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Will 🏳️‍🌈I have an iPhone 13 with the Lightning connector for now. When I plug it into the front of my Mac mini with a cable purchased from AT&T, the phone says it’s slow charging.Might this be a non-MFi cable? Or do the front USB-C connections only support limited power output?I’m planning on getting an iPhone 17 Pro when it comes out, and am trying to prepare as best as possible.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/USBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USBC</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SlowCharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SlowCharging</a>

argv minus oneI have an old <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> from circa 2010, but I can't think of anything to do with it.It doesn't have any USB3 ports and only one Ethernet port, so I can't use it as a router. Its DVD drive doesn't work (probably just dusty, but I don't know how to open it up and clean it), so I can't use it as a DVD player.What do people do with old <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mac</a> Minis these days?Is it perhaps possible to run modern macOS in an emulator on it?

Jon HancockFinished "Thank Goodness You're Here!", which is easily the daftest, funniest computer game I've played. And it's from right here in Yorkshire!Just what I needed after a trying day.<a href="https://thankgoodness.game/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thankgoodness.game/</a><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Games</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a>

Sam ClementeI still have an obsession with the NVIDIA DGX SparkDo I run any AI compute anywhere near the point of needing one? No.Do I want the Mac mini on steroids? Abso-fuicking-lutely<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nvidia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workstations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Workstations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macmini</a>

Hacker NewsUpgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half the price<a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/upgrading-m4-pro-mac-minis-storage-half-price" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/upgrading-m4-pro-mac-minis-storage-half-price</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Upgrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upgrading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/M4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#M4</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Storage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upgrade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechTips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AffordableStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AffordableStorage</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stroughtonsmith</a> the problem is always <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> hamfisting themselves and shafting their clients.People may be willibg to accept lower-spec hardware if it comes at a lower price...<ul><li>I don't see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> release a sub-$1k or even sub-$500 machine anytime soon - espechally anything more feature-rich than a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/macMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macMini</a>...</li></ul>

Martin Maciaszek :commodore:OMG! This looks amazing! Modern hardware in a retro style shell. Surely not a cheap build. There's a <a href="https://maciaszek.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> inside. The display is an <a href="https://maciaszek.social/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPad</a>. And at the back is a hidden <a href="https://maciaszek.social/tags/HomePod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomePod</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersIf you are a part of a "very small percentage", Apple has a repair program for you!Apple Launches 2023 Mac Mini Repair Program Due to Power Issue <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/13/apple-launches-2023-mac-mini-repair-program/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/13/apple-launches-2023-mac-mini-repair-program/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repair</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mac</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hardware</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

.:\dGh/:.Apple just made <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WSL</a> a legacy technology.<a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/macos-meets-linux/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/macos-meets-linux/</a>Happy to recommend <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macOS</a> for container development. If performance and memory consumption against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> is negligible, then it will be my top recommendation for sure.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicrosoftWindows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicrosoftWindows</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Containers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Containers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OCI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Container" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Container</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LXC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LXC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Virtualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Virtualization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macOSTahoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macOSTahoe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tahoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tahoe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacStudio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacBook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacBookPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacBookPro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacBookAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacBookAir</a>

John MacintoshSo mein <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> Stand hat jetzt auch noch eine SSD integriert 🙃 <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Karton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Karton</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Basteln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Basteln</a>So my <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> stand now also has an integrated SSD 🙃 <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/CardboardBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CardboardBox</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Handicrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Handicrafts</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻I am getting to the point where I am simply using <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macOS</a>, signed into my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iCloud</a> account, to make my 2011 <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/MacBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacBook</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Air</a> a second screen for my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a>.Is there any <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> code available yet to support that? If <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> is blocking it, the <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> has just made it a legal requirement (under the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMA</a>) they enable it this year!

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻I now have an extremely minimal <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Dock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dock</a> 😂 and have switched off all <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iCloud</a> services. I am still logged in to my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AppleAccount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppleAccount</a>, but cannot extend the screen to my <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a>, even though everything looks like that should work. Any ideas? 🙈

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@AeonCypher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AeonCypher</a> I think it's just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> to shaft consumers and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overcharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overcharging</a> them for essential upgrades by making it technically and financially hard or unfeasible to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upgrade</a>. <ul><li>Seriously, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> charged €500+ more than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetailPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetailPricing</a> for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DDR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DDR4</a>-SODIMMs of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> 8.1 for what essentially takes 5 mins for an untrained person to do following an <a href="https://mastodon.social/@iFixit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@iFixit</a> tutorial.</li></ul>

MereCivilianSo lets stocktake:- <a href="https://social.lol/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#android</a> Pixel 9 Pro Fold - <a href="https://social.lol/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> - <a href="https://social.lol/tags/MacBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacBook</a> Pro M1 - <a href="https://social.lol/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> M1 - <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Surface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Surface</a> Pro - 2 iPads (who the hell has two iPad lol)Regardless I do not like being judged so there is no reason why <a href="https://social.lol/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#whatsapp</a> is being bossy 🍭:<a href="https://social.lol/@mcn/114587907742190227" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://social.lol/@mcn/114587907742190227</a>

Brad LinderACASIS Workstation for Mac mini M4 is both a a docking station and a case. Drop the little PC inside and you get two user-accessible M.2 slots for storage, SD and microSD card readers, and several DisplayPort and USB ports. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crowdfunding</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DockingStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DockingStation</a> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/34992722/acasis-mac-mini-m4-workstation-8-in-1-dual-ssd-40gbps-dock" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/34992722/acasis-mac-mini-m4-workstation-8-in-1-dual-ssd-40gbps-dock</a>

AndyGER :verified_coffee:An <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macmini</a> M(something) might be a good idea for a home server ...<a href="https://stealthpuppy.com/mac-mini-home-server/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://stealthpuppy.com/mac-mini-home-server/</a>

AndyGER :verified_coffee:<a href="https://federation.network/@firnin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@firnin</a> Ich werde in den Sommerferien mal <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/plex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plex</a> auf meinem <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macmini</a> mit angeschlossener externer 2TB SSD und <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/appletv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appletv</a> via WLAN testen.Problem beim NAS: Lautstärke. Standort Schlafzimmer ist ausgeschlossen und da steht mein <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/magenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#magenta</a> Router.Es bleibt kompliziert ...

John MacintoshWelcome to the Family <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacMini</a>

IT NewsA Portable M4 Mac mini - The Mac mini is the closest to an Apple-based SBC you can get, so it lends itself ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-portable-m4-mac-mini/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-portable-m4-mac-mini/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/luggablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#luggablecomputer</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portablecomputer</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macintoshmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macintoshmini</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macintosh</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/machacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#machacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macmini</a>

Michael LabowiczDear Mastodon, I'm looking for an alternative to a <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macmini</a> that is arm based, runs <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> and is at a similar price point for the specs. Is this a <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/unicorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unicorn</a>?

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