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It's big enough at this point (compared to NUC's, etc) that it has no meaningful size advantage.Īs a server, you'd want some different tradeoffs.Īs a desktop, the only reason you'd use it is, as the author says - you don't have a lot of options in what you can use for MacOS and this checks some boxes the other option doesn't.
#Chronosync machine a1176 mac#
I've own/owned 5 or 6 mac mini's at this point (including the 2018)Īt this point, i buy them to shove them in a closet somewhere. "Apple's refusal to build, y'know, a regular desktop computer means that the mini often ends up being the best option if you really are committed to using macOS." It's no longer the affordable way into the macOS environment that it once was, but it's the best thing Apple really has to offer." "Need a Mac because you're wanting to explore iOS development? Get the Mac mini and continue to use the keyboard/mouse/display that you've already got on your desk. If you remove the hyperbole here, i think a bunch of the author's points are probably right:
#Chronosync machine a1176 pro#
I simply didn't turn it in when I got another laptop two years later, so now I have two - the powerful Macbook Pro at home, and a lighter Chromebook at the office I carry around and primarily use in meetings (nothing comes close to touching my monster of a workstation in performance anyway). The refresh cycle here is two years long, and the first laptop I had was a top spec 15" ~2014 gen Macbook Pro, so it's still way more than adequate. I don't pay for these extra computers anyway, though. If that means spending more money on another computer so be it - what that money is buying is less hassle from having to move a computer around twice a day, and reducing risk of forgetting it or not having it at the right place, as well as reducing risk of damage or theft in transit. My job is how I get almost all of my income, so I will do whatever is necessary to continue being able to do it. Two decent desktops are each going to be individually more powerful than a good, expensive laptop.īut realistically we're probably not working on a fixed budget. You're not going to get top spec at all in laptop formfactor if that's what matters to you. On that note, anyone think a Mac mini will survive daily hauls like that? I am concerned that it will be too much movement for a non-laptop. For travel, it will be a smaller, much more cheap laptop that if I lose/damage I won't be out $3.5k. So when the need occurs, I'm debating hauling a Mac mini between work and home as my daily driver. My travel laptop is in a separate category. My "main" work machine is too expensive to feel safe traveling with.
#Chronosync machine a1176 portable#
But I've realized I prefer a lesser, small and portable machine for my travel laptop.
#Chronosync machine a1176 upgrade#
And when it dies I guess I'll upgrade it. So what do I do when I actually need a laptop? I travel with my trusty 2014 (or whatever year it is) MacBook Pro. I have two friends with the same laptop, under sane conditions and both have experienced problems (with the keyboard). Partially because I have monitor/keyboard setups that I prefer at both work and home, but also because I simply don't trust the laptop to withstand any real usage. I have a MacBook Pro 2017, and I treat it like a MacMini. Ie, every day I'd throw it in my backpack, head to work (when I go into office), and plug it in there. So, as far as my Mac mini is concerned, I really have run out of options.I've been debating my next "laptop" purchase actually be a Mac mini. The only currently running Mac with a CD/DVD player says its connected via ATAPI, not as I had hoped the internal USB. But that’s not going to work, is it? It’s still USB. I had a cunning plan to buy a CD reader/writer. So all of that explains why I can’t boot my mini from a USB thumbdrive or hard drive.
#Chronosync machine a1176 install#
Nouveau is a ‘known issue’, alternatively install nvidia or other driver and blacklist nouveau. Debian installs fine in EFI mode, but freezes on boot when the nouveauFB driver tries to load due to the lack of a video BIOS.
You must boot from CD/DVD to boot into BIOS Compatibility mode booting from USB causes the 3,1 to boot into EFI mode. Using any normal amd64 image written to CD/DVD, this machine will boot into BIOS mode and install Debian easily. I found some interesting information which I’m sure applies when installing Proxmox.Īs I remember the Mac mini Server 2009 is a mini 3,1 but with the CD removed and a second drive in its place. Before I go… I had a look at the Debian installation instructions, cos, as says, Proxmox is built on Debian.
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