Mac Mini on Finance

I ordered a Mac Mini last thursday on Finance with the Barclays loan program. How long does it take them to inform Apple and for it all to be processed to the point of being shipped?

About 1 minute, if you were approved on the spot. I found that they had even set the card as my default card for the app store. If you got a message that they needed more time then you are looking at 10 business days for a decision. How it works after that I do not know.
As for processing and shipping, I ordered a custom system on a Saturday and it was delivered to my home at 9am the following Thursday.

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Finance on a new Intel Mac mini

Hi,
My mac min has just died and i was wondering if i should get the new Intel 1, after just claiming on insurance for my powerbook it seems abit dodgy to claim again, how old in the UK do you have to be to take out finance, as a 15 year old, i havnt done bad with my apple products lol, as you can see below :-P
Let me know
thanks
Danny

Presuming you're a student I would suppose you can get something. I would consult the Apple UK educational store for any offers that they may have.

How can i use dual 23" apple cinema hd display on a new mac mini

i have the old apple displays and really dont want to let go of them yet. Model # M8537ZM/A.
I currently have them both hooked up to my G5 powerPC, thru the DVI to ADC adapter. Model # M8661LL/B
Im tired of not being able to update my plug ins and some sites have become unable to even view without being up to date.
So im looking to buy a new Mac, but i will NOT spend another $2000+ for apple to call it outdated in a few years.
The Mac Mini looks to be a good buy only if i can it up to be on my DUAL 23" Apple Cinema Displays, Model # M8537ZM/A.
Please let me know what i would need to buy to make this all work, or if it not possable.
Thanks in advance.

Wow, I loved those monitors. Ten years ago. If they're still working for you, terrific; they are quite nice. Unfortunately, the ADC cable is going to make using them with modern Macs a bit of a Rube Goldberg experience.
The late-2012 Mini has a Thunderbolt port and an HDMI port. Both can be used to drive those displays.
Thunderbolt Port
1- Buy a Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/B/mini-displayport-to-dvi-adapter
2- Now buy a DVI to ADC adapter. Not cheap, and Apple doesn't carry them anymore, but they can be found.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-DVI-to-ADC-Adapter/dp/B0000E2O14
HDMI Port
1- Buy an HDMI to DVI Adapter. One of these comes in the box with every Mini, so I won't link it.
2- Now buy a DVI to ADC adapter. Not cheap, and Apple doesn't carry them anymore, but they can be found.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-DVI-to-ADC-Adapter/dp/B0000E2O14
Note that each DVI to ADC adapter will need access to AC power to provide power to each monitor. You already know this if you have these adapters.
Just something to think about: There are some people still running old Macs with ADC output who are desperate to find good-condition, larger-size ADC monitors. You might be able to sell yours on eBay or through some other means for more than enough to finance your purchase of new, higher-resolution HDMI or DVI monitors and avoid all the adapters and extra electrical taps.

Need Help Deciding on a MAC Mini

Hi All,
Quick question for the experts here, because, I am actually torn right now on spending some money for a new Mini.
I am currently using a 2006 iMac, 2.16Ghz Intel Core 2 DUO with an ATI Radeon X1600.
I do movie converting, HD TV streaming (Eye TV 250+) unit, some web surfing, Music conversions, and, stream Audio.Video from my iMac to my iPhone/iPad when I'm away from my house and Garageband Recording (usually an 8 to 10 track recording)
all seems to work well, but, within the last year, even after a full reinstall of OS X, things are starting to bog down. I am running Lion on it now, and, for the most part, it's "OK", but, I kinda think it could be a little snappier and a little faster.
So, I'm looking at buying the i7 MAC Mini.
My question is, will this be a step forward, or, is my iMac a little better? (I don't know. this might be a stupid question). Basically, will I notice a HUGE improvement.
As I type this, I have the MINI in my shopping cart and I am approved for the 1 year finance plan. All I need to do is click "Purchase", but, I wanted to get some opinions on this before going ahead with it.
Any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated

Yes. I have a monitor ready for it. I also have an external CD/DVD Drive as the internal in my iMac hasn't been too reliable lately.
I agree about the price of apple's memory. What I did was, as soon as I ordered the Mini (Yes, I went ahead and ordered it. i couldn't wait any longer), I went to the crucial website and got an 8gb memeory kit for $37.00, so, I was pretty happy about that
Anyway, thanks for the reply. I figured I would notice an improvement as well. I'm thinking, ESPECIALLY with video conversions

Is it possible to find a version of pages to install on 2007 mac mini running lion?

Can't install the latest system on my mac mini, it's too old.
Want to install pages to work with files a friend is sending me.
The app store only shows the current version of pages which requires the current system.
Is it possible to find an old version of pages to install to run on 10.7.5 ?
or better yet on 10.6.8? (on which I'm stuck because quicken stuck there)
Thank you.

I cannot answer your Pages question, but...
What type of file is your friend sending you?
FYI: Quicken 2007 for Macs (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mt. Lion and Mavericks) is available for only $15 download directly from Intuit:
http://quicken.intuit.com/personal-finance-software/quicken-2007-osx-lion.jsp
Also, if/when you upgrade, be sure to partition your hard drive or add an external drive and install Lion, Mt. Lion or Mavericks there!
Keep your Snow Leopard partition and DO NOT install upgrade over it, as the upgrade will destroy the Snow Leopard environment.

Upgrade to Mac Mini

Wonder if anyone could advise:
I am currently using my beloved G4 PPC FW800 (1Ghz Power PC, 1.75 GB DDR SDRAM, 250GB HD, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro).
However I have noticed that most NEW software being made available to OSX requires Intel processor eg Imovie (iLife), zbrush 3 etc.
I am planning on using Photoshop, Blender, Poser & ZBrush as the major tools and may upgrade to the latest iLife.
Therefore, would the Mac mini cope with the work load or do I have no choice but to opt for a Mac Pro? The big issue here is finance. I could probably stretch to a mini but the Pro is out of reach. Then again I don't want to waste my cash on something that won't cope. The iMac doesn't really float my boat as I have just bought a 22" Samsung monitor.
I feel an upgrade will eventually become inevitable as soon all software upgrades will become Intel based.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mark

If you upgrade to Universal (or Intel) versions of your software and get the new Mini with 4 Gig of RAM, it should run circles around your old rig.
I'd also suggest a large external firewire-800 hard drive when finances permit.
If you run legacy (pre-Intel) apps on the new mini, you will incur a significant performance penalty on those apps, because it will invoke the Rosetta emulation layer. Rosetta will also eat up extra RAM, so be sure that you don't skimp there.
If deciding between the faster CPU option or the 4-Gig RAM option, I'd take the 4-Gig RAM. You don't want the Mini to be starved for RAM, because it would then use the Virtual Memory system harder, and this involves the hard drive, which would be the bottle-neck for performance.

Q: Mac mini - Leopard - partitions - safety ?

My husband is about to load Leopard onto his Mac Mini / Intel.
He would like to partition it so one partition can "surf the net",
and one partition will have our finances/personal data/private
sorta stuff on it.
Are we right to assume that while on the Internet, no one can
"see" the other "private" partition? [We use Airport Extreme.]
Thanks in advance!

I would certainly not be an advocate of ignoring the risk - quite the opposite - but I think it is useful to ensure the issue is viewed with some perspective, and an acknowledgement that even though the weakest link in the security of almost any system is the actual user, much can be done to secure systems from hacking (meaning unauthorized access as opposed to mistakenly downloading malware) that can reduce the risk of data loss to as close to zero as possible.
Part of the problem here is that even with an external hard drive, if that drive is running when you are 'hacked' your data is just as vulnerable as ever. As such, while it's certainly more secure to use an external, it is only so if it is off. A more thorough solution is to follow a few basic principles to secure the system against prying eyes in the first instance.
First is the realization that due to the architecture involved, MacOS (and particularly, the latest versions of it) is considerably more resilient to hacking than Windows. A hacker cannot simply take control of the OS and gain access to the system as a whole.
Even so, it is better to prevent a hacker from even finding your system in order to attempt access to it, and the first and most significant step is to add a hardware firewall with network address translation (NAT). While that sounds quite complex, it's actually a feature of almost every router, even those intended for domestic use. That way, the ISP's public IP is not assigned to the system but to the router, and private IPs are used 'inside' the network. Hackers might be able to discover the router, but finding systems behind it is then much harder. To obstruct those who manage to find your system even so, switching on the in-built software firewall in MacOS also helps (in Leopard is in the Firewall tab of the Security preference pane), and setting restrictions on which applications can then access the internet, along with restricting incoming connections adds limitations on what they can manage to do - at least without giving some indication to the user. On top of that, a good third-party firewall such as Little Snitch can add a degree of additional security, while still being very easy to set up and use.
Setting Safari not to automatically open safe files on downloading (in the general tab of Safari's preferences) will help avoid malware from gaining unobstructed access to the system, and using the freeware ClamXav set to monitor email, document and download folders, along with any others that are sensitive to the individual will help protect against the potential for future malware.
It's also possible to do things with folders and user accounts that help hide data. http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/17/secure-your-mac-crouching-user-hidden-folder/ for example gives a couple of good starting points that would help keep data away from prying eyes.

Original iSight with Mac Mini

I'm trying to hook my original iSight camera up to my Mac Mini. I have a couple of questions...
Of course, the iSight uses the Firewire 400 cable. I have a 400 to 800 Adapter that came with my iPod 3G. Unfortunately that adapter does not seem to fit the Firewire 800 port on my mini. My question is, what adapter do I need?
Since iChat AV is no longer available, will the camera work with other applications? I specifically need to attend 2-way Video Conferences using Cisco's Jabber Application.
I have to be on a conference call in 5 days, so any information you can give would be very helpful.
I live in a rural area of New Mexico and there are no webcams available locally that work with Mac. Finances prevent me from traveling to a large town to purchase one until after the first of the month. Which is too late!
iSIGHT Cameral: Model A1023 circa 2003 (Silver Camera Body)
FIREWIRE ADAPTER: 6 Pin Female Firewire 400 to Male Firewire 800, came with iPod 3G 10B whenever that came out
COMPUTER: Late 2012 Mac Mini, 2.3GHz, 8GB Ram, 1T HD running OS X 10.9.4 (internal HD) and Yosemite for Public Beta Program (External HD)

I myself and other as discussed in this forum could not get the iSight camera to really work on a 2012 Mac Mini. It works but you get no sounds and only one frame every 20 seconds or so.
I also Googled and that showed the same.
For compatible camera
http://www.mac-compatible-web-cam.com/
Any UVC compatible camera should work with the native Apple drivers but not all features of the camera will be available
http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6471

Mac Mini Performance - What do you do with your Mini?

I have to upgrade to an Intel machine, no two ways about it. My G5 and my PowerBook 17" are both great, but I can't run some software these days.
My finances are limited, but maybe a Mac Mini will hold me over for a year or so. Problem is, how much can I expect from a Mini in terms of performance?
I do mostly graphic design and digital imaging but I also do motion graphics with app's like After Effects and video editing in FCP. I also like to record audio in Logic or Ableton Live.
How does a Mac Mini perform with apps like this? Does anyone use a Mini for motion graphics, video editing or audio recording?
Is a Mac Mini limited to just office applications, email and surfing the web?
I'd like to hear what others are using their machines for, and what kind of performance they are getting.
Thanks!

I'm in a similar situation, deciding if Mac Mini is enough power.
Current Mac Mini is about the same performance as a low-end MacBook or MacBook Pro from less than a year ago, before they put in the i3 processor chip and faster graphics chip. So it should be quite powerful, although not as fast as the new MacBook or iMac, good for lots of work, if not as speedy.
Here's a benchmark set (MacWorld SpeedMark) that compares various Macs, what's clear is the base iMac is very fast in comparison.
http://www.macworld.com/article/154660/2010/10/speedmark65results.html
To save cash I'm considering the base Mini, I already have a 22" monitor plus good Logitech mouse. However, if I get seduced by the very sexy Apple wireless mouse and keyboard, plus RAM upgrade to 4 GB, the extra cost makes the base iMac 21.5" look to be a better buy.

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter and Mac mini (2009)

Can anyone tell me whether the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter listed here:
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/M9319G/A
works with the latest Mac mini (early 2009)?
If it does not what other solutions are there to connect to composite, component or s-video?

KC from Ann Arbor, MI had this to say as a review on the page to which you have linked;
10-May-2009
I bought a Mac Mini (May 2009) and this Mini-DVI to Video adapter with plans to use it to send an S-video signal to an analog TV. Though the sales staff at the Apple store said it should work, it does not. The graphics card apparently should support it, and it may be addressed with a future driver update, but as of now this does not work. I have used a mini-DVI to VGA adapter and monitor to verify that the port is working, and also verified that the S-video cable and TV input work. There are third party VGA to S-video/RCA adapters available so I plan to use one of those for my purposes. This is probably a 5-star product when used with the right Mac; however, Apple should have made it clear that having a mini-DVI port on your Mac is necessary but not sufficient for this to work - hence the 3 stars.

Install Windows 8.1 Pro on Mac Mini Late 2014

I'm trying to install Bootcamp on my Mac Mini. Windows reports that it cannot install or create a partition on the drive after formatting the BOOTCAMP partition as NTFS.
This is my setup:
1. Mac Mini Late 2014 with 2TB Fusion Drive.
2. Windows 8.1 Pro x64 full version ISO downloaded from Microsoft Store.
3. Sandisk Extreme Flash Drive (I have tried both 16GB and 64GB).
4. Bootcamp partition = 500GB.
5. Other USB devices plugged in: Corded USB Mouse and Apple Extended Keyboard (both of which are required to enter the serial number and navigate the installer window).
6. No additional storage devices of any kind are connected aside from the internal Fusion drive and the installer drive.
7. Booting from the EFI portion of the Bootcamp created Windows installer.
I have read that I should try using a USB 2 flash drive rather than a USB 3 flash drive, so I will try that next. I fail to understand how this could make any difference.
If you have any other tips, please let me know.
I have installed or helped other people install bootcamp many times over the course of the past 2 years. Every single time it has caused endless headaches and literally weeks of wasted time.
I have read endless posts on what is causing these problems. I will consider summarising these for anyone else having the same problems. Everyone has their theory so far about this Bootcamp nightmare, but so far there doesn't appear to be any one magic solution.
Apple's inability to address the issue suggests that the problem may be with the Windows installer. Perhaps Microsoft is deliberately causing this?
I suspect the two most likely causes of these issues are the downloaded ISO or the Thumb Drive.
If you have any better idea, please let me know.
On another topic, how to I rename the NTFS partition back to BOOTCAMP? All options to rename this partition are greyed out in Disk Utility...
Cheers,
Paul

Paul@Sydney wrote:
7. Booting from the EFI portion of the Bootcamp created Windows installer.
The FAT32/NTFS partition is usually not adequate for an EFI install. You can delete the BCA-created partition and create a Disk Utility partition which is formatted as Free Space. This will be split into an MSR and MSD. Fusion drives create problems, especially if the BC partition lies outside the traditional MBR 2TB boundary.
Before you delete the BCA-created partition, please post the output of
diskutil list
diskutil cs list
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk1
I have read that I should try using a USB 2 flash drive rather than a USB 3 flash drive, so I will try that next. I fail to understand how this could make any difference.
Windows installers up to W8.1 do not have USB3 drivers. These are installed after Windows is installed and BC drivers are in place.
Apple's inability to address the issue suggests that the problem may be with the Windows installer. Perhaps Microsoft is deliberately causing this?
The requirements are pretty strict when installing Windows. Any deviations cause headaches and grief.
I suspect the two most likely causes of these issues are the downloaded ISO or the Thumb Drive.
The USB is usually the issue.
On another topic, how to I rename the NTFS partition back to BOOTCAMP? All options to rename this partition are greyed out in Disk Utility...
After Windows is fully installed and BC drivers are in place, log into Windows, right click on it and rename it on the Windows side. It cannot be renamed on the OSX side with diskutil renameVolume. Here is an example sequence. You cannot rename volume during the installation process.

How do I install Windows 8 on Mountain Lion (mac mini) 2010 Server using bootcamp with out Optical Drive?

I have a 2010 Mac Mini server running 10.8.4 (12E55). I just bought a brand new copy of Windows 8 from micrsoft. I have tried using boot camp and it will not recognize a burned DVD in my remote optical drive on my laptop running windows 7 or my macbook running Lion 10.7.5. I have had Microsoft on both of my computers remoted in for about 8 hours and they tried just about everything that I've tried.
Microsofts tech support has made me a bootable DVD and a bootable Flash Drive through remote desktop (awsome good job microsoft tech support). I have even tried formatting my mac mini's second 500GB hard drive to FAT32 using this whole disc as my windows partition. I know that when I go to install windows 8 it is going to reformat the drive to NTFS but all the articles that I've found, say this is what you have to do to get the drive formatted properly to get the ball rolling and get windows will fix it when it goes to install by reformatting to NTFS.
Ok so right now I have my second 500GB hdd on my mac mini formatted to FAT32 and I have tried to reboot holding my option key like I do on my mac book. If I want to boot to a different hdd on my macbook all I do is hold the OPTION key during start up and you get prompted to choose one of the bootable disc that is on your computer. Well if I put my USB drive which is bootable on my macbook into my macbook and do this right now its not showing up.
Now I just put the DVD that they made me in my macbook and it shows up as bootable disc. But the USB doesn't. (1 hour later) I just got microsft to remake the USB drive and am going to try that again so ta ta for now and I'll come back on to post to tell you if it works.

mikkel-kj wrote:
These apps paralells and fusion and virtualbox, are they in Mac App Store? And when I have the app installed what then, now it ain't only bootcamp what shall I do now to install windows 8?
Mikkel
Parallels, Fusion, and VirtualBox are available from their respective sites. Read their installation instructions which explain how to install Windows.

Mac Mini '09 incompatible with older flat panel TV's?

I just bought a Mac Mini '09 and tried to hook it up to an old (2002) Sony Plasma 32" TV. I am using the mini-DVI to S-video/composite video adapter. I get a "no signal" response from the TV, indicating that the Mini and the TV are not communicating. My black '06 MacBook is able to successfully connect to the Sony TV using the exact same adapter and cable combination. The TV only has component video, s-video, and composite video inputs -- no digital inputs.
I spoke with an Apple Care person, and she and I agreed that there is likely a compatibility issue with the new Mac Mini's video card and older TV's. I have also seen it suggested that the new Mini's DVI port will not pass on an analog video signal. Is there any fix for this, either a driver or a cable adapter? Would one of the display manager programs (SwitchResX, etc.) be helpful? Do I need to get a new TV?

It sounds like the new Mac Mini has HDCP enabled (as it is on the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros).
This is a kind of copy protection, and will not allow HDCP protected content to be played on an analog source.
A tool like http://www.hdfury.com/ will take the HDCP stream, and convert it to an analog stream. It's perfectly legal.. and will extend the life of older TV's (manufactured before 2002).

Using Mac Mini and a 26" Samsung Tube TV with Apple DVI to Video Adapter

So upon first hooking this adapter up from my Mac Mini to my samsung 27" tube TV, it worked fine–but everything was massive in size. I started changing resolution sizes in the preferences panel and one of them set the screen flickering vertically, like a mismatch in refresh rates.
Anybody else have this issue and resolve it successfully? It obviously works, it was for me for the first couple minutes, but I can't figure out what sent it flickering–and how to resolve it.
The TV is connected VIA composite (RCA) cable from the adapter to the video-in port.

Try starting in Safe mode. That should get your screen back.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455?viewlocale=en_US
See also this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2213?viewlocale=en_US

Mac mini,DVI to ADC adapter.

Looking at picking up the latest Mini to run logic on. I used to have an older Mac mini that I connected to the Apple studio display with a DVI to ADV adapter. Will I be able to get this display to work with a new Mini?

The new minis DON'T have a DVI out. There's an HDMI and there's T-Bolt. You can get adapters for either to VGA, DVI, HDMI and I've even seen RCA adapters. Apple probsably has HDMI-ADV or T-Bolt-ADV adapters too.
However you connect it, if you Google it long enough, you'll find an adapter to suit your needs.

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