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  1. IllusionEntity

    iPhone 13 mini Anyone upgrading from 12 Pro Max to 13 Mini?

    Hi All, I am personally tired of lugging around a 6”+ phone now. I have decided this year to upgrade (downgrade in most peoples eyes I imagine) my 12 Pro Max to the 13 Mini. After watching a lot of 12 Mini reviews, the main complain was the battery life, this has been slightly improved for the...
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    M1 Mac network speed.

    I have just replaced a 2008 iMac for an M1 Mac Mini. Wireless speed is painfully slow at times where it takes an age to connect to, or screen share the M1 from my main iMac, late 2015. Using the exact same network, with settings that ape the ones on my main iMac, I am getting about 70Mbps. My...
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    Not able to login after Monterey upgrade and factory reset?

    Hi, I bought a Mac Mini M1 yesterday, 256/8. I managed to link my iCloud account, create a local account and update it to Monterey dev beta. After that I erased it without unlinking my iCloud account. Now my password is not recognised when I try to login. I tried to erase it many times, to...
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    M1 Mac Mini speed difference between intetnal and external SSD?

    Long story short, I want to buy a Mac Mini, but I already have some external SSD. Should I spend some money on more internal SSD, or go with less and use the external one? How much of a diffetence is between the speed?
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    Can't get bluetooth dongle to 'stick' in Big Sur

    Hi there, I have a 2018 Mac Mini (i7, 16GB, 512GB SSD). The internal bluetooth is unusable to connect to my Apple trackpad (interference probably made worse by the large number of devices plugged in to all available ports). I've been happily using a BT dongle in one of the USB ports on my...
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    m1 mini flickering in random scenarios.

    Ever since upgrading to Big Sur 11.4, my M1 mini has been flickering in certain scenarios with my display (Dell S2721QS.) I haven't noticed it pre-11.4, though I heard others were having M1 "flickering" issues since launch. I can't tell from the descriptions if they're the same as mine. For...
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    Buying advice - switch from MBP clamshell to desktop?

    My home system has been a mid-2015 MBP 15" in clamshell mode with an old DellU2711 monitor, rarely using the laptop as a portable device. Office system is Windows based but we are completely Apple-based on home. Post COVID, I'm now mostly remote, permanently, and am considering trading in the...
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    So ... 6 months on are you Happy with your M1 Mac ?

    How's everyone getting on with their M1 Mac's? I was thinking of buying a Mac mini to replace my old desktop as don't really use it much for gaming anymore. I've heard some conflicting reports about the performance. Most reviews say it's great but some have complained about slow performance in...
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    Mac mini as a server AND media player

    Hi! I'm in need of file server for some time now. My WD Live is slowly dying and I'm looking for a replacement. Mainly I'd need it to: - storing files - storing TimeMachine backups - hosting VPN server - hosting HomeBridge - whatever comes to my mind in the future :D I consider a Synology NAS...
  10. Sovon Halder

    Is M1 app opening really that snappy though?

    I think the depiction of snappiness showed on video on today's event was misleading. I've been using M1 Mac Mini 16GB 256GB since it came out but when I open my apps, it nearly not as snappy as shown on apple's video. In my computer at least it takes half a second to open apps like messages etc...
  11. zamboknee

    M1 Mini restarting a lot

    I've had an M1 Mac Mini since about a month ago. I migrated from an older Macbook Pro. 11.2.2 I've noticed that it has had to restart due to a 'problem' (ie, this mac had to restart due to a problem. Report?') It's done this at least 3 times since I've had it. Should I be worried?
  12. bolyki01

    M1 Mini output USBC to HDMI 2.1 4k120

    Hello guys, There are a few articles already on this subject, but I thought I give it a try maybe it worked for someone and they could help. So I bought a M1 Mini and I really love it, enjoying it rosetta free. I understand that the HDMI port is 2.0 and the thunderbolt /USB4 port is display...
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    iPhone 12 mini IPHONE MINI USERS HELP! lock screen and touch sensitivity issues actually fixed now?

    Hello, I want to buy an IPhone mini tomorrow and I came across a TON of posts talking about the touching issues it has. I watched a video that showed scrolling (specially upward) won't work once placed on a table and operating with a finger. There were videos of the lock screen struggling to...
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    iPhone 12 mini iphone 12 mini - ultra wide camera (manual focus?)

    Hello, may I ask you please.. If it's normal when I tap the screen, where I want to manaully focus, the square is just blinking? I am worried that maybe my ultra wide camera does not work. I can not google it to be honest. Thank you very much in advance.
  15. jonshort81

    iPhone 12 mini iPhone 13 pro mini

    I love the size of the mini but want the camera features of the pro. Need zoom and ProRaw. I intended on buying the 12 mini on launch day until they revealed it and didn’t have the camera features :-( I’m not buying this year at all because I already have the smallest iPhone with 3 lenses (11...
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    Trying to decode kernel panic message

    Had a couple of panics in the last few days on my M1 Mac Mini after a couple of months before that of smooth sailing, trying to figure out the problem. Here's the panic string from the most recent occurence: "panicString" : "panic(cpu 0 caller 0xfffffe003196fe28): DCP DATA ABORT...
  17. BJno

    Other VERY "spooky"

    While listening to music on my new Ipod Mini, suddenly the music stopped and suddenly I heard the dialogue of a telephone call I had with a client 8+ years ago.. I had this experience verified by my baffled husband.. I have heard "tales" of strange Siri events .. but this was Mine 3 days ago...
  18. Sovon Halder

    I really need to upgrade storage of my Mac Mini M1

    It's been 6 days and already I've got a warning "storage almost full". My 3TB HDD sounds like a jet engine when powered on, and hangs up Finder when waking up from sleep, it's very annoying. I need a large storage device for casual use that is QUIET and will be connected to the back of the...
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    M1 mini - peculiar behavior during sleep.

    Hey all! Loving my M1 mini so far, it's been a rock solid machine. Just having one interesting "issue" if you could even call it that, night after night. I have my mini in a desk setup in my bedroom plugged into a backlit mechanical keyboard and mouse. Sometimes when I go up to the Apple menu...
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    M1 massiv problems: 700GB drive usage each day, stuttering music and much more

    Hello to all M1 users, I have my Mac mini (16gb) for about a week now, and it is horrible. The Mac is connected to one 4K screen and one FHD screen. I am using Chrome, Safari, Zoom, Tidal and sometimes PyCharm and Xcode. If I start one or two Xcode simulators, my sound starts stuttering for...