I purchased a mini because I need a computer that I can take across town or put in an overhead bin on an airplane.
I didn't anticipate the changes that TB3/USB-C would bring, which are turning out to be the biggest in how I use computers in many years.
As I write this, I'm listening to jazz pianist Brad Mehldau over a new audio recorder that, as I discovered today, does great double duty as a USB-C audio interface. My current USB-A interface, which I really like but which has more limited functionality, may soon be history.
Courtesy Thunderbolt 3, I can pair my mini with my choice of video cards, currently a Vega 56, and change it out as my needs/wants change.
I am now well on the road to retiring my USB-A and Thunderbolt 2 external hard drives and replacing them with faster SSDs that fit in a shirt pocket. The only question is which of the old drives I'll keep around for Time Machine.
I didn't see this coming, and I wonder now how long it will be before USB-A has gone the way of floppy disks.
I realise that people said the same when Thunderbolt was first introduced, but to me, at least, this feels different.
I didn't anticipate the changes that TB3/USB-C would bring, which are turning out to be the biggest in how I use computers in many years.
As I write this, I'm listening to jazz pianist Brad Mehldau over a new audio recorder that, as I discovered today, does great double duty as a USB-C audio interface. My current USB-A interface, which I really like but which has more limited functionality, may soon be history.
Courtesy Thunderbolt 3, I can pair my mini with my choice of video cards, currently a Vega 56, and change it out as my needs/wants change.
I am now well on the road to retiring my USB-A and Thunderbolt 2 external hard drives and replacing them with faster SSDs that fit in a shirt pocket. The only question is which of the old drives I'll keep around for Time Machine.
I didn't see this coming, and I wonder now how long it will be before USB-A has gone the way of floppy disks.
I realise that people said the same when Thunderbolt was first introduced, but to me, at least, this feels different.
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