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Oddly, this makes me think maybe I should look into the M1 Mac Mini. I’m mainly a management type doing email, but I use a lot of screen space. I typically have

Oddly, this makes me think maybe I should look into the M1 Mac Mini. I’m mainly a management type doing email, but I use a lot of screen space. I typically have 3 different chrome windows (1 for each gmail account: work, research, and personal). I’m currently using an M1 MacBook Pro which easily handles 2 XDR monitors. Would a mini handle 2 XDR monitors? I suspect so. Probably need the Pro to get the extra thunderbolt ports, but that’s ok. $800. Hmmmmm

Kon-Peki 4y ago
An M1 Mac mini? Like buying a used one? I'm not sure that you would be happy with the dual monitor performance - it was one of the few complaints people had about the first M1 chips. Does your MBP have an M1 or an M1 Pro? I've got one and really enjoy it, but I can't get it to output to a 1440p monitor. Two different 4K monitors - no problem.
germinalphrase 4y ago
This might not be the right place to ask: I was given an absolutely enormous curved monitor by my employer (it’s what they had on hand), and I would like to move to something more moderate in size. I am also mostly doing management type work, eye fatigue is a concern, and I’d be pushing it from an M1 MBP. Any favorite moderate sized monitors that won’t break the bank?
nunez 4y ago
I have two of them. Absolutely love them. My workflow isn't nearly as heavy as OPs (mostly DevOps stuff; some Kubernetes clusters here, some toy Go apps there), but it does a great job at these tasks while being super quiet and fast about it. Our other Mac Mini sits in our living room and is used for Zoom game nights. We play Jackbox on it. The Intel Mac mini that it replaced would really struggle with Jackbox despite having "fast" chips. On the M1 mini, the fans don't even turn on, even while sharing it over Zoom with other people's video on.

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Oddly, this makes me think maybe I should look into the M1 Mac Mini. I’m mainly a management type doing email, but I use a lot of screen space. I typically have

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Kon-Peki 4y ago
An M1 Mac mini? Like buying a used one? I'm not sure that you would be happy with the dual monitor performance - it was one of the few complaints people had about the first M1 chips. Does your MBP have an M1 or an M1 Pro? I've got one and really enjoy it, but I can't get it to output to a 1440p monitor. Two different 4K monitors - no problem.
germinalphrase 4y ago
This might not be the right place to ask: I was given an absolutely enormous curved monitor by my employer (it’s what they had on hand), and I would like to move to something more moderate in size. I am also mostly doing management type work, eye fatigue is a concern, and I’d be pushing it from an M1 MBP. Any favorite moderate sized monitors that won’t break the bank?
nunez 4y ago
I have two of them. Absolutely love them. My workflow isn't nearly as heavy as OPs (mostly DevOps stuff; some Kubernetes clusters here, some toy Go apps there), but it does a great job at these tasks while being super quiet and fast about it. Our other Mac Mini sits in our living room and is used for Zoom game nights. We play Jackbox on it. The Intel Mac mini that it replaced would really struggle with Jackbox despite having "fast" chips. On the M1 mini, the fans don't even turn on, even while sharing it over Zoom with other people's video on.