I thought I'd try that on the MBA...
This is a die cast metal box lid.
No issues on the MBA, that's good to know.
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This is a die cast metal box lid.
No issues on the MBA, that's good to know.
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Argh! Honestly, I wish I was talking nonsense @Feek, even with the antenna plate being on the bottom. Definitely some signal degradation going on... and the top window must play a part somehow (Disassembly video)
Still covet the MBA, but the Mini's currently the sweet spot for me, with the iPad Pro 2020 being my "road warrior", even when we can't go anywhere.
EDIT: hope there's a sensible explanation, where Mac forums haven't been on the special sauce or something
Still covet the MBA, but the Mini's currently the sweet spot for me, with the iPad Pro 2020 being my "road warrior", even when we can't go anywhere.
EDIT: hope there's a sensible explanation, where Mac forums haven't been on the special sauce or something
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Oh, I wasn't disbelieving you at all, I just thought I'd see if it was similar on the MBA. I suppose thinking about it, it would be a bit odd for the WiFi aerials to be in the lid of a laptop and coax routed down through the hinge to the actual controller.
In a sealed metal box like the MBA, it does make sense to have an area which isn't metal for the RF to escape and the logo is ideal for that.
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Honestly, I'm doubting myself... I should stop reading the other tame forums and keep off the Kool-aid!
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Any complaints? I'm finding it 100% worse user experience compared to my MacBook ....the mouse delay is horrific.. that's just 1 thing.
I just find the whole user experience a real disappointment for day to day stuff!! or am I going mad?
I just find the whole user experience a real disappointment for day to day stuff!! or am I going mad?
Something's clearly wrong there. Are you using a hub on the mouse? I always have awful mouse delay on my iMac when I connect the mouse to the hub, but becomes snappy when I connect it directly to the iMac.
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I use a Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac and haven't experienced any delay, nor have I experienced any delay with the Apple Trackpad 2. Could be a thousand things, but worth trying another mouse, and if not get it returned and replaced.
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Definitely sounds like you've potentially got an issue with the Mini then, I'd get it replaced.
Faulty unit most likely.
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At least Apple are good with returns
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Back to this... slightly sheepish... turns out the NVMe USB enclosure introduces stacks of RF interference when the adaptor to connect it to a USB-C/TB port on the Mac is used! Take that adaptor out of the way, and connect it straight to the Mac on a normal USB-A style port and the interference (WiFi and Bluetooth) goes away for me. I suspect it's the fact it's a 20 odd quid non-TB certified box, and a no name clone job with a label slapped on. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth now absolutely fine with the A > C adaptor out of the way!
Back to this... slightly sheepish... turns out the NVMe USB enclosure introduces stacks of RF interference when the adaptor to connect it to a USB-C/TB port on the Mac is used! Take that adaptor out of the way, and connect it straight to the Mac on a normal USB-A style port and the interference (WiFi and Bluetooth) goes away for me. I suspect it's the fact it's a 20 odd quid non-TB certified box, and a no name clone job with a label slapped on. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth now absolutely fine with the A > C adaptor out of the way!
Woo-hoo!
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Woo-hoo!
Indeed... RF interference from said tint C>A plug must be pretty bad. A proper "d'Oh!" moment when I did the proper methodical run-through... normal service resumed. Might try a different caddy at some point, although I'd forgotten how much native Thunderbolt stuff was (I had a Seagate TB1 sled and enclosure on iMac years back for external boot to SSD).
Been a couple of years without a Mac, so been nice getting back at it. I've no issue with Windows 10/PCs, as I built my own box and it's clean, but this thing's just _nice_ to use, for pretty much everything. DaisyDisk now less stroppy hacking around SMB shares on unRAID as well now it's AS Native, and I've been able to clear a load of junk there and claim back a Terabyte or 3 using something with a less cluttered interface than some Windows equivalent apps.
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I ordered a 16GB/512GB M1 Mac Mini on 27th Nov with an estimated delivery date of between 18 - 30th December from the Apple education store. Hopefully, I will get it before Christmas!