Old formac monitor + Mac mini?

I'm planning to buy a Mac mini, to upgrade from a desktop G4 (2001). I assume that it will also be time to say goodbye to our (also 8-yr.-old) formac ProNitron 17" monitor, as we won't be able to use it with the new Mac?

As long as the monitor has a VGA or DVI connecter and you get the right adapter (a one for DVI is included).
If you don't know, VGA is purple/blue and DVI is white
You can get a mini Display Port to VGA from the Apple store or at the online store.
For the best Mac experience I recommend a widescreen monitor. If you can't afford the Apple monitor, go for any Dell monitor.

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How old is my Mac mini?
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Model Identifier:          Macmini2,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          2 MB
Memory:          1 GB
Bus Speed:          667 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MM21.009A.B00
SMC Version (system):          1.19f2
Serial Number (system):          YM8414TLYL1
Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-001FF345C86D

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Discontinued     March 2009
Model Identifier     Macmini2,1
Model Number     A1176

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For many years i've been planing to buy an apple computer, but they are too expansive here in brazil. So the Mac Mini (which costs around R$2800; that means US$1100) could be a option.
The problem buying the mini is that i only have an old LG Studioworks 561N monitor, and i don't know if the mini is compatible with this monitor. Do you guys know if the mini will run with this monitor?

You don't say what sort of Inputs it has available, but if VGA, DVI or HDMI then yes, you might need to buy an adapter of some type though ...

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Hi
I have looked around and most places say buy this dual head 2 go thing but i dont want to spend loads, anyway.
I have an old mac mini G4 with Raedon 9200 graphics card, and so can i get dual monitors working with my mac? I dont care how, anyway possible, i would like to know thanks.
Also im looking into getting a new intel mac mini would that support dual monitors?
I did order some bits off amazon, and now i want to get my vga TV and vga monitor going together, i bought a DVI splitter, 1 male and 2 female connectors. From them i have an adaptor on each going from dvi to vga and having vga cables going to each my TV and monitor.
Anyway even better if you can help me get it working with those cables, no matter if you cant but please let me know if there are other ways. Thanks. Any help much appreciated.

The simple answers are:
I have an old mac mini G4 with Raedon 9200 graphics card, and so can i get dual monitors working with my mac? I dont care how, anyway possible, i would like to know thanks.
There is no native support for dual display output from the mini. It cab potentially support mirroring with a splitter, but both displays would have to be capable of the same resolution(s) in order for that to work, and even then if they are not identical the mini could be readily confused by receiving two conflicting display IDs.
An external device - namely the Matrox product - would be needed.
Also im looking into getting a new intel mac mini would that support dual monitors?
No. While it has different video controllers, the display output is the same single video DVI-I as the G4 mini. It can thus be split with the same degree of success (or otherwise) for mirroring, but without such as the Matrox unit, not spanned across displays.

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Hello,
Im currently running a Mac Mini (Late 2014). I'm currently using 2, Dell S2240M monitors, but am in the market for new displays. Currently I have each monitor connected to their own individual thunderbolt port using a thunderbolt to VGA adaptor (as the monitors themselves only support VGA & DVI-D connections). In my research I've come across others dasiychaining monitors together through a single Thunderbolt port, connecting the first monitor to the second via another Thunderbolt cable. Does anyone know the requirements to do this? Am I able to do just as well using DVI-D /VGA to receive the same outcome? Does anyone have another workaround for doing this?
Ultimately I would rather not pay a thousand dollars twice for two Thunderbolt displays so as you can imagine, Im open to trying other workarounds if anyone has one.

That daisy-chaining only works with Thunderbolt monitors and App is the only one making them.
The Thunderbolt port on a Mac, except with a Thunderbolt monitor, uses the Mac's Thunderbolt port as a mini displayport and that does not support daisy-chaining

TouchScreen Monitor + mac mini = don't work

There is a big monitor with TouchScreen. It works fine connected via USB with any computer with Windows XP or Windows 7. But it doesn't work with mac mini. What I have to do to force it to work normally?

alvacom wrote:
I use USB wire which was together with monitor. Any other computer with Windows works fine with this USB wire. Anybody knows why mac mini doesn't work?
When you say it does not work, what do you mean? Do you mean no video appears? If so you need to connec tthe monitor to the Mac via VGA, or DVI, or HDMI, or Displayport, etc.
If however you are referring to the fact it does display an image but the Touch screen capability does not work, then this is almost certainly because your Mac does not (at this point) have the right software drivers installed to enable this capability. The reason the Windows computers work is either because they already have the drivers installed or because Windows has automatically downloaded and installed the drivers.
You also don't detail what make and model of monitor you are referring to. It is possible some makes and models can be made to work with the right software (for Mac). However be aware that some makes/models only support limited touch capabilities, for example most HP Touchscreen displays only support two finger touches and not three or more.
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External Monitoring - Mac Mini to YPbPr

I'm trying to connect my Imac to a 20" LCD Monitor. I have the Mac Mini Display to VGA to YPbPr adaptor. But the Imac doesn't see the device.
Help Please

If you are looking for an "external monitor", that is, a screen that shows you how the real TV/HDTV signal appears, what you just mentioned will not work.
What you suggest simply extends the Mac desktop. This is not a TV signal but a computer one. To see the TV signal, you need a converter to provide it.
That being said, if all you want is a larger desktop, VGA is really lousy way to connect a computer monitor. Get a computer monitor with a DVI connection. At least it will look crisp enough to read text.
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How old is my Mac mini and can i run mountain Loin

I have a mac mini Intel core 2 duo, 1.83 GHz, 2 GB SDRam running Mac OSX 10.6.8. Several of my software apps states its 64 Bit Intel. Can I run Mountian Lion? I have no idea how old my mini is or how to find out. I really just want to use the icloud. ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated.

It would appear you have a Mid-2007 model. You can run Lion but not Mountain Lion. iCloud works with Lion 10.7.2 or later.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
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Which would be faster... Old Imac vs Mac Mini

Maybe a stupid question but there you go , if so I apologise in advance .
Which would be faster my aging iMac Intel Core Duo 2.16, or one of the new bread of Mac Minis .. primarily for photoshop and lightroom. Im trying to weigh up replacing the hard rive on the old imac see how long it lasts or just biting the bullet and buying a mac mini ... I don't like the new glossy screen imacs as I would in mainly b&w images and way to reflective
many thanks simon

SOme comparison charts to be found here http://www.marketingtactics.com/Speedmark/
My guess would be that the new Mini is faster than the old iMac.
Stefan

Using my old speakers with Mac Mini

I just bought a new Mac Mini less than a week ago because my HP finally kicked the bucket. I've wanted to try a Mac and chose the Mini because I could still use my other stuff (monitor, speakers, keyboard, etc.) that still work just fine.
The only problem I'm having is with my speakers. I plugged them in and noticed the sound seemed muffled. I checked the Audio app and realized my speakers were being recognized as headphones. When I unplugged those and put in the headphones it sounded great, but ever since I unplugged my headphones, I can't get the Audio app to recognize anything for what it is (except the Internal Speakers.) Now, when I plug in the headphones I either get Digital Out or nothing at all. When I plug in the speakers, I get either Headphones or nothing. I tried to follow the instructions for setting up my speakers using the Help feature but I just can't get it to work.
Am I missing something? Do I need to buy Apple speakers??
Please help! I miss my music!! ):

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Are your speakers powered?
If they are not, they probably won't work very well with the mini.
To change the type of output from your mini, you need to open an application called Audio Midi Setup which can be found in Applications > Utilities. You can also use Spotlight to find it quickly, which is the search tool you see on the menu bar on the far right, represented by the magnifying glass. Click on that symbol and start typing 'audio midi setup' in the search field that opens up, and it should show the application near or at the top of the results.
Audio Midi Setup is fairly intuitive and self-explanatory.

Duel Monitors Mac Mini

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FYI: It's, "dual," not, "duel."
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Hi, I'm going to buy a Mac mini but I want to know some specific things:
- what about playing games? (Doom3, Call of duty, Halo II...)
- what about its performances?
- does anybody know if soon there'll be an update (a serious one)
Thanks for your support! Bye

Games are not something the mini seems particularly good at. From the most common reports here, most of the major titles seem to either play slowly or at low resolution.
In general performance terms, it's easy to mistake the mini's size as an indicator of it's performance, but in fact it is not. While the mini is certainly not the latest technology, it has very similar specification to the pro-level powermac systems of a couple of years or so ago. As a consequence, there are few applications the mini can't run, and those are typically pro-level software titles that as a result would generally not be expected to run on an entry-level system. You don't identify the model of iBook that you note in your profile, but the chances are that the mini will be roughtly equal to it or in the case of older iBooks, a little to notably faster.
As to whether there will be an update, whether 'serious' or not, the answer is that no-one that knows will be free to say so, and as a result anything said on the subject will be pure speculation - certainly insufficiently useful to base a purchasing decision upon. What is certain -and confirmed by Apple- is that there are minis in current ciculation that are above the specification stated on the store and the packaging, but that doesn't mean you could be certain of getting one if you purchase - at least not until Apple publicly announce the new specification as standard. If these slighty faster models are not sufficient, I suspect the mini might not be for you, since it seems unlikely Apple will significantly enhance it, if for no other reason that they would not want to canibalize the sales of iMacs and G5s.

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Make a new Admin Account in Accounts, log into that new account, then delete your old account.

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