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I got into messing with old computers back in 4th grade during computer class. My family had just moved, and I was the new kid at school. When I walked into the computer lab, I saw these awesome Bondi Blue iMacs all lined up. I started hanging out there, figuring out everything about those computers. My computer teacher, Mrs. Bliss, pushed me to keep learning, and eventually, she let me help fix things around the school during my lunch and recess.
Fast forward 23 years, and I'm still crazy about computers. I'm into all sorts of tech stuff. On my channel, I want to share cool old tech and chat about the latest gadgets I'm into. Be sure to hit that subscribe button and join me on this tech journey.
And hey, don't forget to check out my eBay store where I sell most of the stuff I feature in my videos.
Fast forward 23 years, and I'm still crazy about computers. I'm into all sorts of tech stuff. On my channel, I want to share cool old tech and chat about the latest gadgets I'm into. Be sure to hit that subscribe button and join me on this tech journey.
And hey, don't forget to check out my eBay store where I sell most of the stuff I feature in my videos.
2005 Apple Mac mini G4, Retro Unboxing
Today, we're diving into a true nostalgic gem: the Mac Mini G4. Picture this: it's 2005, and Steve Jobs unveils this game-changing piece of tech. Fast forward almost two decades, and here I am, ready to explore its magic with you.
In this video, we'll:
1. Unbox the Mac Mini G4.
2. Plug it in and check if it works.
3. Clean it thoroughly.
4. Install Mac OS Leopard.
5. Run benchmarks and play some classic games.
Join me as we unbox, clean, and test this iconic device, seeing how it performs today. If you love retro tech, hit that thumbs up, subscribe to Circuit Sphere, and ring the notification bell for more vintage tech adventures. Share your thoughts in the comments-I'd love to hear your experiences and suggestions!
Thanks for watching, and until next time, keep those circuits buzzing!Hey there, welcome back to Circuit Sphere! Today, we're diving into a true nostalgic gem: the Mac Mini G4. Picture this: it's 2005, and Steve Jobs unveils this game-changing piece of tech. Fast forward almost two decades, and here I am, ready to explore its magic with you.
In this video, we'll:
1. Unbox the Mac Mini G4.
2. Plug it in and check if it works.
3. Clean it thoroughly.
4. Install Mac OS Leopard.
5. Run benchmarks and play some classic games.
Join me as we unbox, clean, and test this iconic device, seeing how it performs today. If you love retro tech, hit that thumbs up, subscribe to Circuit Sphere, and ring the notification bell for more vintage tech adventures. Share your thoughts in the comments-I'd love to hear your experiences and suggestions!
Thanks for watching, and until next time, keep those circuits buzzing!
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Products featured in this video:
-SanDisk 128GB Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C: amzn.to/45GCjDo
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My Gear:
- Apple MacBook Air M2: amzn.to/4aqOjuT
- Canon EOS M50 Mark II: amzn.to/49hXYDf
- Wireless Microphone System: amzn.to/48Rhd5q
- USB Microphone: amzn.to/34P4Fgf
- iFixit Pro Tool Kit (I’ve used this tool kit for 10+ years): amzn.to/3i2m1xF
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Link to my eBay Store: tinyurl.com/mr98f3xb
CZcams Viewers get 15% Off using code CIRCSPH2024
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Social Links:
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@_circuitsphere
X (formerly Twitter): JOnTheGo2
Facebook: jonthego
Instagram: _circuitsphere
Email Me: youtube@circuit-sphere.com
In this video, we'll:
1. Unbox the Mac Mini G4.
2. Plug it in and check if it works.
3. Clean it thoroughly.
4. Install Mac OS Leopard.
5. Run benchmarks and play some classic games.
Join me as we unbox, clean, and test this iconic device, seeing how it performs today. If you love retro tech, hit that thumbs up, subscribe to Circuit Sphere, and ring the notification bell for more vintage tech adventures. Share your thoughts in the comments-I'd love to hear your experiences and suggestions!
Thanks for watching, and until next time, keep those circuits buzzing!Hey there, welcome back to Circuit Sphere! Today, we're diving into a true nostalgic gem: the Mac Mini G4. Picture this: it's 2005, and Steve Jobs unveils this game-changing piece of tech. Fast forward almost two decades, and here I am, ready to explore its magic with you.
In this video, we'll:
1. Unbox the Mac Mini G4.
2. Plug it in and check if it works.
3. Clean it thoroughly.
4. Install Mac OS Leopard.
5. Run benchmarks and play some classic games.
Join me as we unbox, clean, and test this iconic device, seeing how it performs today. If you love retro tech, hit that thumbs up, subscribe to Circuit Sphere, and ring the notification bell for more vintage tech adventures. Share your thoughts in the comments-I'd love to hear your experiences and suggestions!
Thanks for watching, and until next time, keep those circuits buzzing!
*****************************
Products featured in this video:
-SanDisk 128GB Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C: amzn.to/45GCjDo
*****************************
My Gear:
- Apple MacBook Air M2: amzn.to/4aqOjuT
- Canon EOS M50 Mark II: amzn.to/49hXYDf
- Wireless Microphone System: amzn.to/48Rhd5q
- USB Microphone: amzn.to/34P4Fgf
- iFixit Pro Tool Kit (I’ve used this tool kit for 10+ years): amzn.to/3i2m1xF
******************************
Link to my eBay Store: tinyurl.com/mr98f3xb
CZcams Viewers get 15% Off using code CIRCSPH2024
******************************
Social Links:
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@_circuitsphere
X (formerly Twitter): JOnTheGo2
Facebook: jonthego
Instagram: _circuitsphere
Email Me: youtube@circuit-sphere.com
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Could you do some video edit tests thanks
If only the Air had real speakers on the sides like the 16” pro. Speakers on the 2019 sound way better than the Air M2. They have all that empty space on the sides of the Air it looks bare without the speaker grills
I have to agree with you, I have been extremely impressed with the speakers in my 2019 MBP.
WHY DOES EVERYONE SKIP TAKING OFF THE FRONT PLATE in these videos, I want to see how it's done!
Sorry about that, I didnt have any reason to take the front off. However, thats a good idea for a video. One thing to be sure of is that the front is very fragile.
I like how "Trashcan" was imbedded to its name
I miss my Trash Can, its a beautiful machine. I think I need to get another one, especially since they are super cheap these days.
Sharing the internet over FW was pretty genius for your use-case :)
Thank you! Sometimes you gotta get creative to get these old Macs up and running!
Would be good to mention the OS version on each. For best results, I'd install Catalina on the 2019, as I believe that Big Sur onwards, Apple has been doing some funky stuff that cause the intel macs to run much slower, progressively.
The first computer i ever used. Back in the 80s ag primary school.
The 15inch Macbook Air M2 256gb has a slower ssd because it is single channel my m1 512 gb memory m1 had a faster hard drive than my m2 15 inch macbook air. It's slightly disappointing when looking at the benchmark but in real world use, I don't think I have really seen a difference. If you have the 512 gb macbook air M2 you will have faster read write speed because they will go over two channels instead of one. I wanted the new M2 because of screen size only. Any used M1 will have pretty much indistinguishable performance between them and M2. Granted the M2 is better on paper, it's just hard to feel the difference unless the seconds really add up and you are doing intense video/photo editing or something of that nature.
Racing days is a good looking racing game for ppc.
I've never played that, I'm going to have to download it and give it a try
Theres also a PC app that lets you view your pocket pc display on your PC called CEDISPLAY
Does anyone know how to invert the theme? Like the Samsung omnia pro. Black background & white text with grey boxes?
What model is this?
Apple Macintosh Color Classic
Since m2 air is fanless, when thermal throttling occurs during sustained load, at tht time, is m2 air better than 2019 pro?
Very good tutorial which makes me think I could attempt this. However; your final statements have convinced me to save the time and money, and invest in a newer model (even if it’s used) and save myself the aggravation. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for the feedback glad you thought the video was useful!
Where did you get the new adhesive strips? Do you have a link you can share? ☺️ great video btw!
Ok you get an intel xeon server. What is the difference from an IBM,Dell or HP equivalent other that Running osx?
Pretty much it lol, Apple enthusiasts would argue the design is far superior.
a big thing today... that 2019 can be had for $500 vs 900-1000+ for the m2. I love the m series, but that 2019 might be a good pickup.
It's true, although I'm worried they are going to drop support for MBP 2016 this fall
Good job.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Very clear and understandable comparison. I have both machines and struggle to determine which is best for editing video using iMovie.
Thank you very much for the kind words. Apples M Series laptops all would edit videos on iMovie better than the intel ones.
i got mine for free i work at recycaler
You are lucky you had a replacement for the hard drive XD
Yes, I was so pissed when I found out I opened it wrong and broke it.
world need this kind of Videos , keep going , and Thanks
Thank you so much for the amazing comment!
Random question, I recently made similar upgrades to my 2,1 Xserve and after I upgraded to Big Sur, the activity lights on the front panel of the Xserve stopped working. My question is are they working for you? I saw in the video they were active while booting into the installer but I couldn’t see them at any other point.
that mic makes you sound very muffled. use a yeti
Keep going! Good work
Thank you, I will
I love the content but it's hard to want to stay watching, you should work on that bud.
"Oh no, please don't go..."
your voice is very creepy
rude
Dick comment. People talk how they talk.
I just picked up a mint 16" MBP 2019 i7, with 16GB ram and 500GB drive. In Canadian dollars, I paid $800. A comprably spec'd Macbook Air, with the smaller display and same ram/SSD size, would run around 2k. So for half the cost, I'm happy to run a machine that's roughly 2/3rds the value of a newer Air. Also, I would have avoided the i9 and stuck with i7. Thermal throttling can make the i9 perform worse than the i7, so I've read. When the M4 Air comes out, now that I will get excited about and move up. You predicted support dropping for the 2019 laptop in 2024. Not going to happen so quick. My 2015 lasted me 8 years before Apple dropped support. I would expect the 2019's to be easily supported into 2026.
how is the performance so far?im looking to buy the same macbook pro.
Thank you for your comment. I was definitely worried about support for future OS's especially since Apple is very keen on leaving Intel way in the past. I am happy that they have confirmed our Macs will receive macOS Sequoia. I have not personally dealt with any issues with thermal throttling, however I use my MBP in a BRYDGE dock 95% of the time and I have a dedicated fan constantly blowing on the bottom of the laptop for extra cooling.
The Airs with minimum specs (8GB RAM and 256GB hard drive) are constrained to only one data channel (PCIE I believe?), meaning that the entire machine is IO bound in terms of compute. Once you step the drive up to 512GB this limitation should disappear, meaning the actual performance constraint at that point is the amount of RAM.
Thank you so much for this review! It's so clear and well made!
Glad it was helpful!
Love G4 Acrylic era!
Have a link for the battery? Great vid!
Where is Part 2?
thank you, sir
You are most welcome
compares a sub-par 256GB drive in base Air, which is probably single chip, with 2 or 4 chip 1TB ssd in older machine. No comparison. Also, 8 vs 16GB of ram can also impact the drive.
good video bro
Glad you liked it
Awesome, exactly what I needed. My 2013 pro died and I was weighing whether to fix it or not
I have one of these. Just trying to find if there's acctually a modern day use for it. My PC's of that same era can rock DOS/98/XP games. This G4 has ancient production tools (AV recording and editing), but nothing that my modern laptop cannot do much better. What would be the use of this machine today?.. again, I have the exact model in this video, the MDD, 3 hard drives, maxed memory, 2 processors, cinema screen, round speakers. What could be its use?
My cousin helps when he was a child he's a good fixer that he know a lot of questions to fix computer like thousands So I can repair a big bus it was called eclipse Gemini but it took a lot of time to fix the tires wheels on the moving parts there have to fix all of them more and more and more and more and more it took 24 hours very good
I think my mum has having but you got broken so I fixed it so it can work again my mum was so happy😊
I can see the iMac battery it's very strong remember to not touch it gives you electric shock
I plan on buying the i9 2019, because I can use the Windows better on it, and I have some games I want to play on it.
Thank you very much for this! Most comparisons out there on CZcams don’t consider gpu’s performance, I don’t get it… Also, from M2 launch, Apple uses just one nand chip ssd for base models (256Gb) what makes them slower. (But M1 256Gb is 2 nands, putting M1 MB Air as a king in price comparison to any other.)
Thank you for the kind words and information. On the next comparison I'll have to spring for the upgraded storage.
my question is ... are 16GB RAM enough for VM windows machines ... I got a 32GB RAM on a 2017 imac with i7 and use VMware Fusion with 12GB RAm on windows 10pro I think about a used M1 Macbook pro with 32GB RAM or even more and a 2TB SSD - IF I can find a good one OR a new MacBook AiR 15" with 24GB RAM and the 2TB SSD
That's the only thing I would change about my 2019 MPB I would definitely go for the 32GB option.
Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
Glad I could help! Thanks for the feedback:)
what disk is what you need? I have a Mac OS 9.2 retail this that does not contain this.
What RAM did you use for the upgrade?
667 ddr2
So, I am getting an Intel I9 Macbook Pro from 2019 for free from someone in my family. As that is obviously the best option you could get, I wonder how long it will take until I feel the need to replace it with something faster? Probably easy to wait until M4 will be out or M3 will get cheaper? Never had an Apple device before so can't wait to see how it does.
The 2019 i9 is still an amazing MBP and it's still the computer I use. Hardware wise it's got plenty of good years ahead, for me it just all depends on whether or not Apple continues to support it software wise with Mac OS 15 this coming fall.
Out of curiosity and paranoia I just bought an excellent condition pre owned M1 Pro 14 inch (512 gb & 16 gb ram) and I already owned a 16 inch MacBook Pro 2019 fully maxed out when originally purchased (64gb ram, 1tb and upgraded video card amd Radeon 5500 4gm memory), purchased the new M1 Pro Just to future proof a bit for when I can no longer get updates on the 2019 i9, will still be using the i9 as a power house and editing any videos shot on black magic or similar cameras (pro res or 8k), the 14 inch will be my portable work station and used for 4K and iPhone videos
Do you think the next MacOS 15 will support this machine in October 2024?
That's the big question. I am waiting until October/ November to find out. I'm still using the 2019 MBP as my main computer, if Mac OS 15 is supported I plan to get an eGPU and go another year with it, I only every have problems with my GPU maxing out, the processor still performs great. However, Apple seems to be pretty adamant on leaving Intel behind and I worry it's more than likely going to lose support.
Thanks. very helpful. I have the 2019 MacBook Pro and was thinking of getting an M3 MacBook Air. Now I think I will.
I'm glad you found the video helpful. The Air's are great choices and the performance on them is amazing, plus you'll have the benefit of software support for many years to come.
Yea I would need 24gb ram and 2tb which makes it mid 2000’s. Still better than3500 for a MacBook m3 pro chip. I used to need it for game dev stuff so the fans in my i9 were useful, but now it’s just music DAWS so not too demanding. Just wanna be able to run more plugins and this will be less hot, less loud, and last longer