well, you could always wrap your devices in tinfoil. It works, you know.
seriously but: no, it is not harmful.
seriously but: no, it is not harmful.
Every Mac for 20 years has used Bluetooth for everything. why would this be any issue whatsoever? How else would one even connect anymore and why? Is this a tinfoil hat paranoia thing? lol. Vision Pro uses bluetooth on your faceI have a basic question ? is it safe for the health for the condition of the Mac Mini to constantly have Bluetooth on and be connected with a Bluetooth Keyboard and a Bluetooth Mouse ? Does it not harm/alter the life of Mac Mini ? From a Hardware Standpoint ?
How does Apple Magic Keyboard and Trackpad connect to a Mac Mini ? is it also via Bluetooth or can you connect them using a Cable aswell?
Legend has it that if you connect enough Bluetooth peripherals to a Mac Mini in a dark room with a mirror nearby, eventually the ghost of Jony Ives appears in the mirror and smolders at you disapprovingly, while mouthing out something about "ah loo min yum." (this is especially impressive as, last I checked, he was alive and perfectly healthy 👻)is it safe for the health for the condition of the Mac Mini to constantly have Bluetooth on and be connected with a Bluetooth Keyboard and a Bluetooth Mouse ?
That is a misnomer. Just like killing all your apps all the time. 99.9% of the time, it does nothing to improve performance.Bluetooth on an wireless device like an iPhone and iPad is so taxing on the Hardware resources on those devices, applying the same logic here.
I would worry more if you had cell phone attached to your head. Lee Atwater, who always had a cell phone to his ear died from brain cancer. Maybe a warning maybe not.I have a basic question ? is it safe for the health for the condition of the Mac Mini to constantly have Bluetooth on and be connected with a Bluetooth Keyboard and a Bluetooth Mouse ? Does it not harm/alter the life of Mac Mini ? From a Hardware Standpoint ?
How does Apple Magic Keyboard and Trackpad connect to a Mac Mini ? is it also via Bluetooth or can you connect them using a Cable aswell?
Probably referring to something like BT 2.0 or earlier version when the chip efficiency was comparatively bad and could really drain battery quickly if being turned on all the time. Same for earlier wifi chips. Nowadays they are so efficient and BT LE‘s introduction makes such worry completely obsolete. Heck, BT LE is one of the cornerstones of IoT for those devices with far smaller battery and smaller in size.What... like, how? Where does this kind of thinking even arise from?
Way too expensive to buy it again... i have the 512 GB SSD with 16 GB RAM and am not in the U.S these things cost a bombshell in this part of the world.One word to sum it all up: Paranoid.
Use it normally and replace it when it breaks. Simple.
The regulations aren’t there for show, you know.
I doubt it actually talks via usb if you connect them directly, someone can correct me if I'm wrong?Not sure what you are asking, but no, constant on Bluetooth doesn't really effect the hardware (plus, at least with the M2 Pro, Bluetooth and WiFi share the same chipset). The amount of info being transferred is minuscule, compared to something like WiFi.
As to the keyboard and trackpad, yeah, you can connect them via included lightning cable and use them wired. Tho, then you have issues with potential battery overcharge, leading to reduced battery life.
5 years isn't a long time. I have bluetooth devices that are 17 years old and still working. Just use your stuff.Way too expensive to buy it again... i have the 512 GB SSD with 16 GB RAM and am not in the U.S these things cost a bombshell in this part of the world.
Want to use it for a long long time to come..I am eyeing atleast 5 Years.
I think you're right, don't know why my brain thought it was communicating via the lightning cable.I doubt it actually talks via usb if you connect them directly, someone can correct me if I'm wrong?
But this is a non issue, we had an iMac for years and it was only ever connected using the apple bluetooth mice and keyboard
There's definitely a lot of "you should really stop and think before you post" going on with these forums lately.Honestly, it sounds like people on these forums are constantly inventing things to worry about on their Macs instead of just using them and enjoying them. This has been the trend since the iPhone “throttling” escapade.
If you’re that concerned, you really can’t go wrong with a pen/pencil and a pad of paper.
Wrong, Bluetooth is named after King Bluetooth of Denmark by Ericsson who originated B/T. The symbol for B/T is a combination of Nordic symbols. Please get it right? 🤷♂️Yes, the radiation damage from all the Bluetooth will half its lifetime (at best). You’ll also get a lot more random bit flips in RAM (Bluetooth was named after bluescreen by Microsoft). Due to interference with wifi, they compound each other exponentially as well.
Did you really not see that it was a joke?Wrong, Bluetooth is named after King Bluetooth of Denmark by Ericsson who originated B/T. The symbol for B/T is a combination of Nordic symbols. Please get it right? 🤷♂️
Factually incorrect info is the issue not the topic. Please get it right?Did you really not see that it was a joke?
Anyway, not to worry, you're not the first one not to recognise humour.
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I think it's fine for people to ask questions... there's never a silly question. We are not obliged to read or respond to anything on here... and if things are allowed in the correct places within the forums... we can find or avoid it etc.Honestly, it sounds like people on these forums are constantly inventing things to worry about on their Macs instead of just using them and enjoying them. This has been the trend since the iPhone “throttling” escapade.
If you’re that concerned, you really can’t go wrong with a pen/pencil and a pad of paper.
Looks like I’ll need to go edit the Wikipedia entry for Bluetooth to set the record straight. I’ll link to my original posting as the source.Factually incorrect info is the issue not the topic. Please get it right?