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Is it possible to remove my 27" iMac SuperDrive, buy some sort of cables/ports, and then make the SuperDrive work like an external dvd drive, connect it to a USB-C port?

I'll be upgrading from my 2014 iMac to a new Mac Mini M2 Pro, and my question is about ports: My iMac has 4 USB ports. The Mac Mini M2 Pro has 4 Thunderbolt ports and 1 USB. Question: Are there high-quality USB -> Thunderbolt port adapters on the market? [Corrected my HDMI/USB brainfreeze...

Hello, i going to start run a Celestia node, witch is a Web3 project in testnet. Im just installing the node with Homebrew, and are in this state of the install: In the guide does it state to open these ports on these different protocols, I'm not used to Mac nor it's syntax at all and I really...

All of my mail accounts are getting the error "Connections to the server “...” on the default ports timed out.". This problem is resolved with a restart of the computer but within hours they stop sending and receiving emails again. I have tried to delete and reinstall the accounts but that did...

I just came across this article from yesterday, which is making my search for an external HDD and SDD enclosure even more complicated. I was just about to order a Sabrent 4-bay enclosure (+ SSD brackets), but now I am not so sure. I don't really need Thunderbolt for my SATA HDDs and SDDs but I...

I plan on upgrading to a Mac Studio Max. To figure out what I need exactly I made a diagram of the stuff I plan to attach: What do you think? Does this make sense? Anything I can optimise? One big problem: How do I attach my old Apple Cinema Display (Mini Displayport & USB A) which I want to...

I've noticed from recent usage that the HDMI port on the new MacBook Pro 14" 2021 is really loose with a cable in it. I mean even a gentle push or a curved cable will disconnect it when moving the Mac even slightly, since it angles. Then to pull it out of the port it requires close to 0 pull...

Hello. My 16" MacBook Pro will be arriving soon. In preparation, I'd like to get some advice on covering up ports that I will not be using, primarly to avoid collection of dust. I could use tape to block the unneeded ports. But for want of a better solution, is there such a thing as 'empty'...

What kind of ports are these shown with the red arrow?

My mid2010 iMac has only got a fw800 port, and believe it or not, backing up in TMachine my 8TB data is sluggish... it takes ages. So i was wondering if its possible to find a way in order to make my backups faster. Perhaps opening of the case and connecting the HD sata ports to my external HD...

Ethan Nelson-Moore (known on this forum under the nick parrotgeek1, a collaborator of Collin Mistr, the latter known as Dosdude1) has successfully undertaken the job of porting Firefox "Quantum" to some older unsupported versions of Mac OS X, namely, Lion and Mountain Lion, lowering the min...

How is life with only 1 port? What are the restrictions with non-Thunderbolt 3 compatibility? I am presuming today there aren't many devices though this may change. Is the 5Gbps upper limit an issue, or is this just for "pro" use, i.e. multi-5k screens, plus TB3-native SSDs or eGPUs? Is there...

I'm a creative, and very limited on tech issues, so thank you very much for any assistance you can provide. I have a 17" MBP 5.2 (probably 2009) that I absolutely love. Is there anyway I can continue to use it? SPECS: MAC OS: 10.6.8 Processor 2.8 GH Memory: 4GB I love that it's still works...

Goodness I was going to purchase a new 2017 MacPro, but because in only come with the USB-C ports it is useless to me. How about having two USB ports and/or the same ports on the old unit. I guess i will just keep my old unit and they lose a sale. Sad. As someone that produces music the...

In an alternate reality, Apple listens to creative pros and introduces a 17in MacBook Pro. What would the machine (realistically) be? My wishlist. Five hour battery is fine. Power cord is normal. Real, killer PRO GPU. User memory slots to 64GB. Return of ports (for now). Real, PowerBook...

I give Apple a big two thumbs up WAY up ! I didn't like the "courage" they took with the iPhone but I really love this daring and risk taking, no remorse approach to their recent update to the MBP line late 2016. This update really exemplifies the original motto of the company which was all...

Hi, Ok, so I'm using Apricorn's Velocity Solo x2 and want to add an addition ssd through it's sata port (reason for this is Apricorn says read/write speeds will go up to 800mbps with two ssd's working together; please read about it if you don't know of this product), but I can't find any place...

So where are those new games which require the use of a MFI game controller? Where are the games which support four MFI controllers at the same time? I was hoping to see much more ports coming to tvOS. Seems the tvOS ecosystem is not really interesting for developers. I really wish there would...

Is there an ability to lock the data ports in an iMac so that a user cannot take files using a flash drive?

I've got a MBP (2015) and am looking to purchase the Dell UltraSharp U3415W. I still don't really understand how all of the different connections interact. What's the most efficient way (i.e. least amount of cords and adapters) to make sure that a) my MBP is connected to the monitor b) is...