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mid 2011

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    Can I use a 2011 27" iMac as a monitor for my newer Mac Mini

    Can you use an old iMac as a monitor for a newer Mac Mini? A client was throwing away an old 27" iMac. He gave it to me instead. I believe it's a mid 2011 model. His repair guy said the logic board is shot & it's trash but it looks brand new physically. The power light comes on, the screen...
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    Maintaining a complete Mini Farm - Mini Mac Mid 2011 Upgrade to Mavericks "A required download is missing" issue

    Greetings I run simulations for professional purposes and in the process developed a farm of Mini's. First from some older test systems I had and have now nearly built a complete set of all Mini's ever produced. I decided a while ago to also restore all OSX/MacOS versions on systems that were...
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    Mid 2011 upgrades

    Hi there, i have a mid 2011 21.5” iMac and I am going to be upgrading my CPU, GPU, and Hard drive. My question is, after installing these things what do I need to do software wise other than install my operating system? I have heard something of “flashing” my new GPU but I don’t know how to do...
  4. J

    iMac mid 2011 21,5" - black screen no chime

    Hello everyone, I searched quiete a lot of Forum-Threads to figure out a solution...with no result yet, thats why I want to ask you guys for some help. First of all, I got a iMac mid 2011 21,5" with 16 GB RAM, but no HDD into it anymore (by the former owner removed). So actually I started...
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    Help me with my 2011 11" MBA performance

    Hi there, I'm another user tempted by the latest Macbook Pro refresh, but I'm wondering if I should try to get another year out of my 2011 MBA. I've had it for 7 years now. I also have a 2006 iMac, but that machine is so ancient now and can barely do anything (I've not switched it on in ages...
  6. haralds

    MacBook Air mid 2011 BTLE Card for Watch Unlock?

    I replaced the WiFI/BTLE cards on both my 5,1 Mac Pro and mid 2012 MacBook Pro Retina. They now support watch unlock and I really like it. Is there a card that fits the MacBook Air mid 2011? I would prefer not to patch drivers except for using CAT. It looks like you could fit the card I used...
  7. ryanflucas

    I was concerned about Sierra being slow

    but it really isn't. Aside from the glaring differences (Siri), I don't even see much difference from El Capitan. Some tasks are even faster. My system specs: -- 21.5" iMac Mid 2011, Core i5 2.7GHZ, 16GB Ram, 1TB 7200RPM traditional hard drive (75% free space), AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB video...