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By William Gallagher
Friday, December 07, 2018, 10:56 am PT (01:56 pm ET)
Apple neither supplies a monitor with your new Mac mini, nor presently makes one itself that you can use with it. However, plenty of other firms do. AppleInsider looks at displays, and what you need to know to make the right choice for you.Friday, December 07, 2018, 10:56 am PT (01:56 pm ET)
2018 Mac mini with peripherals
You've got a new 2018 Mac mini and you've plugged in a keyboard, a mouse or trackpad, maybe even a printer too. All you need now is a monitor.
But first, a word —this article is more about narrowing down a monitor choice for the general office user or home user. If precise color is what you need, that is another piece for another day.
First thoughts
Before you even consider what type of monitor you should buy, you need to examine whether you need one at all.
If you're planning to work at your Mac mini all the time, if it's to be your main machine, then you have to have a monitor. If you plan to use the Mac mini as a server and leave it on a shelf somewhere, then you don't. In either of those cases, the decision is easy.
Where it gets harder is when you think that you're going to be half and half. Maybe you expect to be using the Mac mini extensively on the two days a week you're in your office and the rest of the time it's just a server.
If that's the case, just buy yourself a monitor anyway. The inconvenience of borrowing one from another machine or somehow bringing one with you to the office is not worth it. Your time is more valuable than the cost of a display.
Remote controlling a Mac via an iPad
Except of course that you can use an iPad as your display on a Mac mini with software for a fair amount of casual use cases. Maybe you carry the iPad around with you most of the week and pop it on top of the Mac mini when you're in your office.
You could use that same iPad or any other device to remotely log in to the Mac mini and work that way from anywhere in the world. As great as that ability is, as much as we use it, it's best for short tasks. You wouldn't edit a Photoshop image over a remote connection.
Next, size
If you've decided you do need a monitor, you're going to need to think about the cost, the resolution and how it will physically connect to your Mac mini.
First, though, you need to choose a size and we're going to do that for you —we like the general size and area of the 27-inch monitor for your Mac mini —assuming you have the desk real estate. You can go smaller and get a 21.5-inch one, but today that feels cramped.
Curved monitors are deeply appealing but take up so much room
Or you could go far the other way and have a 34, 38- or 43-inch monitor which gently curves like it's going to tap you on the shoulder.
There's no denying that those are very appealing but before you even get to their sobering price, there is the fact that they're all around five times wider than your Mac mini. And Dell's U3818DW 38-inch model, for instance, is typically $969 so it costs more than your Mac mini.
The price isn't just about size, though. Samsung's new CJ79 costs $900 and is a 34-inch model but it comes with Thunderbolt 3 ports, HDMI, USB 3.0 and DisplayPort.
You could compromise and go for a 24-inch model such as the Dell UltraSharp U2415 which sells for around $210.
The Dell U2415 is a solid choice
That has a smaller footprint and overall takes up less room than a wide, curved display but it is a compromise between screen real estate and space on your desk.
Like we said, the better compromise is 27-inches. You get that much more on the screen and the monitor doesn't take up that much more room. You do just need to forget that one of the very best 27-inch monitors comes with an iMac wrapped around it.
There is also the 27-inch BenQ PD2710QC for around $550 or the Asus Designo MX27UC for around $525.
Make a resolution
Today you can get monitors that display in 5K resolution, 4K resolution and sundry lesser ones you probably shouldn't think about buying new. You may be able to get a cheap deal on a display that's less than 4K it would take some effort and the savings wouldn't be great. Certainly not great enough to make up for the hours you'll spend staring at it.
Apple developed this monitor with LG
Similarly, you could get an deal on a 5K display. Officially, Apple only sells one type of monitor and it doesn't make any. At the Apple Store and select third-party retailers, you will find the LG UltraFine 5K display, which retails for $1,299.99. As with all monitors, prices vary hugely but you can also get that same display on Amazon for less.
As a bonus, both of the LG monitors have the same DPI as your MacBook Pro does. The rest, with a 4K panel in about 27 inches comes in at around 165ppi. This is still pretty sharp and clear, but if you have a Retina MacBook Pro open next to it, you can tell the difference.
There is nothing wrong with spending money to get what you need. In fact, buying something inadequate for your work is far more of a waste of money. Nonetheless, if you are not totally certain that you need a 5K monitor, you don't, and it probably isn't worth the investment at this time.
What works
The Mac mini takes monitors with various different connectors and resolutions. You can get adaptors to make the machine take more types of connector but out of the box, it's ready for Thunderbolt 3 and anything you can connect through USB-C, meaning DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, and HDMI with an inexpensive cable.
The connector ports on the back of a 2018 Mac mini
There are many jobs where you need the fastest connection specification, the greatest color gamut and the widest screen. There are also many jobs where you'd like that. Yet for the majority of us doing the majority of work we do, all that matters is whether the monitor will work when you connect it to a 2018 Mac mini.
If the monitor is sold as Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, HDMI, or DisplayPort, you're in luck.
You're not exactly out of luck if the monitor needs a VGA connection, though, as you'd just need to buy an adapter. A VGA connection means a VGA monitor, though, and your Mac mini is capable of so much better.
Think of the future
Your Mac mini can't be upgraded very much. You can only add RAM and then only a certain amount. Your monitor, on the other hand, can't be upgraded at all.
It's true that you could eventually sideline it. You could buy a second or even third monitor and have one of those be your main display with the others to the side. The Mac mini can support up to three displays at a time if two of them are USB-C and the third is HDMI.
Take your time choosing the right display, though, and the combination of that plus the Mac mini is going to be superb. You make your choice and then you have to live with looking at it for many hours a day.
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You can use 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs with these Mac computers:
- iMac (27-inch, Late 2014) and later
- iMac Pro (2017)*
- Mac mini (Late 2014) and later*
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)*
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) and later
- MacBook Air (Early 2015) and later
- MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013) and later
* You can learn more about connecting multiple displays to your iMac Pro, Mac mini (2018), or Mac Pro (Late 2013).
HDMI displays
Mac computers with built-in HDMI ports
Any Mac with a built-in HDMI port can support 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs via HDMI at 3840 x 2160 at 30Hz, or 4096 x 2160 at 24Hz. Note that mirroring isn't supported at 4096 x 2160 at 24Hz.
Additionally, the built-in HDMI port on Mac mini (2018) supports resolutions up to 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz.
Mac computers compatible with HDMI via adapter
The following Mac models support resolutions and refresh rates of up to 1080p at 60Hz, and 3840 x 2160 at 30Hz, over HDMI 1.4b when using the Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter with macOS Sierra 10.12 or later:
- iMac (2017 and later)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- MacBook (2015 and later)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Pro (2016 and later)
Microsoft office for mac free download full version. The computers listed above also support 60Hz refresh rate over HDMI when used with a supported HDMI 2.0 display, HDMI Premium Certified cable, and a compatible third-party USB-C to HDMI 2.0 adapter.
If the HDMI display that's connected to your Mac starts up to the Apple logo but then goes dark, you might need to update your HDMI cable. To ensure compatibility, and to achieve 4K resolution, Apple recommends a cable that supports HDMI 2.0 or later, such as the Belkin Ultra High Speed 4K HDMI Cable.
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Single-stream transport (SST) displays
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Most SST 4K displays are supported at 30Hz.
With OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 and later, most SST 4K (3840 x 2160) displays are supported at 60Hz on these Mac computers:
- iMac (27-inch, Late 2014) and later
- iMac Pro (2017)
- Mac mini (2018)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- MacBook Air (Early 2015) and later
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) and later
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) and later
With OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 and later, most SST 4K (4096 x 2160) displays are supported at 60Hz on these Mac computers:
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later
- iMac Pro (2017)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (2016 and later)
With macOS Sierra, MacBook (2015 and later) supports 4K (3840 x 2160) displays at 60Hz over DisplayPort.
Multi-stream transport (MST) displays
These Mac computers support MST displays at 60Hz:
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later
- iMac Pro (2017)
- Mac mini (2018)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) and later
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) and later
If you use a 60Hz MST display with the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) with AMD Radeon R9 M370X graphics card or iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), only one additional Thunderbolt display is supported. Learn more about Thunderbolt ports and displays.
Your Mac automatically detects MST-enabled displays. However, your display might require a firmware update to support 60Hz operation. Contact the maker of your display for details.
You need to manually configure 4K displays to use MST. Follow these steps to use the display's built-in controls to enable this feature:
- Sharp PN-K321: Choose Menu > Setup > DisplayPort STREAM > MST > SET
- ASUS PQ321Q: Choose OSD menu > Setup > DisplayPort Stream
- Dell UP2414Q and UP3214Q: Choose Menu > Display Setting > DisplayPort 1.2 > Enable
- Panasonic TC-L65WT600: Choose Menu > Display Port Settings > Stream Setting > Auto
- Other DisplayPort displays: check with the display manufacturer for compatibility information.
Dual-cable displays
Some displays with resolutions higher than 4K require two DisplayPort cables to connect the display at full resolution:
- The Dell UP2715K 27-inch 5K display is supported by iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later and Mac Pro (Late 2013) running OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 and later.
- The HP Z27q 5K display is supported by iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later and Mac Pro (Late 2013) running macOS Sierra.
LG UltraFine Displays
The LG UltraFine 4K Display is supported on these Mac computers with DisplayPort Alt-Mode over USB-C:
- iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- Mac mini (2018)
- MacBook (2015 and later)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Pro (2016 and later)
The LG UltraFine 5K Display is supported on these Mac computers with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C):
- iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- Mac mini (2018)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Pro (2016 and later)
Adjust your display
Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click Displays to adjust or scale the resolution on your display. This can make text and objects appear larger or give you more space on your screen. If your Mac doesn’t recognize a display you’ve just connected, hold down the Option key to make the Detect Displays button appear, then click that button.
Learn more
- 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs using Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 with Boot Camp use the same rules as macOS. If you upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1, you should repair Boot Camp drivers.
- To get the best graphics performance from your 4K display, connect the display or its adapter directly to your Mac, instead of connecting through another peripheral or device.
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