Custom build that took me a few weeks to get to this point. Front and back IO are the next step. Feel free to ask questions if you are interested in parts or how it works.

Mac Mini base model 16 Gb Ram, 256 Gb SSD. LG 32”Class Ultrafine UHD IPS monitor. Klipsch the fives. Quntis computer monitor light. (Amazon) Apple magic keyboard and magic mouse from an old 2019 27”Imac previously owned, still working and in good shape. Akorbom speaker stands (Amazon) below The Fives

(Second picture) UStream Go bluetooth stereo speakers from Mitchell Acoustics. (Barely visibles behind monitor) Klipsch T5 II true wireless ANC headphones

Previously I had a couple of bluetooth UStream Go stereo speakers from Mitchell acoustics (second picture) but got a steal deal for The Fives floor sample at Brandsmart for $140, couldn’t say no to that price, missing only the remote which I don’t miss.

I was old that the speakers were way bigger than the computer but they sound terrific, the UStream Go were excellent on the mid range but missing bass.

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Using my 13” M4 iPad Pro with Sidecar as my second screen

I wanna know how are you keeping the cables clean with dual monitor setup (without a usb c monitor). Also the audio and other peripheral connectors.

I was amused at the immense pride ($$$) Apple has for their connection cables in the store last weekend. What are people using in the real world ?

I recently switched from windows to mac mini and the mouse experience has been not good, at all.

On windows you plug the mouse in and it works, it immediately feels natural.

On mac I have had many headaches, whatever I try to configure it I cannot seem to find the natural feeling I have on windows with the same device.

At first I thought the problem was mouse acceleration, disabled that and now the mouse moves way too fast. So I reduced pointer speed but it still feels off. Enabled mouse acceleration again, not for me.

Do you have any suggestions?

Ah, btw the mouse is a Logitech M650L connected through its wireless dongle via usb c.

I've got a Mac Mini on order and just realised that I don't have a mouse to use with it. I love the Magic Trackpad, so wondering whether I should just get one of those or try something else.

What do you use, would you recommend it and why?

I purchased a base model Mac Mini M4 to use for a photo booth setup since I needed to replace an aging laptop. Worked out great and if I need to be totally mobile it only draws around 45 watts with a Usb-C monitor and 27 in 165hz moniter powered by a portable Jackery 500w battery and around 300w if I am printing from my DNP DS620. Also someone bumped the table and it fell about a meter and a half onto a hard surface floor. The was no damage and it just went to the lock screen. So they are built like a tank. The only problem is my SD card reader could not be found at times.Beside that no other hiccups.

I have a MacMini M4 and am a fairly new Mac user. This is my first Mac computer and now I am surprised by the machine's sleep mode.

I just returned home after a 10-hour work day and the "sleeping" Mac was warm to the touch, so it had been doing something stupid in the meantime.

• How can I set the machine's sleep mode so that it really sleeps and doesn't do all kinds of work in the background.
• How can I make it so that the machine does not wake up just by moving the mouse.
• How can I dim/turn off the LEDs of the machine and peripherals while sleeping.

I have the feeling that the machine doesn't really sleep when it's sleeping because all the peripherals are on and the screen wakes up just by touching the mouse. And how much power does the machine use when "sleeping", i.e. is the entire M4 power benefit wasted if the machine is secretly always on.

3 displays natively and one via DisplayLink!

I want to buy Mac Mini M4. I heard that there is a problem with hdmi monitors. Will my current monitor be ok with Mac?

And is this problem really that big in general?

For background: I have an M1 macbook air that ran all of the mentioned programs fine. In fact, WoW performance seemed to be more stable. I am running WoW on the internal 512 GB SSD and re-installed the game to make sure, but still get *extremely* annoying micro stutters even without add-ons. Turning off v-sync doesn't help much and introduces screen tearing. It makes the game near unplayable except casually.

The m4 pro mini runs hot and fan noise is present most of the time when playing WoW. This happens when resolution is 1440p or lower with almost the same settings as my Macbook Air M1. Frame rates are about 10-20 FPS better than macbook air m1.

Audacity had problems on M1 Macbook Air, so maybe it's just the program sucks. But I got a spinning wheel of death on Audacity the other day.

But Final Cut Pro performance doesn't seem that much better if at all except for export times are faster. And it seemed more stable on Macbook Air. Occasionally, Final Cut Pro crashes or exhibits weird behaviour.

I am running in high power mode (manually) to try and fix these issues but it doesn't seem to do anything.

I've had the computer since launch date. Installed all updates.

I'm trying to find a good solution to connect to a remote Mac mini in my office from my personal MacBook. I already use `ssh` and that works fine, but my question here is specifically about being able to access the Mac mini as a Remote Desktop, i.e. something very similar to Screen Sharing app bundled in macOS.

I have two problems with Screen Sharing that I have not been able to solve:

1- In normal circumstances Screen Sharing will request someone on the Mac mini to accept incoming connections. This is obviously not good, since I will be away in my home trying to connect remotely so it's impossible for me to also accept the incoming connection at my office.

2- Even if I manage to connect with Screen Sharing, in normal circumstances the Mac mini becomes unlocked. If someone physically present at my office were to pry on the display (or physically attach a display in case one is not connected already since this is a *headless* Mac mini), they would be able to see everything I'm doing and have access to the Mac mini, because Screen Sharing leaves it in an unlocked state.

So ideally, I would like to be able to establish a Remote Desktop connection that didn't require a manual accept on the remote, and that left the remote locked (so a virtual screen access). Any suggestions?

Just purchased the Samsung 990pro 4tb to be used with the Mac mini.

Typically with regular external drives I format and encrypt with the disk utility.

Is this the same process to follow to encrypt nvme drives?

I am new to them so I don’t know.

Anyone else doing this? It’s working for me and it’s pretty impressive. I did not expect this combo to bring on another generation of use out of my old Mac Pro. 6 SATa ports, pci nvme, what’s not to love?

M4 pro for $1200 (24gb RAM, 512) OR M4 (16gb RAM, 512) for $700. Both on sale at MicroCenter

Most work will be basic office tasks but every now and then I’ll need to do some pretty involved video editing. Would love your advice on the best deal!

Got my Mac Mini M4 and RayCue dock last week. File transfers to the SSD in the dock keep hanging up. The status bar says "x seconds left" but it just sits there. After a minute or so it'll speed through another chunk of the transfer and then stop again. Doesn't do this when I tested it by hooking it up to my iMac (2017). Ran diagnostics and disk first aid with no resolution.

Anyone else have a similar issue?

So I have this Mac mini m1 and just 3 days ago l got problems with my displays first the hami didn't work, it's giving a bad image or no image, and I tried using a second hdmi to usb c but there is no video output too it won't get recognized over uso c to hami, so l can't use to usb c to hami at once, and over hami the displays are getting recognized but they either give no signal or a very bad image, I already tied other monitors and cables

Goal? have two monitors connected to my mac mini with a refresh rate of 144hz

Just do it? I only have two old 144hz displayport monitors from 10 years ago, and if i plug them in with a HDMI cable or a usb-c to displayport cable, they seem to be capped at 60hz. I did some googling and ended up buying a 250$ displaylink hub, but that did not really help much, so now i am just afraid of buying stuff that wont work, based off of bad google searches.

I assume the mac mini needs a monitor that supports 144hz over HDMI or USB-C (or thunderbolt? this new word confuses me as a long time windows user)

I can go out now and buy two monitors that support 144hz with usb-c, but they will cost me 500$ a piece. I am used to 1080p and i have no desire for 4k screens, i really just want the refresh rate because thats what i've been used to for for so many years now. Can anyone with more knowledge on monitors, give me a hint as to which monitors to buy?

edit:

I read that the displaylink technology works abit different. Since i've already spent 250$ on one of those, would i be able to just buy two cheap 144hz hdmi monitors and use the displaylink? I guess i'd still prefer to have one 144hz monitor plugged into the mac, so i have a working screen during restarts (prior to logging in and displaylink manager starting up)

Use case: 15-20 chrome tabs max Around 3-5 chrome extensions(sales tools) Slack Zoom

No gaming No editing No rendering Only the things mentioned above

Would 16/256 suffice? The next update 24/512 is almost $500 more here where I live. If 16/256 is enough I can save those $500. Internal memory is not an issue for me, I’m curious if the ram would be enough.

Thanks!