My M1 MacMini works fine with the current wireless Apple mouse. You might try a different mouse. Maybe that's the problem.
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So are you happy with your new M1 Mac?
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My M1 MacMini works fine with the current wireless Apple mouse. You might try a different mouse. Maybe that's the problem.
Same--I've used mine with Magic Mouse 2, Magic Keyboard 2, AirPods Pro, PS4 DualShock controller, Nimbus controller, etc. No glitches or disconnects at all yet.
The only time I had a problem with my mouse was about a week after I'd gotten my new M1 MBP. All of sudden, no mouse activity. AGGGH!!! Oh, no, my precious machine was afflicted with the issues others had been reporting..... I took a look and realized that actually the problem was simply that the Magic Mouse II had run out of juice. I hadn't been paying attention to that. Charged her up again and no problems since!
Some of us will be happy with the great performance boost received over their current machines and will be happy until they need a new machine. Some will be happy until the next release when the currently blistering performance will suddenly slow down to a crawl that only the latest chipset will help. That's us, always. 
If I needed a new computer today, I would have been completely satisfied with the M1 over my MBA 2017, except that I really need 2 ports for my external devices at times, apart from the "power adapter port" which means that I would not be able to do with 2 USB-C ports and need 4 of them. Which is why I am not upgrading right now and hoping that my current MBA lasts at least until they release a 4-port laptop with the M series chips. That is when I will be truly tempted.. because the only thing that makes these M series laptops a no-buy for me is the lack of 4 ports.
If I needed a new computer today, I would have been completely satisfied with the M1 over my MBA 2017, except that I really need 2 ports for my external devices at times, apart from the "power adapter port" which means that I would not be able to do with 2 USB-C ports and need 4 of them. Which is why I am not upgrading right now and hoping that my current MBA lasts at least until they release a 4-port laptop with the M series chips. That is when I will be truly tempted.. because the only thing that makes these M series laptops a no-buy for me is the lack of 4 ports.
I, too, need four ports, which is why I am also still using my 2018 15" MBP for a lot of things and still have it connected to the external display. My new M1 MBP with its two ports is at least a step up from my 12" MacBook with just one port, and I am appreciating that plus the fact that the two ports are both Thunderbolt 3/4, unlike the MacBook, where the port is only USB-C. There are frequent times that I need to plug in two external drives and swap files around, and that is where the 15" MBP shines. When the time comes that Apple releases the next M- series of MBPs with four ports, I'll probably be hopping on one of them, replacing my current 2018 machine.
I'm not sure I get the need for many ports on a laptop. So long as you have 2 on one side (like the M1s do) you can get ports in abundance easily. My employer issues us all with HyperDrive PROs when we get our Macs and they work beautifully. Lots of ports and does pass charging through to boot.
I will give it a try. Wondering:is it allowed to place the unit upside down and then mount it under the table? Nice clean desk.
Well you would want to mount it right side up if that was the case, so it leaves the bottom exposed. Since there is no ventilation at the top, I would see no problem doing this
Looks there is a solution according the news today Bluetooth issues
In the meantime went to macOS 11.2 Beta.
No issues anymore, but will go back to 11.1 to acknowledge that 11.2 Beta is the solution.
In the meantime went to macOS 11.2 Beta.
No issues anymore, but will go back to 11.1 to acknowledge that 11.2 Beta is the solution.
Teacher here. Had a 2018 MacBook Air up until last month, and prior to remote-teaching, it handled most everything fairly well for me within reason, both in the classroom (projecting to a SmartBoard) and at home. I knew that I couldn't go too crazy with multiple apps simultaneously, but I could live with that most of the time.
Fast-forward to this fall and full-time remote teaching. With a heavy reliance on Zoom and MANY Chrome tabs and Google apps open simultaneously, the 2018 MBA just became unbearable. Multiple instances of the spinning beachball, videos/screen sharing taking an eternity to work or just seizing up, Zoom windows becoming unresponsive, fan BLARING. I decided just prior to Christmas that I would eBay it before the value dipped too much, and purchase an M1 MBA to replace it. As I received the M1 over break, I wasn't able to stress-test it too much in a work scenario, but I was impressed at how smoothly it seemed to handle some family Zooms I hosted over the holidays via AirPlay to the Apple TV.
Fast-forward to this past week. And all I can say is wow wow WOW. The thing doesn't even break a sweat at having 20 Chrome tabs and Google apps running, across a two-screen/external monitor setup, while Zoom is running (with now up to 49 video users on-screen simultaneously...the previous MBA could only show 25, requiring me to scroll to see the whole class). Haven't seen the spinning beachball even once. And of course, it's doing this while staying lukewarm at most and, with no fan, completely silent.
The only slight negative I've noticed is that sometimes coming out of sleep, or even upon reboot, the external monitor is slow to show up at times. Hoping that a future Big Sur update will fix some of these display quirks that have been reported.
But really, the difference in performance truly is breathtaking. And this is ENTRY-LEVEL Apple Silicon. I'm excited to see where Apple takes this...especially in the iMac realm (as I'm now itching to replace my 2013 27" iMac).
Fast-forward to this fall and full-time remote teaching. With a heavy reliance on Zoom and MANY Chrome tabs and Google apps open simultaneously, the 2018 MBA just became unbearable. Multiple instances of the spinning beachball, videos/screen sharing taking an eternity to work or just seizing up, Zoom windows becoming unresponsive, fan BLARING. I decided just prior to Christmas that I would eBay it before the value dipped too much, and purchase an M1 MBA to replace it. As I received the M1 over break, I wasn't able to stress-test it too much in a work scenario, but I was impressed at how smoothly it seemed to handle some family Zooms I hosted over the holidays via AirPlay to the Apple TV.
Fast-forward to this past week. And all I can say is wow wow WOW. The thing doesn't even break a sweat at having 20 Chrome tabs and Google apps running, across a two-screen/external monitor setup, while Zoom is running (with now up to 49 video users on-screen simultaneously...the previous MBA could only show 25, requiring me to scroll to see the whole class). Haven't seen the spinning beachball even once. And of course, it's doing this while staying lukewarm at most and, with no fan, completely silent.
The only slight negative I've noticed is that sometimes coming out of sleep, or even upon reboot, the external monitor is slow to show up at times. Hoping that a future Big Sur update will fix some of these display quirks that have been reported.
But really, the difference in performance truly is breathtaking. And this is ENTRY-LEVEL Apple Silicon. I'm excited to see where Apple takes this...especially in the iMac realm (as I'm now itching to replace my 2013 27" iMac).
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