musicguy Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 How bad is running a mac mini with a mouse and Key board. And a monitor? I have tried 2 VNC apps. I cant get any of them to work. I have never in my life been able to get an apple app not to work. But I guess I met my match!! The companies that make these apps have poor help sections. AM I just that dumb today?? Musicguy Link to comment
Kal Rubinson Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 59 minutes ago, musicguy said: How bad is running a mac mini with a mouse and Key board. And a monitor? I do it without any issues but I use BootCamp/Win. 😄 Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
johndoe21ro Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I use VNC and it works like a charm! P.S. It should be pretty bad although I've never tried! Triangle Magellan Concerto 2 < AQ Everest < Vitus Audio SS-010 Mk2 < AQ Dragon High Current < AQ WEL XLR < Chord Qutest DAC w UpTone JS-2 & AQ Dragon Source < AQ Diamond USB < Innuos Phoenix USB w AQ Dragon Source < Aurender N100H & AQ Dragon Source < NetGear GS105GE Switch w UpTone LPS1.2 < Supra CAT8 Ethernet < Gryphon PowerZone w AQ NRG-Wild < Stillpoints UltraSS, Ansuz Darkz D-TC & D2, Omicron Harmonic Stabilizer, Gold Evolution SE & Classic < Furutech FT-SWS (R) < Synergistic Research Orange Quantum Fuse < Solid Tech Hybrid < GigaWatt G-16A 2P Circuit Breaker Link to comment
daverich4 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Why would using a keyboard and mouse be bad? I assume you think it has something to do with audio, extra processes or something? For years I’ve run Roon Core on a Mac Mini set up like any normal computer and if it’s doing anything negative to the sound I’m not aware of it. Teresa 1 Link to comment
Popular Post tmtomh Posted July 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2019 When you say you use a VNC app, why not just use Mac OS's built-in Screen Sharing? Also, any screen sharing/vnc on a Mac mini is going to be very slow if there is no monitor connected, because when the mini runs headless it does not use its build in video card/GPU. You can remedy that by purchasing a $10 fake/dummy HDMI plug from Amazon. This fools a headless mini into thinking it has a monitor attached, turning on the GPU and providing the necessary graphics acceleration to make VNC/screen sharing usable. Paul R and johndoe21ro 2 Link to comment
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