.5Ghz, 4GB, 500Gb HDD, and a new late 2014 2.6Ghz, 8gb, 1Tb HDD. By the price of the 2014 in it raw specs i can buy the 2012 one and buy 4 or 8+GB of ram and a external SSD to run the system on. Would it be worth purchasing... -
Mac Mini 2014 2.6Ghz 8gb is good for daily use?
I live in brazil, here Apple products have proibitive price tags, but as my old PC AMD FX6300, 8Gb DDR3 RAM, 120Gb SSD + 1tb HD is dying and i will hav eto spend money trying to fix it (mobo, CPU, VGA, etc.. etc.. etc..) is easier to buy a new one, and why not a mac? i was already thinking...- Maribel.Mariah
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- mac mini 2014
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- Forum: Mac mini
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Maxed out 2104 Mini to run end-of-life Adobe CS6 Design Standard?
Hello, I'm considering this configuration - i7, 16GB RAM, and 512 SSD, and macOS Sierra - for the sole purpose of running Adobe CS6 (PS, AI, InD, and Acrobat Pro X). CS6 is currently running well on my aging but still-kicking 2010 i5 MBP. I have perpetual licenses for several versions of the... -
2.8GHz Mac Mini better than expected
I just purchased a refurbished late-2014 2.8GHz, 8GB, 1TB Fusion Mac Mini for £650 direct from Apple. I got it primarily because my early-2008 Mac Pro (Quad Core, 12GB, 2x 256GB SSD and still going strong!) isn't supported by macOS Sierra. As I'm an iOS developer I felt I just had to be running... -
Mac mini 2014, remove flash storage?
Greetings, I have a mac mini 2014 with 1TB Fusion Drive. I want to remove those two hard disks completely and insert 1TB SSD in there that I already own. I know I don't have to remove the flash drive, but I'm giving it to my friend since I really don't need it at all. Is it possible to remove...