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Hi. I'm not seeking a solution here (though if you have one, do share!), rather, I was wanting to check that I've tried all sensible solutions before going to Apple. Symptom: Every now and then the Mini freezes for 5 seconds and reboots. Solutions tried: Zapped PRAM, tried TechTool Pro, used...

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Hey everyone! I recently acquired a Mac Mini — the late 2012 model. It's up and running, but it's fairly slow, and I'm certain that its performance is related to the slow 500 GB HDD it came with. The hard drive is mechanical, and so I'm thinking of either upgrading the RAM (4GB) or the hard...

I just switched from Sierra to Mojave. Migration assistant my old files. Went to the do the security update. I forget which one, anyway I beehive there is a software issue preventing the boot now. Any help would be great, I would love to not start from scratch. My mac is backed up. so I have...

I am about to pull the trigger on a 2018 Mac Mini. Currently, I have a 2015 MacBook Pro hooked up to two (2) 27" Apple Thunderbolt Displays. These displays are still gorgeous and work great. Furthermore, my eyesight sucks (stigmaitism and near-signed)...so, HD and 4K means nothing to me - not...

I was in the Apple ecosystem pretty much my whole life up until 2018 when my beloved 2011 iMac 27" died due to a failed GPU. Since then, I've been all in PC (Windows 10) for all my computing needs but I recently happened upon a Mac Mini 2014 (it was headed for the dumpster of all places, and I...

I want to restore my Time Machine backup from my now-dead iMac onto a new Mac Mini, but since I'd like to do this right the first time, I have some questions before I proceed. (I realize this should be a simple operation, but I'm just being cautious.) The Time Machine backup exists on a 1TB...

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I recently got my hands on a Mac Mini 2011 off a friend however it seems to be suffering from the dreaded vertical lines. I have looked around however I can't find too much on it, especially blue-ish colored lines. The system will turn on, load with the Apple logo, it gets stuck around 3/4 of...

z970mp gave me a great idea for a G3 project... After discussing the high end G3 iBooks and the commen smelly keyboard issue, these iBooks are unfortunately made unusable in their current state as the smell to some is horrid. The thing is, these are 800-900mhz high end G3s. Real performers. Why...

Hello! At this moment I am owner of Macbook Pro with Touchbar (upgrade RAM to 16GB). But I realised that I have MB almost always at home and it works more like station connect to display. (Only sometimes I take MB to some meeting) . So I would like to buy iPad Pro and MB change for... And right...

As it says on the tin, starting a few weeks ago Google Chrome (75.0.3770.142) defaults to hide file extensions when downloading images. There is a "Hide Extension" tickbox at the lower left of the Save dialogue and it is on by default. This happens only in Chrome. Safari also has this tickbox...

I have an old Mac mini with optical output (2014). I would like to connect it to a sound bar but am not sure it will work or be the quality needed for the full audio experience. I know it will not transfer formats like Dolby Atmos, but I don’t want to transfer just a 2.0 stereo signal. I want...

I've got a recently purchased Mac mini connected to an old iMac via a USB-C-to-miniDisplayPort cable. Everything works fine except for when I first power the Mac mini on -- the iMac briefly shows the Apple logo, and then the screen goes dark. To actually see the video, I have to disconnect and...

Hello Everyone. I have a Mac Mini Late 2014 model with factory fusion drive configuration. So the PCIE slot is the official one. I just replaced the Apple SSD By a Samsung EVO 970 with an adapter (this model...

Hi all. I am considering selling my MacBook Pro and building my own gaming/workstation PC. My rationale is that my MacBook Pro sits docked for the majority of the time and so I might as well switch to a desktop. The Mac mini and iMac could fit my needs but it is a fact that I can build a more...

Hello, I am looking to get the top end I7 Mac Mini from 2018. I was just wondering if you guys think it would be worth buying now or holding out and seeing if they do update it in Oct/November. They did take a very long time to update the last model, but it feels to me that this will be a...

Hi all, first-time poster but longtime forum lurker. Nice to meet you. I purchased a 2012 iMac, a 27-inch model with a 3 TB Fusion drive and maxed-out processor (I believe i7 3.4 GHz?), shortly after it launched. It's served us faithfully over these 7 years as our main computer but that drive...

Hello everybody, as my current system is already 7 years old now, I am in the market for a new desktop. When the rumors about the new Mac Pro started, I thought "Well, I'll just wait to see what they announce and how much it costs." - That was before they announced the pricing of the new Mac...

Hello I got the new Mac mini some weeks ago and is very happy with it. There is only one thing that bugs me. I think the picture quality is worse than it was with my MacBook Pro 2016 (now sold). The MacBook Pro was connected with displayport 1.2 over a Thunderbolt 3 dock but the Mac mini is...