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m4 mini

  1. mrianforest

    screen flickering

    I have the Mini M4 with 2 Samsung 28" 4k displays connected from DisplayPort at the screen end to the USBs at the back of the mini. When I'm fiddling around with cabling at the rear... the screens flicker like mad, sometimes go off and then come back on. If I'm plugging USBs into the front, I...
  2. theladyboo

    External Hard Drives Failing After Used on My M4 Mini

    I have an M1 Mini 2020 and an M4 Mini 2024 that I bought this year. I had a bunch of external drives for the m1 because I had only bought a 256 Gig internal drive (hey, not all of us have the money for an expensive apple internal drive.) It worked flawlessly with these external drive for 5...
  3. Z

    Fast dock for m4 mini, with card reader

    Hi guys, I'm looking for a M4 mac mini hub with the following requirements: NVME with fast transfer speed, card reader, and I would prefer a slim one. Ugreen ones, for example, only get around 1000mbps speeds, while the Quiizlab UH60 and UH61 (vertical) have read and write speeds of around...
  4. C

    Mac mini M4 pro vs mini M4 - for photo and video

    Hello. Apologies if this is a fairly often asked question. I'm a photographer and now video creator and need a machine to replace old kit. Does 1TB work better than 512gb. Is the extra £400 worth getting the M4pro for my needs? My current machine when its not crashing is very slow. I want a...
  5. Omek

    USB-A Hub and External HD Causes Restart on M4 Mac Mini w/ Sequoia

    I have this wall-powered hub connected to a thunderbolt port on my new M4 Mac Mini: https://www.amazon.com/Powered-Rosonway-Aluminum-Expander-RSH-A107D/dp/B0C53RCSNL?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1 Whenever I plug in my spinning external hard drives, and use them for about a few minutes. My system...
  6. waloshin

    FCP slower than Premiere at export M4

    I have been testing FCP and Premiere on my new M4 Mac Mini. I have transferred a Hi8 analogue tape that only has a mono channel of audio but premiere sees it as stereo so I switched it to dual mono and ran the audio enhancement wand. Also cropped the video. 2 hour video at a 12-15 MBps export...
  7. waloshin

    M4 mini and legacy 480i pro res

    Has anyone tested the M1 series computers with legacy 480i Pro Res 422 LT? I know the Apple silicone chips are optimized for Pro Res just not sure how they handle smaller resolutions such as 480i? Also does Final Cut Pro support 480i and export to H264 as well as MPEG 2? Thanks