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cu3ed said:
Size of drives ( movies drive) is far more than what I have available on the local drive, cause that was my first thought.

Actually suppose if I got an old HD drive and left it tranferring I can do that. God knows how long that would take lol.
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Personally, I would use exFat. Compatible on both Apple and Windows. You've just realised that NTFS locks you to MS systems, don't do the same again and lock yourself into Apple by using APFS.

For your use case there will be no difference, I don't even know why people are suggesting APFS.


rp2000
 
rp2000 said:
Personally, I would use exFat. Compatible on both Apple and Windows. You've just realised that NTFS locks you to MS systems, don't do the same again and lock yourself into Apple by using APFS.

For your use case there will be no difference, I don't even know why people are suggesting APFS.


rp2000
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Maybe we just like the acronym and are fervent windows haters?
 
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cu3ed said:
Yay arrived.
All 3 Screens running as they should be damn is it going to take a while to get used to the Mac way of things again.

Only small issue right now is my external drives formatted to windows, seen this and wondered if it would do the job or sorting that.
www.paragon-software.com

Microsoft NTFS for Mac | Paragon Software

Boost Your Mac with Paragon File System Link. Read/write Microsoft NTFS files on your Mac for free.
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Look at Tuxera or MacFuse; it'll give you read/write access to NTFS.

rp2000 said:
Personally, I would use exFat.
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It's worth reading around as there has been issues with exFAT under MacOS and it's generally considered a bit fudged outside of quick convenience of shifting data between platforms.
 
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I've just purchased one of these out of curiosity, gone for a base model but opted for 10gbe.

Gonna use it for a bit of a remote server.
 
nlel1975 said:
Quick question, is there an easy way to share a USB-A keyboard and USB-A mouse with a new Mac mini with its USB-C ports.
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You can just buy 2 x USBA to USBC adaptors or cables. Or 1 x USBC to USBA hub.

Adaptors cheapest, I would imagine. I use one I got free with a mobile phone and 1 ugreen one I bought of Amazon for the rare times I need to use them on my MacBook pro. I have to plug one adaptor on each side due to the way ports are laid out on the Mac laptops. Hard to say with a Mac mini, as the ports are vertical, but looks quite close together.



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rp2000 said:
Adaptors cheapest, I would imagine. I use one I got free with a mobile phone and 1 ugreen one I bought of Amazon for the rare times I need to use them on my MacBook pro. I have to plug one adaptor on each side due to the way ports are laid out on the Mac laptops. Hard to say with a Mac mini, as the ports are vertical, but looks quite close together.
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Thanks just ordered a pack of those USB-A to USB-C adapters. I've got a UGREEN 4 Port USB Hub 3.0 with 60CM Extended Cable plugged into the rear of my PC, with my keyboard and mouse plugged into it.

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It will just be a case of unplugging them from the hub and into the Mac Mini, via those adapters.
 
Is there a stock shortage of the Mac Mini - M4 chip - 10 core CPU and 10 core GPU - 16GB - 256GB at the moment. I've placed a pre order with my local Apple store but they can't provide an ETA.

Is it just here or is it everywhere?
 
nlel1975 said:
Is there a stock shortage of the Mac Mini - M4 chip - 10 core CPU and 10 core GPU - 16GB - 256GB at the moment. I've placed a pre order with my local Apple store but they can't provide an ETA.

Is it just here or is it everywhere?
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It's new and very popular.

This is very handy for checking stock availability.

InventoryWatch

InventoryWatch
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Mwahahahaha.....got all screens working including a large 4 LG screen for movie stuff, no probs but a lot of "how the heck does it do that again?" stuff on my part.

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