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  • M1 Mac mini teardown reveals smaller logic board, non-upgradeable RAM

    HapHap
    No 10 GbE option, 1 GbE is standard. I think a 10 got left off the article?
    forgot usernamewilliamlondonbonobobtokyojimucaladanianwatto_cobra

  • How Apple Silicon on a M1 Mac changes monitor support and what you can connect

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    Mike Wuerthele said:
    Hap said:
    To be clear. The ports are still USB3/TB3. They are not USB 4.

    USB 4 would mean USB data rates of 40Gbps regardless of TB support. That is not the case for these ports.

    According to Apple, the ports support this:
    • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
    • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

    Yes, they have TB3, but USB4 does not require TB to operate at those speeds.
    They are USB4. 

    While the TB3 thing is correct, Apple has told us that they support full USB4 speeds, and use a USB 4 controller, making them beyond a shadow of a doubt, USB4. Because a port supports a speed, does not mean it is limited to those speeds.

    For the time being, though, there isn't very much around in regards to peripherals that support USB4.
    You're right. I missed that Apple called them USB4 above. I think was is somewhat deceiving about them though is that they don't support a lot of USB4 speeds - only 10Gb/s and not the 20Gb/s or 40Gb/s. Note I'm talking about USB speeds and not TB speeds.

    Would be nice if they actually said it support DisplayPort 2.0 which is part of the USB4 spec as well.
    tmaywatto_cobra

  • CES 2020: Best of Monitors

    HapHap
    "The G9 measures 49 inches diagonally, and is the first dual quad high definition (DQHD) display with a resolution of 5,120 by 1,440 and an aspect ratio of 32:9."

    While it seems a bit better spec'd. It's the same size/resolution as the LG I got in Sept, so it's not the first.
    watto_cobra