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#292977 17-Dec-2021 13:57

So after many many years of running a hackintosh and with the advent of the m1 time to ditch it and jump onboard the mac mini train.
Since I already have two nice displays the mini I thought was the best option.

So here is what config I got.

Yay for me.

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#2834942 17-Dec-2021 14:01

Nice, what is the delivery time ? Also what display(s) are you connecting?

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#2834943 17-Dec-2021 14:01

Nice :-)

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#2834949 17-Dec-2021 14:19

It says 6/1/2022 so will see what happens.

Using 2 x LG , Found them to be excellent displays

https://www.lg.com/nz/it-monitors/lg-27UL850-W

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#2834955 17-Dec-2021 14:28

Cool, thanks for that. I am considering going down this path for our offices.

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#2834968 17-Dec-2021 14:40

Im interested in the M1 Mini as well. Need to replace my ageing iMac 2011

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#2834970 17-Dec-2021 14:51

I just thought this was the cheaper way to go considering I have the displays and mac keyboard already.

$2.5k with apple care I am pretty happy with that.

Edit: You can't even get 10gb network on the imac's and the same spec is $3.5k.

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#2834974 17-Dec-2021 15:18

Sweet. That is a beast of a mini. I've only used a base model M1 MacBook Air and the speed is pretty amazing. This mini will be a great little machine.

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#2835042 17-Dec-2021 18:29

Very happy with mine - with 16gB ram, but only 256 ssd. Plugged in a 1tb ssd I already had.

I bought refurbished and saved a bit….

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#2835068 17-Dec-2021 19:49

Nice, they are great machines. I love that mine is effectively silent, my work laptop really irritates me now with it's turbojet fan.

I can thoroughly recommend this satechi hub, it works great.

https://satechi.net/products/stand-hub-for-mac-mini-with-ssd-enclosure

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#2835071 17-Dec-2021 19:56

Handle9:

Nice, they are great machines. I love that mine is effectively silent, my work laptop really irritates me now with it's turbojet fan.

I can thoroughly recommend this satechi hub, it works great.

https://satechi.net/products/stand-hub-for-mac-mini-with-ssd-enclosure

I do like the look of that especially being able to put the ssd in the base.

Best I be getting myself one of those.

Edit : Out of stock.

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#2835072 17-Dec-2021 19:59

ascroft:

Very happy with mine - with 16gB ram, but only 256 ssd. Plugged in a 1tb ssd I already had.

I bought refurbished and saved a bit….

I did have a look at refurbished but they were all intel.

I would not have thought they would have had the M1's as a refurb option so soon ??

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#2835080 17-Dec-2021 20:38

I wonder if work would get me something like that instead of a laptop. I don't think I've ever used my laptop screen or keyboard. Though I'm not really a mac person, they look like a great machine.

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#2835083 17-Dec-2021 20:48

timmmay:

I wonder if work would get me something like that instead of a laptop. I don't think I've ever used my laptop screen or keyboard. Though I'm not really a mac person, they look like a great machine.

The MacBook Air would also probably work for you given it has no fan.

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#2835086 17-Dec-2021 21:07

I have a M1 MacBook Air and it's really good.

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#2835096 17-Dec-2021 21:40

Some people have those at work, but I'd have to learn Mac. Great hardware, and I know Linux ok, but I think stick with what you know. Looks like a great system though :)

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