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All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - Printable Version +- MacResource (https://forums.macresource.com) +-- Forum: My Category (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=1) +--- Forum: Tips and Deals (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3) +--- Thread: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? (/showthread.php?tid=260514) Pages:
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Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - Grateful11 - 10-08-2021 I can get this one for $150. "2012 Mac mini i7 130gb SSD main drive, 1TB secondary drive, 16gb Ram Fresh and load of Catalina OS." Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - Gareth - 10-08-2021 Jerry® wrote: It's not officially supported by Apple: https://support.apple.com/kb/sp833?locale=en_US But it looks like people have found workarounds. Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - Gareth - 10-08-2021 Robert M wrote: Maybe some specific model is? The Belkin model seems pretty easy to pick up for about $60-ish. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=thunderbolt+F4U055&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&rt=nc&_odkw=thunderbolt+dock&_osacat=0&LH_Complete=1&_udhi=100&LH_Sold=1 I think Thunderbolt 3 has really driven the price down on these. There are used TB3 docks for under $100 as well (which are backwards compatible also if using the Apple adapter). Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - Robert M - 10-08-2021 Gareth, The adapter is fine for data but it doesn't pass power. That means, bus-powered devices connected to a non-powered dock won't work. Saw the Belkin for about $100 to $125 recently. Robert Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - N-OS X-tasy! - 10-08-2021 richorlin wrote: The ad indicates it's running Big Sur. Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - Will Collier - 10-08-2021 Grateful11 wrote: I'd take that right now. Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - Gareth - 10-08-2021 Robert M wrote: That's true that the adapter doesn't pass power, but almost all the TB3 docks are self powered anyway (since one of the features is often to power your laptop from the dock). I've actually use a TB3 powered dock with the adapter to connect TB3 bus-powered devices to my TB2 Macs (i.e. TB3 NVMe drives). N-OS X-tasy! wrote: The ad indicates it's running Big Sur. There are "tricks" to run Big Sur on some older machines. Re: All this for $275? Is it really worth it? - sekker - 10-09-2021 Gareth wrote: That's true that the adapter doesn't pass power, but almost all the TB3 docks are self powered anyway (since one of the features is often to power your laptop from the dock). I've actually use a TB3 powered dock with the adapter to connect TB3 bus-powered devices to my TB2 Macs (i.e. TB3 NVMe drives). N-OS X-tasy! wrote: The ad indicates it's running Big Sur. There are "tricks" to run Big Sur on some older machines. https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,2676584 |