I'm a technoidiot. Can I hook this up to my father's hard wiresd 7 year old Mac desk top. His computer is slowing down. will this improve speed? ?
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Hi Margaret, the Mac Mini is a separate computer altogether, you can't just hook it up to another computer because it is one...Hope that answers your questions. Thanks
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This is a computer itself. You cannot 'hook it up' to another computer in that way. it would not work. However you could buy this computer, and I could even upgrade the RAM for you and make it faster and it would probably be better than his older computer. Also you can use it with any DVI monitor, and USB keyboard/mouse.
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Hello Margaret, honestly I don't know, but I doubt you can do that. This Mac mini needs to be connected to an external display. Thanks forYou're quit and great luck!
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No. This is a hard wired, stand alone desktop itself. You can replace your fathers old one. Or better yet, just upgrade your fathers and clean it up.
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Hello and Good Afternoon Margaret P., please bare in mind this mac mini is a stand alone computer similar in nature to your existing and would increase speed on your older computer. I do believe however it can be connected to each for communication purposes, such data exchange etc. Thanks and have a nice day.
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Margaret, I'm sorry, but I don't think that will work. This Mac mini needs a display to work properly. Great luck!
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I hit the enter button too fast, I have a 75 foot run of hard wired feed. I used the RJ45 to hook a fifty fo and a twenty five ft together to run this old computer in the cellar, works OK. However keep in mind that if you use a RJ45 you may not get the full Mhz that the Cat 7 cable can provide and it will lower your speed.CAT-5 is rated to 100 Mhz CAT-5e is rated to 350 MhzCAT-6 and CAT6e is rated to 550 Mhz or 1000 Mhz depending on your source CAT-7 is rated to 700 Mhz or 1000 Mhz
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To the best of my knowledge, no, this is not for desktop PCs in that it uses an optical fiber TOS connection... if your PC does have such an output, then it should work. I know our desktop Mac has an optical fibre output, so it truly does depend upon your system. I hope this helps... have a great holiday!
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It will hook up your pc to your Mac via thunderbolt using an Ethernet cable. I am not sure about your Mac recognizing the connection
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If your old computer doesn't have a wireless card, this will do it. However, if its that old, it might not have a USB port and you might need a wireless card instead (they are VERY cheap)!
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I have not used it for that purpose before. The standard connection it comes with is a USB 3.0 cable which is faster than firewire. If you have a USB 3.0 connection on your computer than great, if not it will still connect via a USB 2.0 connection but will not have the faster performance.
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Why, Soitenly! Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. The connection is 100% compatible. The fastest speed you'll get would be limited but would not surpass the maximum USB 2 speed, anyway. The biggest impediment would be that AC speeds are limited to line of sight. AC is not suited to going through walls or floors. It is designed to work within a room. Your maximum network speed will be on the 802.11N usage. You will also need to have an 802.11AC Router to take advantage of this equipment. Make sure you buy a tri band router. Good luck!
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I tried using this adapter on my MacBook Air (1.7 GHz i%) and it worked but it used so much CPU time that the system became very slow. Your laptop may be faster.
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No. The motherboard header you are plugging into is USB 2.0 then that will cap you transfer speed.
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I'm not sure what you're trying to connect exactly. .. if the device is a newer Apple model, and it has a mini DisplayPort with a little lightening bolt beside it, then you have a thunderbolt port and you can use this adapter.The thunderbolt connection shouldn't slow down the network connection. The potential data throughput(speed) is much higher than any residential network setup. If you have a gigabit network, the adapter should be able to handle it without breaking a sweat.
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I am strictly a PC man, but it should easily be plug and play, it worked fine for me. Form what I understand newer OS' for MAC's should pick it up.
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Is your mac's Sata 6Gb/s compatible? Because, if it is older, it may be only 3Gb/s, and that would be why it is slower.
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I would say no since the latest drives I could find were for Power PC. It looks to be pretty dated drivers for the Mac.
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Yes for sure. If your desktop is not wireless Davy you can always use an Ethernet cable
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Yes. In the product description the manufacturer says that it is backwards compatible with most USB peripherals. That means it supports older hardware running on older usb technology. The manufacturer also explains that the power through-put is higher too. So, while not testing it, I think you will be fine. Plus you will have a cable capable of transferring data at really high speeds.
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I don't think so. I bought the adapter because I had an iMac with only USB2. I suspect that on a point to point basis (i.e. no intervening hub) that it will be difficult to tell the difference between the two technologies. Certainly, I doubt it would justify the extra expense.Anon,Andrew
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I tried this Cable splitter and it didn't work for me. I have not found a splitter that will do that. And if your like me, your looking to get the best speed for both units. What I finally did to boost my speed was I got some ZyXEL Powerline Wall-Plug Adapters. Your cable line goes into one of the Adapters and then you have two other Adapters, one for your workstation and one for your Apple TV. The Adapters are not cheap, but if you want the speed you are paying for then maybe it is worth it. I hope that helped you.