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mac mini 2012

  1. TheReckoning

    Mac Mini Late 2012 - 144Hz

    Hi everyone. I just picked up a Late 2012 Mac Mini and put 16GB of RAM and an SSD in it. I already had a 144Hz MSI G27C monitor that I use with my Alienware laptop, which runs great over HDMI 2.1 at 144Hz. Using that same cable, and a 4K/3D mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, I was hoping to run...
  2. L

    Mini late 2012 + USB 3.0 Wifi ac card

    it is worth to buy ($40) a wifi USB 3.0 wifi ac card to speed up wireless network (upgrade some features, login with apple watch for example)? Maybe it will be an unnoticed change. Has someone experience in this matter?
  3. Insidious

    2012 Mac Mini - Swap 5400 rpm HDD in Fusion Drive for 7200 rpm?

    So I have a Late 2012 Mac Mini that came with a Fusion Drive. I have a spare 7200 RPM drive that I'm considering putting in my Mac by removing the 5400 RPM drive that is already in there and making a hopefully faster Fusion Drive. Has anyone done this before? I'm not expecting a major speed...
  4. GuilleA

    High Sierra on SSDs in RAID0

    Hi everyone. I'm running a late 2012 Mac mini with two SSDs in RAID0, and was wondering if APFS will support this configuration upon installation. Reading up on the documentation for APFS it says it fully supports RAID, so I was just checking in someone here has tested this scenario. Thanks a lot.
  5. AmTechFox

    Mini 2012 - HD4000 - Can it handle 1440p/2160p & 1080p60fps Youtube content???

    As title, with html5 being the standard player on YouTube now, I was wondering if anyone using a Mac Mini Late 2012 could check if it can handle those resolutions on playback, be it windowed or full screen without stuttering? Hoping someone can try for me please? The machine I'm looking at is...
  6. Kaikidan

    2012 2.5Ghz Mac Mini or 2014 2.6Ghz Mac mini?

    I want to buy a mac mini, i have the option between a used late 2012 2.5Ghz, 4GB, 500Gb HDD, and a new late 2014 2.6Ghz, 8gb, 1Tb HDD. By the price of the 2014 in it raw specs i can buy the 2012 one and buy 4 or 8+GB of ram and a external SSD to run the system on. Would it be worth purchasing...
  7. R

    can someone help me decipher this error log for a kernel panic?

    I was working and casually browsing YT when my Mac Mini (2012) went to a black screen. This is the second time I've had to deal with this recently, but the first time I actually got an error log when I powered back on. I need some help deciphering what this means. It looks like there might be...