- #MAC MINI HARD DRIVE UPGRADE 2020 PRO#
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#MAC MINI HARD DRIVE UPGRADE 2020 MAC#
If using the 2020 Mac Mini, I could swap the dongle for an SD card reader that plugs into one of the USB-A ports. I then use a second USB-C port to connect a dongle with an SD card for transferring photos from my camera, and a third to connect an external hard drive. Taking my use case for example, I have a 2018 Mac Mini with one monitor attached via USB-C.
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It also lacks the latest 2.1 version of HDMI, as used by the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 to deliver a 120fps frame rate. This means the new Mac Mini has no spare USB-C ports once it has been connected to two displays, unless you buy a dongle or docking station to add more ports.
#MAC MINI HARD DRIVE UPGRADE 2020 PLUS#
This model only has two Thunderbolt (USB 4.0 / USB-C) ports, plus the familiar setup of two USB-A ports, an HDMI 2.0 connection and gigabit Ethernet (but with no 10Gb Ethernet option). The 2020 Mac Mini, on the other hand, will feel like a step backwards for some users. The 2018 model has four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, plus two USB-A ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a gigabit Ethernet port (with the option to upgrade to 10Gb Ethernet for $100). The Mac Mini has always been praised for its wide range of full-size ports and connections. New 2020 Mac Mini vs 2018 Mac Mini: Ports If you value resolution, only the 2020 model is capable of driving monitors with 6K resolution. Therefore, if you need to run three displays you will have to keep your 2018 Mac Mini (or buy a new 2018 Mac Mini, as it is still being sold by Apple). The 2020 Mac Mini can run a pair of 4K displays at once, or one 4K display and one 6K display. Alternatively, it can run one 5K display and one 4K display. The 2018 Mac Mini can drive up to three displays at once, each with a 4K resolution, using its USB-C ports. New 2020 Mac Mini vs 2018 Mac Mini: Display compatibility As mentioned above, Apple says the new Mini is considerably quicker than the i3-powered Mini, but hasn't compared it with the i5 or i7 processor.
Or, for an extra $200, it can be fitted with a 3.2GHz Intel Core i7. The 2018 Mac Mini, which is still sold by Apple, can be bought with a 3.0GHz 6-core, 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor. But we will have to wait until the new model arrives with buyers to find out for sure. This should all add up to make the Mac Mini a better home computer, but also a better gaming machine and even a Mac capable of advanced image, video and audio editing, as well as coding. Both machines had 16GB of RAM and 2TB of SSD storage. This is all compared to a 2018 Mac Mini running the 3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3 processor.
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It is the same chip as used by the MacBook Pro and the flagship MacBook Air the entry-level Air has seven GPU cores instead of eight.Īpple claims the M1 chip of the 2020 Mini offers three times the computational performance, 6x faster graphics and a 15x speed boost in machine learning. This is an eight-core processor with four high-power cores and four high-efficiency cores, plus an eight-core GPU.
The star of the show is the new M1 system-on-a-chip. The 2020 Mac Mini is silver, compared to space gray for the 2018 model Apple New 2020 Mac Mini vs 2018 Mac Mini: Chip and performance To help you decide if you should upgrade your miniature Mac desktop, here is how the new M1-powered 2020 Mac Mini compares to the 2018 Mac Mini. It has fewer ports than the 2018 model, which is still available from Apple with an Intel processor, and it has less RAM too. Apple claims the new model has up to three times the processor performance as the previous Mac Mini, with up to 6x faster graphics and 15x faster machine learning.īut the new model doesn't improve in every area. Apple reveals fast new Macs with own M1 chip and huge battery lifeĪpple's new Mac Mini uses the same M1 chip as the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.Here are the differences between Apple's new MacBook Air and Pro.It promises dramatic increases in performance and energy efficiency. Related to the A-series of chips used by the iPhone and iPad, the M1 is the first Mac chip designed by Arm and made by Apple itself. As well as unveiling new versions of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, Apple this week announced a new Mac Mini, also powered by the company's equally new M1 system-on-a-chip.
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