Hi!
I can tell that i upgraded memory 2 years ago on my mac mini mid 2011.
From 2 to 8 gb.
I can say its become much faster after that.
I did that myself but don’t want to do a harddisk upgrade myself.
My hands are a bit to big-).
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> 11 nov 2014 kl. 21:57 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>
> From what I’ve experienced thus far the upgrade in memory and hard drive will
> be well worth it when you’re able to get around to it.
>
>
>> On 12 Nov 2014, at 3:58 am, Armando Maldonado
>> <armando.maldonado0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Same as you, mid 2012. I left mine stock for the moment, but will upgrade
>> memory and hard drive.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:57 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update
>>
>> Just out of interest, which model of Mac Mini are you using?
>>
>>> On 12 Nov 2014, at 3:53 am, Armando Maldonado
>>> <armando.maldonado0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would say yes but I stand corrected since I use a regular windows
>>> keyboard on my mac mini.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Fanus
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:49 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>> Hello Armando and Dane
>>> While you are so helpful, maybe I can just ask for one bit of advice
>>> at this point in time. While I am constantly seeking for portable
>>> solutions I have this drawback that I have a sensory problem so I find
>>> it very difficult to type on the bluetooth keyboards. Does apple have
>>> a full size keyboard where the keys are not on the same level i.e.
>>> like the full pc keyboards where the rows are like little steps? Even if it
>>> is a usb keyboard?
>>> Regards
>>> Fanus
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Armando Maldonado" <armando.maldonado0...@gmail.com>
>>> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:40 PM
>>> Subject: RE: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Fanus,
>>> Not a problem. You can also join the macvoiceover list and the
>>> mac3theblind lists. They are resourceful as well.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Fanus
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:39 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>> Hello Dane and Armando
>>> Thanks a lot for the info. I admit that I was a bit lazy, I could have
>>> downloaded the user guide but this is why this list is such a valuable
>>> source.
>>> Thanks to all who do not mind to answer questions from uninformed people.
>>> Regards
>>> Fanus
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Armando Maldonado" <armando.maldonado0...@gmail.com>
>>> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:34 PM
>>> Subject: RE: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>>
>>> The firewire port is basically for transferring files if you have a
>>> supported device, as well as if you have a monitor that uses that kind
>>> of plug. Thunderbolt is Apple's way of either plugging in a monitor,
>>> which you would need a special adapter if you have a VGA monitor and
>>> it can also be used to transfer data if you have the proper drive for this.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Fanus
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:31 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>> Hello
>>> Thanks for the info but what is a firewire port and a thunderbolt
>>> port? For what are they used?
>>> Regards
>>> Fanus
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Armando Maldonado" <armando.maldonado0...@gmail.com>
>>> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:27 PM
>>> Subject: RE: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello, the Mac Mini is indeed as you described. In addition to the 4
>>> USB 3.0 ports, you also have a firewire port, HDMI, Thunderbolt port,
>>> one input line-in, one speaker jack and a memory card reader. Hope this
>>> helps.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Fanus
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:24 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>> Hello Dane
>>> It sounds very interesting but forgive my lack of knowledge. Am I
>>> correct that the Mac Mini is a fairly small box with no built-in
>>> keyboard or screen, in other words, one plugs in a keyboard and a
>>> screen if one needs one. What other ports does the mini have?
>>> Regards
>>> Fanus
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:18 PM
>>> Subject: Mac Mini Update
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I’ve had my new Mac Mini for about a month now and thought I’d share
>>> some observations with you.
>>>
>>> The Mac Mini is fast turning into my main computer of choice because
>>> of its speed and power, here’s an example which I think illustrates
>>> the point rather well.
>>>
>>> I’m testing a Mp3 player, I deleted all my Mp3 collection a few weeks
>>> back so I needed to create or download some more, given I have a good
>>> FLAC collection it made sense I guess to convert some of those, I
>>> started with the Beatles Singles collection 4 CD set from 1962-1970
>>> which contains more than 40 tracks.
>>>
>>> Conversion was over in around 30 seconds and I was using the highest
>>> settings with the LAME MP3 encoder to get the best I could out of it,
>>> on my Windows desktop and other machines such a conversion task would
>>> have taken around 20 minutes or even longer.
>>>
>>> I spoke to someone about this and he reckoned it would have only taken
>>> 5 seconds or so with his Mac Pro machine and so it ought to given that
>>> his machine contains 8 quad core i7 processors <smile>, mine only
>>> contains one but I think the major contributing factor here is the
>>> Fusion Drive that my Mac Mini uses, put simply a fusion drive is a 1TB
>>> standard hard drive with a 128GB SSD drive incorporated into the
>>> design, when idle the operating system decides what resides on the SSD
>>> and what doesn’t based on the most accessed files, most run applications
>>> and so on.
>>>
>>> Now I’m not writing this post as an advertisement for Mac Mini
>>> machines as I’m sure similar can be accomplished with Windows PC’s,
>>> I’m writing this because I’m amazed at just how far we’ve come,
>>> encoding and creating of MP3 files used to take hours if not many minutes
>>> not all that long ago.
>>>
>>>
>>> **********
>>>
>>> Dane Trethowan
>>> grtd...@internode.on.net
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>> Dane Trethowan
>> grtd...@internode.on.net
>> Skype: grtdane12
>> Phone US (213) 438-9741
>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
>> Mobile: +61400494862
>> faceTime +61400494862
>> Fax +61397437954
>> Twitter: @grtdane
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> Dane Trethowan
> grtd...@internode.on.net
> Skype: grtdane12
> Phone US (213) 438-9741
> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
> Mobile: +61400494862
> faceTime +61400494862
> Fax +61397437954
> Twitter: @grtdane
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