I meant High Sierra. My point still stands. Sorry, I don’t usually give my undivided attention to my posts here since I’m usually dealing with more important things.
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Just bought a 2018 Mac Mini
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Most 2018 smartwatches have 1 GB or less. Neither of these is comparable to a desktop computer running a desktop OS.Most 2018 smartphones have 2 GB or less.
4 GB was too less even in 2014, imagine four years later. On top of that, you have a slow processor and slower hard drive. Bad combo.
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Most 2018 smartphones have 2 GB or less.
Most 2018 smartphones have better CPU and faster storage.
4 GB was too less even in 2014, imagine four years later. On top of that, you have a slow processor and slower hard drive. Bad combo.
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Most 2018 smartphones have better CPU and faster storage.
After a year and a half limited to a 2007 Mini with a core 2 duo and 3gig ram this is an upgrade for me
Gary
You guys likely already know this but
Yesterday I upgraded the Mini to OSX Mojave causing the unit to slow down. Not knowing what to do I called Apple and they said to restart the unit holding down Shift, Option, Command, and R. this allowed me to install the previous OSX version.
Gary
Yesterday I upgraded the Mini to OSX Mojave causing the unit to slow down. Not knowing what to do I called Apple and they said to restart the unit holding down Shift, Option, Command, and R. this allowed me to install the previous OSX version.
Gary
Gary,
It's probably best to return it right away. New updates to OSX aren't supported on all systems, as a system gets older it becomes obsolete and your mini may not meet the requirements for upcoming osx releases in a few years.
As I have already stated I do not have the money to throw at a more expensive mac. Its almost assured there wont be a $499 option with the new Mini. I checked with The store I bought it from and I have till Friday to return it no questions asked, plus if this unit is discounted after the new machine comes out and i keep this one they will refund the difference
Gary
Gary
And that’s a problem, how???
Seriously — I recently purchased a 2014 Mini (2.6GHz 8GB), because it would run older OS X versions — specifically El Capitan. My new, antique Mini allowed me to clone the system partition of my early 2011 MacBook Pro, when its discrete graphics died. I was back up and running in less than 24 hrs.
The 2014 Mini’s ability to run Mojave was a plus. But I’m not concerned that it may, or may not, run future updates to MacOS. After over three decades as a Mac user, I find each OS update less and less compelling. The main driver for any OS update on our Macs is the availability of security patches. So I almost always skip OS updates.
We’re currently running El Capitan on all our Macs. I MAY upgrade our Macs to High Sierra or Mojave later this fall, when I have more time to spend upgrading/purchasing the apps that aren’t compatible (e.g MS Office 2008) and rebuilding others (e.g. QGIS). But I’m not in any hurry.
GetRealBro
I still have 10.8.5 on my 2012 quad's original internal 256gb SSD. The ability to run Mountain Lion was one reason I got the 2012 quad instead of the top of the line 2014 Mini. I have over $5000 of legacy 3d, CAD and video software that I can't afford to replace and don't need very often. But it's great to still be able to boot into Mountain Lion from time to time.
I still have my MacBook Air and 2012 Mini on Sierra. MS Office 2008 still runs on these machines, but it's not very stable with big documents, and was painfully slow with a 30 page document that has about 100 images embedded. So I finally decided to get Office 365. It runs really well and for $70/year I've got up to date versions on all my Macs, my PC, iPad and iPhone along with 2TB of OneDrive storage.
Thanks for the tip on running Office 2008 in Sierra..
FWIW Office 2008 runs quite well with OS X 10.11.6 (El Capitan). I’ve built rather large (80+ slide) PowerPoint presentations with embedded videos, significant animation (e.g. show/hide on click) with most slides having full page images. I transfer them to PowerPoint on my iPhone for presentation via mirroring to an Apple TV&projector. And I’m still running a very complex financial model in Excel.
I really, really don’t like subscription apps e.g. MS Office 365. So I will be delaying OS X/MacOS updates as long as possible.
GetRealBro
Might as well just do this. Or like everyone else is saying take it back and get the new model that comes out. Or take it back and buy one on ebay after the new model comes out. You just paid for 5yr old equipment.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Late-2014-...OSwvx1bwPYs:rk:1:pf:1&LH_BIN=1&frcectupt=true
Cool anecdotal story bro, don't update your OSX or IOS then, if you love running your 2014 older OS X version then that applies to you and maybe a handful of other users.
For everyone else (most people) they will likely want things like bug fixes, new features, interoperability with the apple eco system (home app) for instance, better security, new MacOS store, the ability to run new programs as they come out. I would not recommend that new users go out buying systems that are almost half a decade old.
Came here to read the comments.. did not leave unamused.
OP if you like it, great. However this computer is the most ignored in all of the Apple line up. If I were an Employee at Apple.. I wouldn't even allow customers to buy this outdated machine.
OP if you like it, great. However this computer is the most ignored in all of the Apple line up. If I were an Employee at Apple.. I wouldn't even allow customers to buy this outdated machine.
What OS is your 2007 Mac mini running? I would expect a 2007 Mac mini running Snow Leopard on a spinning hard drive and 3 GB RAM to feel faster than a 2014 Mac mini running Mojave on a spinning hard drive and 4 GB RAM, aside from a few tasks like web browsing that struggle more on a Core 2 Duo.
I held a very low opinion of the 2014 Mini and was eagerly awaiting the new Mini(s) right up until the recent failure of the discrete graphics “card” in my early 2011 Macbook Pro forced me to ‘fish or cut bait’. But when faced with a decision of which of the then current Macs to buy, I realized that I needed a “legacy” Mac to replace my early 2011 MBP for legacy apps & hardware. My new 2014 Mini fits that bill quite well. And after using it for awhile, I’ve developed a respect for what these older Minis can still do. And how they are uniquely suited for conversion to full time “server stuff” when Apple decides to no longer support them with OS upgrades, etc..
As I’ve posted elsewhere on this forum, I’m still interested in the new Mini. But now I have time to let the dust settle before making a purchasing decision. I spent three decades at the bleeding edge of Mac hardware and software e.g. I still own a Lisa (AKA Mac XL), Mac II, Quadra…. But these days I’m happy to hang back an OS update (or two) and let others debug the new stuff. So I upgraded our iPhones to iOS 11.4.1 just before Apple quit signing it and will upgrade them to iOS 12.x.x when it looks to be stable. That may be Thanksgiving, Christmas, St Patrick's Day, Easter or in the worst case, just before Apple quits signing iOS 12.
GetRealBro
As I’ve posted elsewhere on this forum, I’m still interested in the new Mini. But now I have time to let the dust settle before making a purchasing decision. I spent three decades at the bleeding edge of Mac hardware and software e.g. I still own a Lisa (AKA Mac XL), Mac II, Quadra…. But these days I’m happy to hang back an OS update (or two) and let others debug the new stuff. So I upgraded our iPhones to iOS 11.4.1 just before Apple quit signing it and will upgrade them to iOS 12.x.x when it looks to be stable. That may be Thanksgiving, Christmas, St Patrick's Day, Easter or in the worst case, just before Apple quits signing iOS 12.
GetRealBro
I was running the 2007 Mini with Lion. which meant I could not use a current browser nor could I use my scanner due to it being Mountain Lion and above. Now running sierra with the spinning HD it is much faster then my 2007 could hope to be.
Gary
There was a reason I mentioned a 2007 Mac mini running Snow Leopard specifically. Lion is a performance downgrade from Snow Leopard, especially on older spinning hard drives.
Try installing Snow Leopard on your 2007 Mac mini, then compare it to the 2014. How long does it take to boot, open apps, perform basic tasks? I predict the 2007 Mac mini will come out on top, with the exception of web browsing (the version of Safari in Snow Leopard is too old to be usable, meaning you'll have to use either PaleMoon or TenFourFox Intel instead).
Any Mac that can run Lion can also run Mountain Lion, though it was never officially supported by Apple. I used MLPostFactor to install Mountain Lion on my 2006 iMac, and not only is it perfectly stable with all the newer features like iMessage functional, it even performs slightly better than Lion did (not as well as Snow Leopard though).
Furthermore, Firefox 60 ESR is not supported in Lion / Mountain Lion, but does work. See this post for how to modify it to work.
