Lilbits: A Mac Mini dock that looks like a Mac Pro, Shuttle’s new mini PCs, and Fairphone 4 skips Android 14 (in favor of Android 15)

The latest Mac Mini is a remarkably small computer with a powerful processor, multiple Thunderbolt ports, and HDMI and Ethernet jacks. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have more I/O capalities.

The Acasis Workstation for Mac Mini M4 is a docking station that gives the little computer two DisplayPort outputs, three USB Type-A ports, SD and microSD card readers and a couple of slots for […]

#acasis #acasisWorkstationForMacMiniM4 #armsom #bananaPi #bananaPiBpiForge1 #computex2025 #crowdfunding #dock #fairphone #fairphone4 #fanless #lilbits #macMini #miniPc #sbc #shuttle #shuttleDl40n #shuttleXpcSlimDb860

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-a-mac-mini-dock-that-looks-like-a-mac-pro-shuttles-new-mini-pcs-and-fairphone-4-skips-android-14-in-favor-of-android-15/

Builds your own super-speedy portable storage with these USB4 SSD enclosures #Acasis, #Hyper, #Hyperdrive, #Oirco, #Ssd, #Thunderbolt4, #Usb4, #Zike, #Zikedrive

https://liliputing.com/builds-your-own-super-speedy-portable-storage-with-these-usb4-ssd-enclosures/

I also can't wait to restart gaming on the #MacMini. Waiting on the #Acasis #ssdenclosure (Tbu405 Pro M1 w/ fan, tool-less) to arrive so I could use it instead of the internal SSD. I got a #Samsung #980pro 2TB, but only afterward did I find out that there's some major firmware failures! Luckily mine is produced in June 2023 so hopefully it has the new firmware starting with 5 and not 3. Read up on the issue if you're using a #SamsungSSD980Pro. #nvme #firmwareupdate
https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/critical-samsung-ssd-firmware-update/
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I've been buying #UGreen for a long time and they've been great, but as my needs start getting more and more complicated for some bloody reason, I'm starting to notice some gaps in the products they offer that were somehow magically sold by #ORICO.

I've bought from ORICO as well in the past but not many and nothing major, same with #ACASIS. I've ordered some of these products that I need that weren't sold by UGreen but ORICO had, and if all goes well, I might get into another (possibly deeper) rabbit hole of buying ORICO stuffs unnecessarily.

what’s the cheapest #4TB #NVMe #SSD that’s NOT #QLC that can saturate a 2800MBps TB3 bus on M1 Ultra #Mac?

WD Black #SN850X 4TB at $300 USD looks good, any better deals? NO QLC PLZ

On a midnight whim I bought an open box $129 #OWC Envoy Pro FX external TB3 + USB-C SSD enclosure. Same price range as #Acasis but it comes with a 240GB SSD installed. Want to upgrade to 4TB+ eventually which this guy in Taiwan says is possible? 🤞🏽 https://ahui3c.com/102034/owc-envoy-pro-fx

#Apple #DataHoarder

I finally received the
#Seagate
#Firecuda 530 #NVMe #SSD and got up and running in no time. The system is very fast and super stable, so it looks like the #Acasis #TBU405 + Seagate Firecuda 530 is an awesome combo. Fuck #Samsung, never anymore.

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