![]() Run a speed test to make sure you are accessing the NAS via the higher speed route. If you need the internet on the machine, a cheap USB to Ethernet adaptor from Amazon for $15 works as well as anything else. Plumbing the Mac mini into the edit system is easy and I’ve detailed how to do point to point 10Gig connection before if you haven't got a router/switch. Final Cut Pro X needs fast drives to be able to build the ‘always live’ waveforms and thumbnails. ![]() I’m lucky to have 2 10GigE connections on the back of my QNAP NAS. (And possible footprint- a skyscraper sized oblong trashcan?) This also makes sense of the decision for Apple to sell the black keyboard and mouse and also probably hints at the new Mac Pro colour. If the colour of the Mac mini looks familiar, it is exactly the same as the iMac Pro and (after seeing them side by side) the Blackmagic external GPU. The machine on test is a 3.2GHz 6‑core 8th‑generation Intel Core i7, 32GB 2666MHz DDR4, Intel UHD Graphics 630, 1TB SSD storage and the 10 Gigabit Ethernet option. Should you want to get your spudger out and see the insides of the new Mac mini, head over to the excellent iFixit site. Make a mess of it and you’ll invalidate the warranty, so it is best to stick to an Apple approved centre for the upgrade. You have to remove the cooling fan and then slide out the logic board. So yes, you can plug your own keyboard and mouse in without having to buy any adaptors.Ĭan the user upgrade the RAM in the new machine? Yes, it is possible, but it is not a case of flipping up a slot and exchanging the cards out. There are also four USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports fed from two controllers, an HDMI port that supports 4K and two USB 3 ports. The fourth generation Mac mini now has a choice of quad and 6-core processors, up to 64GB of Ram, up to 2TB of SSD storage and the option of a 10GigE port over the standard GigE. Consequently, that’s exactly what they have done with the new range of models.īut instead of offering (To quote Steve Jobs) a ‘stripped down Mac’ they’ve actually put the logic board on steroids! So this gives Apple a chance to change and retarget the use of the Mac mini. The switchers of today are buying MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros as their first Macs, not the mini. ![]() Times and technology have changed, no need now for the DVD slot or a spinning hard disk for storage. It didn’t come with a screen, keyboard or mouse and keeping the price down helped make the transition to Mac OS 10.3 Panther and a PowerPC processor as painless as possible. Changed a lot.īack in 2005, the Mac mini was designed for switchers from PCs. It even beats an iMac Pro in one of our tests!īefore we plug the new Mac mini up, it is important to understand that this version of the unit has changed. Some Motion templates on this web page are available from is Final Cut Pro X like running on a new Mac mini? We take a look at the new model, its features and how well FCPX performs.Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Studio and iMac. Pre‑release Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a complex 5‑minute project with 8K ProRes 422 media. Testing conducted by Apple in February 2022 using pre‑production Mac Studio systems with Apple M1 Ultra, 20‑core CPU, 64‑core GPU, 128GB of RAM and 8TB SSD, as well as production 3.6GHz 10‑core Intel Core i9–based 27‑inch iMac systems with Radeon Pro 5700 XT graphics with 16GB of GDDR6, 128GB of RAM and 8TB SSD.Pre‑release Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a 5‑minute project with 4K Apple ProRes 4444 media, at 3840x2160 resolution and 23.98 frames per second, transcoded to Apple ProRes 422. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Studio. ![]() ![]() Pre‑release Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a 1‑minute picture-in-picture project with 18 streams of Apple ProRes 422 video at 8192x4320 resolution and 30 frames per second, as well as a 1‑minute picture-in-picture project with 56 streams of Apple ProRes 422 video at 3840x2160 resolution and 29.97 frames per second.
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