That’s how I understand they work. You would attach to your port and it gets
sent graphics jobs to crunch. I’ve never used one in full disclosure but I
have seen for sale many times on the Apple site.
On Jul 20, 2020, at 12:08 AM, Dane Trethowan <grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ah nice, I wondered whether external graphics processors were available, I
suppose they would connect to the Thunderbolt ports?
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You can add external graphics processors. They make a small box that you can
plug in to a Mac that has a lot of GPU power in it. Something like that
might put a little more pep in the step of your rendering.
On Jul 19, 2020, at 11:46 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
In other words a nice little powerhouse but still a pity about the graphics.
Ah well, can’t have everything I guess.
I’m very much appreciating Thunderbolt 3 on my iMac Desktop as I write, I’m
copying 3TB of data from a NTFS 3.0 drive to a HFS Thunderbolt drive and
speed blows away the Windows PC, should have the job done in 6 hours.
On 20 Jul 2020, at 1:41 pm, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I don’t know how it’s distributed but I do know that yes both protocols are
included and I think it’s thunderbolt through and through with USB-C on top.
On Jul 19, 2020, at 11:40 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
So does the Mac mini work the same way by splitting as you described for
the Laptops?
On 20 Jul 2020, at 1:37 pm, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
You are correct, they are combination ports and it’s all thunderbolt
inside under the hood. They split the laptops up by the sides so
thunderbolt services on the left side is separate from the right so they
don’t share bandwidth between sides etc.
On Jul 19, 2020, at 7:16 AM, Dane Trethowan <grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Okay thank you for this, I thought the USB-C ports were combination
USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports?
The fact that this machine has 2 standard USB ports and a HDMI port
makes a huge difference and has pushed the machine up my “Savings Goal”
list
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1, the usb-c cables are not that expensive. 2, there is no thunderbolt
port on the new mac mini, it has 4 usb-c ports, and 2 usb 3.0 the only
other ports is a 3.5 headphone jack, a eithernet port, and HDMI port for
monitor.
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On Jul 18, 2020, at 8:31 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtdane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I have to envy you with a new Mac Mini.
I have the older 2012 Mac Mini machines here, 6 of the beasts in fact
which I use for all sorts of tasks in my home.
I will upgrade to the newer machine later on this year I hope.
I’m sure you’re aware that the new Mac Mini models have uSB-C and
Thudnerbolt connections rather than the USB-A connections we still
think of as standard? That particular point has been the main reason
why I haven’t upgraded to the new Mac Mini model, would cost me quite a
bit to purchase hew USB-C and thunderbolt cables not to mention
adapters, drives etc.
Things have changed in that area a little now since I bought my
Caldigit Thunderbolt dock so I’ll purchase another of those when I do
buy the new Mac Mini model.
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To be clear, it will be a 2018 MacMini, your just buying it in 2020,
the only thing apple did with the macmini this year, is make them less
expensive. To answer your other question, command f5 will turn on
voiceover. The command key is just to the left and right of the space
bar. And once your setup and running, you would go to the apple menu,
go to about, and there you will find everything you need to know about
your MacMini. Hope you have a keyboard, or purchased 1, because the
MacMini does not come with keyboard, monitor, or mouse. HTH
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On Jul 18, 2020, at 6:33 PM, goshawk on horseback
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hello all,
finally hoping to get my first mac, a 2020 mac mini, in a few days
time, so you will probably hear from me quite a bit, but just have 2
questions for the moment.
1, is there an easy way to get voice-over on for a totally blind
person with no eyes available?
and 2, how do I check the system spec?
just to make sure that I have been sent the right one, with the right
processor, right amount of ram, right amount of disk space, and right
year?
hope that makes sense.
Simon
