Re: Mac Mini with an M4 chip

2024-12-25 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
Hi, I am a sort of basic user, meaning I do not make movies, or do anything that uses lots of memory. So I selected the basic 16GB ram, but got the 512GB SSD. Rob > On Dec 25, 2024, at 10:35 AM, Tibor Niesner wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I think that I would like to try the Mac Mini M4 in a

Re: Mac Mini with an M4 chip

2024-12-25 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
The operating system updates typically run for at least seven years these days, and some older operating system releases receive security fixes for a while thereafter. I bought a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro back in 2021. If Apple continues to support the operating system as it has done i

Mac Mini with an M4 chip

2024-12-25 Thread Tibor Niesner
Hello everyone, I think that I would like to try the Mac Mini M4 in a basic configuration. I have a Macbook Pro with an M1 Pro chip. I got it 2 years ago. I had this idea because of the macOS support. I do not know how long my Macbook Pro will be supported. And I want to try this Mac Mini instea

Re: Mac Mini with an M4 chip

2024-12-25 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Fwiw ... I would seriously consider a few enhancements to the base model, though. Some, like more storage, are arguably not as important if your counting your pennies. So much storage these days is in the cloud anyway for very good reason--you want the backup safety, and you want to access your s

Strange Dialog

2024-12-25 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Hello,    Sometimes but not always, I will hear the below in System settings. In this case, in the Sharing scroll area. Is there a fix? circlebadge.fill image From E.T.'s Keyboard... Ambivalent? Well yes and no. My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com -- The following information is important