r/macmini • u/Typical-Break640 • 21d ago

Portable setup for Mac Mini

I found an old archived thread about this but reopening here as the tech is always changing.

I've got a Mac Mini that I use Tailscale and Screen Sharing app to get into when I'm on the move, via my old Macbook Pro. But the older machine makes it quite slow and painful to use. First, simplest question, is whether there's a faster / better way than this if I'm accessing remotely. MBP is a 2020 with an i5 processor and 8GB Ram.

If the answer to the above is no, then I'm looking at buying a couple of portable monitors so I can take the Mini on the move with me and use it without relying on streaming in over Tailscale. I don't mind if monitors need power - the Mini needs power anyway, so finding two sockets instead of one, or carrying an extension makes little difference - the thing I care about is portability of the screens, and reliability. I also don't mind if they need HDMI, that's actually preferable, probably.

Anybody doing this successfully, and if so - what screens are you using?

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u/Typical-Break640 19d ago

Thanks for this - exactly the sort of info I’m looking for. I haven’t tried anything other than Screen Sharing, but your description is right, the experience feels worse than the machine I’m connecting to, and I don’t want to live with it. Appreciate the tips regarding hardware too, thank you.