Mac mini to macbook

Can I use my macbook as a screen for my mac mini? Can this be done wirelessly?

ScreenRecycler allows you to use any networked computer as additional display. Using the MBP as a primary monitor may not work, but it would be worth checking out. Otherwise no, there's no way to use a MacBook as a screen for a mini. Regards.

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Can mac mini use macbook's display?

Can mac mini use macbook's display? ie can it be added to Macbook as another drive?

No, it can't use the drive, but it can use the drive. You need a FireWire cable, plug them in to the same port on each device, and hold down the "t" key on the MacBook. The Mac mini should then see it as a hard drive. If you want to share the disc drive, on the MacBook open System Preferences, sharing, Remote Disk. In Finder, the Mac mini should see the MacBooks drive under "Remote Disc".

Mac mini and macbook air startup takes hours

When I restart my mac mini, it takes approximately 16-18 HOURS to boot. During this time the grey screen is displayed with the Apple logo, and the turning wheel is turning and turning but nothing happens.
I updated the mac mini to Mountain Lion.
What is funny, my macbook air has exactly the same problem. So I dont think that this is a hardware related problem. My macbook air takes about 8-10 hours to restart.
Anybody has the same experience or has a solution?
Again, both my mac mini and macbook air have this problem.
Thanks!!

Whew, this is incredible!?
See if the Disk is issuing any S.M.A.R.T errors in Disk Utility...
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
How much RAM & free Disk space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
In the Memory tab of Activity Monitor, are there a lot of Pageouts?
Open console in Applications>Utilities, check the system log for the date/time of the last Startup for clues.

Mac Mini or Macbook Air?

Mac Mini or Macbook Air? I want to use it for word processing and playing music. I have an iPad 2, an iMac, and an Airport Extreme Base Station. I am not necessarily looking for portability, but It would be nice. What do you think?

The Mac Mini would be better in performance; I tried simple photo editing on my MacBook Air and I was dissapointed.

Network mac mini to macbook air

HOW DO YOU NETWORK MAC MINI WITH MACBOOK AIR

You can connect them to each other through FireWire I believe, if that's what you mean. Otherwise I have no idea what you're talking about, more details wouldn't exactly hurt.

I have the Numbers-applications on both Mac mini and Macbook Air. My problem is that they don't sync so when I create a Numbers-file on the MacBook while travelling, it will not be on my Mac mini when I get home :(((

I have the Numbers-applications on both Mac mini and Macbook Air. My problem is that they don't sync so when I create a Numbers-file on the MacBook while travelling, it will not be on my Mac mini when I get home :(((

Hey iWeb plubishing problems,
I would first check to make sure that you meet the system requirements for OS X to support Documents in the Cloud. For that your Mac’s needs to be running at least OS X Lion 10.7.5 or later to make sure that everything syncs. Take a look at the article below for more information.
iCloud: Troubleshooting Documents in the Cloud
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203517
Take care,
-Norm G.

After upgrading to ios8 iCloud won't recognise password on iPhone and iPad only on my Mac Mini and Macbook Air

After upgrading to ios8 my iPad and iPhone could not sign in to iCloud. The error was either 'server error' or verification failed. I reset the password and verified I could log in via my Mac Mini and Macbook Air but I still get the error on my two iPads and iPhone that verification failed.

somehow, after delinking my apple(icloud) id with iphone, i erased my iphone to start with new, in hope that it should work now, but nothing seems to be working,
now my iphone is blank, i erased all data and after trying several times, its showing while setting up iphone.
Could Not Sign In
There was an error connecting to icloud.
also after upgrading to ios8. i m unable to login even at website icloud.com
there is something like this
Connection error
icloud encountered an error while trying to connect to the server.

How can I share my LR catalog between Mac Mini and MacBook Pro?

How can I share my LR Catalog between my Mac Mini and MacBook Pro?

Your Lightroom license key is
a. Single user / owner
b. You are allowed two active installations, with one in use at any point in time.
c. It is cross platform Mac and or PC.
d. You can install / uninstall as many times it is necessary, as long as you meet the criteria above.
The latest updates can be accessed from the link below.
Product updates

Switching from Mac Mini to Macbook Air

Hello, this is my first post in this forum and I hope that I chose the right category.
Right now I'm running a Mac Mini 2011 Base model, that is the one with an 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 processor and I have also upgraded the RAM from 4GB to 8GB.
I know want to take a step further into the Mac laptops and I have my eye on the Macbook Air but I have some questions.
The work I do is mostly writing code and light photo editing with Photoshop, no heavy photo editing or video rendering. I want to know which Macbook Air I should pick to get about the same performance as the 2011 Mac Mini that I'm running right now because I'm very happy with my Mac Mini.
Here are some questions:
1. How do the processors stand up to the Mac Mini? The latest Macbook Air of course runs the new Haswell processors but I'm uncertain if I should pick the upgraded i7 processor that's available. The Macbook Air has a lower clock frequency than the Mac Mini and I was wondering if the Macbook Air can stack up.
2. Should I get the 11 inch or the 13 inch screen? I will be doing most of my work hooked up to an external monitor but sometimes I feel the need to sit down at an more comfortable place. Is there anyone who has any experience with web design/coding on an Macbook Air monitor?
I'm already planning on getting the 8GB of RAM upgrade and probably the 256GB SSD too.
I'm very thankful for any answer whatsoever!
Sincerely,
Fabian Lindfors

Mac Mini is great isnt it? Got a couple of them and typing on one now.
My new base model 2013 macbook Air I5 with 8gig of ram
vs. what im currently using now,... this Mac Mini QUAD CORE with 16 gig of ram.
Honestly on simplex Photoshop editing I notice NO difference between my quad core 16gig RAM Mac Mini and my Macbook Air 13" I5.
Ive had both 11" and 13" macbook Air, I really wouldn't go back to the 11".
Also the battery life in the 13" is a lot more than the 11". Much larger Lithium Polymer battery packs on the 13"
Yes, get the 8gig of ram regardless
Here is an excellent video comparison between the 11” I5 vs. I7 2013 Macbook Air.
http://www.apple-tubes.com/apple-macbook-air-11-mid-2013-haswell-i5-vs-i7-compar ison/
13" would be basically the same as above with the 11" new 2013 Air
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7113/2013-macbook-air-core-i5-4250u-vs-core-i7-465 0u/2
I5 vs. I7 performance 13” Macbook Air 2013
Boot performance
11.7 I5 ……11.4 I7
Cinebench
1.1 I5….1.41 I7
IMovie Import and Opt.
6.69 I5….5.35 I7
IMovie Export
10.33 I5…8.20 I7
Final Cut Pro X
21.47 I5…17.71 I7
Adobe Lightroom 3 Export
25.8 I5….31.8 I7
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Performance
27.3 I5…22.6 I7

Do Mac Mini and Macbook Pro Retina use the exact same i7 processor?

If not why do I get the exact same info from both computers:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3615QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Isn't it strange that they are using a mobile CPU in a desktop computer?

One way to tel is the the specs for the laptop
http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs-retina/
Says it has
Intel Iris Graphics
While the specs for the Mac Mini
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP659
Say it has
Intel HD Graphics 4000
The graphis for both are integrated with the CPU chip
Also, the wifi's for the Mini and laptops provide more detail inof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini

Mac Mini and Macbook Pro

Hello there,
I wonder if you could help. I have a new macbook pro with the largest HD I can get and faster processor. It's a lovely piece of kit. But the problem is that that I edit a lot of films and have lots of stuff already on it so I have almost maxed out my HD space. I don't want to delete anything and I know that I will add more stuff onto it.
I thought of having a separate machine on which I can store and manage all my media - use this to edit films as well as store movies for my ipad.
Could the Mac Mini be the answer, plugging it into my macbook? Or should I just buy a whole new machine and delete all the raw films from my first macbook and only store films on the new one?
I don't want a massive display or anything as my place is short on space.
I hope you can help!!
Bianca

I may be misunderstanding what you are wanting to accomplish but it sounds like you need more disk storage rather than another computer. Getting two larger capacity external hard drives, one for your video files and one for backup should solve your full internal drive problem. If you are storing irreplaceable video you would want to get another drive so you would have two backups. Newer drives don't take up much space. For example, my 2TB LaCie Quadra is relatively small (4 5/8" x 7 5/8" x 1 5/8").
The Mac Mini's specs aren't really heavy video editing friendly if you are wanting a second computer for that purpose. You would want to buy the fastest specs your budget and space allows.

Share cinema display between Mac Mini and MacBook Pro

Hello -
I am keen to get an LED cinema display to use on my new MacBook Pro - but I share my study with my children - so want to give them a MacMini to use.
How easy is it two swap between the MacMini and the MacBook Pro ? I guess there is only one input in the LED cinema display ???
Thanks in advance.
Andrew

Interesting - I have the same idea: sharing a 24" cinema display between a Macbook Pro for myself and a Mac mini for my wife.
The only problem I see is that the display doesn't have any Firewire ports. So if I want to use an external harddrive (or a mini-DV camcorder) on both computers when connected to the display, then I'd have to plug that into the computer instead of the display ...

What is better for music editing mac mini or macbook air?

Which mac would you prefer for music editing a mac mini with 2,6gHz quad-core i7 CPU, 16 GB RAM and SSD 256GB or a macbook air 13" with 1,7 dual-core i7, 8GB ram and 256GB SSD? Both will be connected to a 27" screen so portability doesn't matter.

The Mac Mini would be better in performance; I tried simple photo editing on my MacBook Air and I was dissapointed.

Will a current Mac Mini or MacBook Pro run Final Cut Pro 5.1.4?

My old G5 is really showing its age ...
I have FCS 1 - which was Universal Binary (Both PowerPC and Intel).
So will my old FCP work on a Lion, Intel Mac Mini? (Or Macbook Pro, for that matter!).
Thanks.

So will any Snow Leopard version do?
And is it still available in the App Store, and for how much??
(I can't tell as I'm stillon Leopard...)
Thanks.

Mac mini to MacBook pro

I would like to sync the contents of my new mac-mini to my macbook pro. How can I do this "on the cheap"? I see the migration tool doesnt do that...
thanks so much...
Steve
PS-The min is OS 10.5x
the Macbook is OS 10.4.11

Well, then, that means you want a clone of the one on the other. You have several alternatives.
1. Get an external hard drive and clone the source machine to the external drive. Move the drive to the target machine and boot from the external clone. Erase the target drive and clone from the external drive to the target machine.
2. Connect the two machines together via Firewire cable and boot the target machine into Target Disk Mode. Boot the source machine normally. After startup the target machine's disk drive will appear on the source machine's Desktop. Clone the source machine to the target machine.
3. If you have a local network and both machines are on the network then activate File Sharing on the source or the target. You can then sync files using any backup utility. However, you will not be able to clone since both machines will be booted into their respective systems and you cannot clone onto an active startup volume.d But you can sync Home folders.
4. If your syncing only the Home folders, then you can do this via Target Disk Mode, on your network, or using an external drive as a go-between or a USB flash drive if your Home folder is small enough to fit on one.)
Suitable backup/sync utilities include:
Backup Software Recommendations
My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donationware)
6. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
7. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
8. Data Backup (Commercial)
The following can also be used for backup, but cannot create bootable clones:
1. Apple Backup (requires a .Mac account with Apple both to get the software and to use it.)
Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.

Connecting Both Mac Mini and MacBook Pro to single LED display

Is it possible to dock two mac computers to the same monitor, and have the ability to switch between each computer on the fly?
I am trying to dock both a MacBook Pro and a Mac Mini to the same 24" Apple LED display. I would like it to be as close to a "switch" solution as possible, where it takes only a single button push to change between which computer is being displayed on the monitor. I am used to a PC, where I can hook two computers up to the same monitor, and change the input in the monitor to switch between the two computers that are hooked up to it.
Since there are not any buttons on my monitor, and I am not used to Mac's yet, I am not sure how to easily switch? I was told I could do it when I bought it, but now the help desk is closed....
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I was hoping there was a better option. I have the wireless keyboard and mouse, and the two computers. I doubt there is a way to switch the wireless keyboard/mouse without disabling and reconnecting the bluetooth connection (and I really do not think there is a KVM switch for bluetooth devices yet)...
That being said, I was hoping to continue to control the laptop with the laptop keyboard, and the mini with the wireless devices, and NOT go the KVM switch route... I was hoping there was a way to have the mini and the macbook both connected, and either push a button or access a menu to switch between the two...
So am I hearing that this is not a viable option? I need to invest in a potentially expensive KVM switch, or run one of the two computers remotely from the other?
The reason I am frustrated is that I was told when making the purchase that it was very much possible (by multiple employees over the phone and in store). I was also told by the tech people over the phone that everything I needed to do so would be in the box (no extra cables or anything needing purchase).
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