Mac mini plus ipad...

nyprospect · Dec 30, 2010, 05:38 AM

Hi guys.I am interested in purchasing an ipad and i am wondering what is the oldest mac mini i could use to sync the ipad with.Thank so much.have a safe New years.

Stealthipad · Dec 30, 2010, 05:41 AM

You need to look for the minimum requirements for iTunes

MrWillie · Dec 30, 2010, 10:44 AM

Any Intel Mac will do the trick. You can also use your Winders machine like I do.

ecschwarz · Dec 31, 2010, 05:25 PM

The current version of iTunes will even run on a G4 Mac mini (my old one stores things for my 2nd generation Apple TV and iPad)

MrWillie · Dec 31, 2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ecschwarz

The current version of iTunes will even run on a G4 Mac mini (my old one stores things for my 2nd generation Apple TV and iPad)

Cool. My mom is thinking about an iPad, and still uses a G5 iMac. Man that thing is bullet proof.

BruiserB · Dec 31, 2010, 06:19 PM

You only need to have at least Leopard and iTunes 10.x. The oldest minis still support this. I have an original G4 one with a 1TB external drive that I use as my iTunes server with my iPods, iPhone 4 and iPad. Still works great. I would guess that this may be the last hurrah for the non Intel ones though. Each additional upgrade seems to be leaving the G4 further behind. I would guess an early Intel mac mini might be the best choice as it will surely be compatible for a bit longer.

Gordon Gekko · Dec 31, 2010, 08:02 PM

You can sync it with anything that supports the latest version of iTunes (Mac or PC)

iPhoneCollector · Jan 1, 2011, 03:40 PM

even the oldest mac mini will do the job

nyprospect · Jan 2, 2011, 04:22 AM

Thanks so much for the replies.Happy new year!

Dec 30, 2010, 05:38 AM	#1
nyprospect macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2004	Mac mini plus ipad... Hi guys.I am interested in purchasing an ipad and i am wondering what is the oldest mac mini i could use to sync the ipad with.Thank so much.have a safe New years. __________________ Mac Mini unibody 2.4 and an ipod touch 8gb with the crappy camera people are griping about. (coming soon)
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MrWillie macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Down south junkin...	Any Intel Mac will do the trick. You can also use your Winders machine like I do. __________________ Life's too short to deal with HP tech support. But I am considering a color laser e-printer.
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ecschwarz macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Indiana	The current version of iTunes will even run on a G4 Mac mini (my old one stores things for my 2nd generation Apple TV and iPad) __________________ 2012 13" MacBook Pro, iPhone 5, iPad (3rd-gen), Apple TV (2nd-gen), Plenty of other older Macs...
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nyprospect Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2004	Thanks so much for the replies.Happy new year! __________________ Mac Mini unibody 2.4 and an ipod touch 8gb with the crappy camera people are griping about. (coming soon)
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Dec 30, 2010, 05:41 AM	#2
Stealthipad Banned Join Date: Apr 2010	You need to look for the minimum requirements for iTunes
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Dec 31, 2010, 06:19 PM	#6
BruiserB macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008	You only need to have at least Leopard and iTunes 10.x. The oldest minis still support this. I have an original G4 one with a 1TB external drive that I use as my iTunes server with my iPods, iPhone 4 and iPad. Still works great. I would guess that this may be the last hurrah for the non Intel ones though. Each additional upgrade seems to be leaving the G4 further behind. I would guess an early Intel mac mini might be the best choice as it will surely be compatible for a bit longer.
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Dec 31, 2010, 08:02 PM	#7
Gordon Gekko Banned Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wall Street	You can sync it with anything that supports the latest version of iTunes (Mac or PC)
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Jan 1, 2011, 03:40 PM	#8
iPhoneCollector Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Home	even the oldest mac mini will do the job
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