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MacBook Pro and Mac Mini - Does it work?
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<blockquote data-quote="brkit2012" data-source="post: 1604542" data-attributes="member: 333028"><p>Hi guys,</p><p></p><p>I am looking to boost the performance of my mid 2012 MacBook Pro, which as is only has 4 GB of memory. I'm wondering if there is a way of getting an older Mac Mini and using it as an extra boost for my comp. When I get going in Photoshop CS6, about half and hour in and the memory is completely maxed out, and things slow down a lot. Activity Monitor shows me using of 3.99 GB of physical memory. I know I could probably just get a memory upgrade from Crucial or something like that, but I'm considering the other benefits of having this second comp, so my question is this: can I connect two macs with thunderbolt and use them as one, super fast computer? </p><p></p><p>I would probably get a 2011 or 2012 16 GB unit, with as little internal storage as possible, as I have multiple external drives. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brkit2012, post: 1604542, member: 333028"] Hi guys, I am looking to boost the performance of my mid 2012 MacBook Pro, which as is only has 4 GB of memory. I'm wondering if there is a way of getting an older Mac Mini and using it as an extra boost for my comp. When I get going in Photoshop CS6, about half and hour in and the memory is completely maxed out, and things slow down a lot. Activity Monitor shows me using of 3.99 GB of physical memory. I know I could probably just get a memory upgrade from Crucial or something like that, but I'm considering the other benefits of having this second comp, so my question is this: can I connect two macs with thunderbolt and use them as one, super fast computer? I would probably get a 2011 or 2012 16 GB unit, with as little internal storage as possible, as I have multiple external drives. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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