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  1. K

    New Macs ? Buyer's Guide

    Apple doesn't seem to care about updating their Macs on a regular basis, and the wait between new upgrades seems to get longer and longer. I would like to get a new mac mini for my big screen TV at work, for example, but its been almost two years since the last release. iMacs are dated too...
  2. Crunch

    Charging my new Anker power bank on latest Macs good idea???

    Hello everyone! I got a quick question regarding charging power banks on my Mac. I bought a new Anker PowerCore 20100 and it didn't come with an AC adapter, and then they try to up-sell you: "Best charged with an Anker USB charger". That's not happening, although I like Anker, the company...
  3. V

    Newb here. help with mac mini

    Greetings all. I have a used mac mini (few years old, shipped with maverics) that I am trying to play with and use at home in my spare time. It was used as a server and has softraid on it. When booting into recovery mode and opening disk utility (I see softraid media listed as main partition)...
  4. tennisproha

    Thunderbolt Display or Dell 4k for Mac mini?

    Hi everyone. I'm looking to get a Thunderbolt Display (TBD) or a Dell 4k display and I'd really love some feedback about my setup. Setup will mainly be used for productivity and some online video streaming. Occasional Xbox 360 gaming possibility would be a bonus. I have a 2012 Mac mini and an...
  5. HappyDude20

    Will my MBP RAM work on my Mac Mini?

    hi! So happy to finally be upgrading my 2009(mid) MBP to an i5 mid 2011 Mac Mini My current 09 MBP has 8GB of RAM I bought on eBay a few years back which has been great and am wondering if the same RAM can be used on the desktop Mac Mini.
  6. MH01

    Mac Mini 2012 2.6 + GTX 1070. Gaming?

    Hey guys, As Apple has not released any hardware recently that would meet my gaming requirements, with the closest being the 5K iMac, but once your fully upgrade it, and put in the top end GPU, its still cannot perform at native resolution. I decided to get a PCI enclosure for my Mac Pro, that...
    • MH01
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    • gaming mac mini nvidia thunderbolt
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
  7. c0ppo

    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...
    • c0ppo
    • Thread
    • flash drive mac mini mac mini 2014 remove
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  8. P

    Mac mini (2006) boots once, then not again after GRUB+EFI changes

    I thought this subforum might be the most likely to find folks who would be knowledgeable with this, but feel free to move if it belongs elsewhere. I've been having a bizarre issue with my Mac mini A1176 (2006), after I installed Ubuntu and then attempted to get it to boot directly into GRUB by...
  9. H

    Mac Mini 4308U Fusion vs. 4278U SSD

    Hi, I want to buy a mac mini and I have an opportunity to buy one with i5-4308U(2.8GHz) + Fusion drive(1TB) or one with i5-4278U(2.6GHz) + SSD(256GB) for the same price. I believe that 256GB of SSD would be quite sufficient for me. I am a java developer and I just want to make most out of it...
  10. A

    Watch out-repairing Mac mini

    The card reader on my Mac mini (Late 2014 edition) stopped working. On Mac mini's, most everything is on the logic board, so that needs replaced. Under Applecare Warranty, so all should be well. I take it in to Apple -- two days later my computer is ready. When I get home, pull up System Info...
    • angeloweb
    • Thread
    • genius bar logic board mac mini
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  11. J

    buying multiple mac minis need suggestions

    I am looking into replacing a current computer lab. We are using 16 MacBooks 2009 but need more stations. Long story short, is there any solid news about the mini coming soon with new processors? I really hate to buy 16 new mac minis and then a week later a significant hardware update comes out...
    • Jay.Jay
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    • 2016 hardware update mac mini
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  12. dawindmg08

    Mini 2012 or 2014 for media server?

    Currently hosting our master iTunes library and Plex server on an old 2007 iMac with barely adequate RAM, been meaning to upgrade to a beefier machine and I've been scouring Craigslist. Right now there's two good deals: 2014 2.8ghz, 8GB, 1TB with Applecare ($550): leaning towards this one since...
  13. scottandrews27

    Laptop For Uni Advice

    Hi guys I currently have a mac mini 2014 2.6 ghz. I think it is ok apart from the lack of ssd. I am currently in the market for a macbook but I know a new one is being released within the next few months. Should I sell the mac mini and then get a powerful 13 inch or keep the mac mini and get...
  14. willv84

    Mac Mini Core 2 Duo A1176, can I make upgrades?

    Hello I am new with mac computers but believe me I am really happy. I was given a mac mini with the following specification: Apple Mac Mini Core 2 Duo A1176 Mid-07 (1.83GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD) And I would like to upgrade memory and storage as well the os but before I do that I need to know...
  15. B

    Mac Mini Mid 2007 - Help

    #1148 Hey, i was just wondering how good my mac mini mid 2007 with 2.0ghz core 2 duo CPU, 4gb RAM and an SSD would work on Yosemite? Thanks Kai
    • booty156
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    • 2007 fast help mac mac mini slow yosemite
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac mini
  16. T

    Extra CPU or better disk?

    I have an old Mid 2011 Mac Mini (2,3GHz i5, 8GB) that is starting to slow down. It lags on 1080p movies in VLC and unpacking big +4GB .rar files takes a long time. I am therefor thinking of buying a new Mac Mini. I will definitely buy the top model, but I am unsure of custom options. I want...
    • torboro
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    • 1080p mac mini pcie-flash vlc
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac mini
  17. Joelburman

    Problem with putting SSD in 2012 Mac Mini

    I've been trying to install an SSD disk in my 2012 (i5) Mac Mini. The disk inside before the swap was the original 500gb platter drive. The SSD I'm trying to install is a Crucial MX100 256gb that I've previously used as a system drive in my 2011 MBP but lately I've been using it as a storage...
  18. sebtacular

    Please help me value my apple setup

    Hi MacRumors people! I was wondering if someone could kindly give me a valuation of my Mac Mini set up.. My system is about two years old at most and in the true sense of the word; immaculate. I am planning on purchasing an all in one iMac perhaps the 5k model. My system is the following...
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