2011 mac mini no power ground! US spec

[nukenorman]

I noticed my 2011 mac mini US specification does not have  a 3rd prong for grounding. I have never seen this on any computer in my life. Anyone know why? Seems like it would be a safety issue but I am sure Apple has a reason but I cannot figure out why with any Google searches. 

[adrynalyne]

11 minutes ago, nukenorman said:

I noticed my 2011 mac mini US specification does not have  a 3rd prong for grounding. I have never seen this on any computer in my life. Anyone know why? Seems like it would be a safety issue but I am sure Apple has a reason but I cannot figure out why with any Google searches. 

No Mac Minis have ground prongs. 

[nukenorman]

Why is this? Wouldn't it be a safety issue? 

[adrynalyne]

1 minute ago, nukenorman said:

Why is this? Wouldn't it be a safety issue? 

If you believe Apple, their power supply is designed so that it's not an issue. THere are many things out there that do not use grounds. What is it that you suspect can happen?

[Pam14160]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm! . . .My 2009 Mini has a brick, and it has a three prong plug. . .

[AnotherITguy]

Since, we are in the topic of Mac Minis, anyone her own the latest gen MAC MINI 1.4GHZ 500 GB. If so, how slow/fast is for casual use. Mind you, this would be an upgrade from an AMD E2 Quad core laptop which feels superbly sluggish, even with an ssd.

[adrynalyne]

3 minutes ago, Pam14160 said:

Hmmmmmmmmmmm! . . .My 2009 Mini has a brick, and it has a three prong plug. . .

Fine. No RECENT ones do. 

1 minute ago, AnotherITguy said:

Since, we are in the topic of Mac Minis, anyone her own the latest gen MAC MINI 1.4GHZ 500 GB. If so, how slow/fast is for casual use. Mind you, this would be an upgrade from an AMD E2 Quad core laptop which feels superbly sluggish, even with an ssd.

Plenty zippy if it has an SSD. If not, well it won't be pleasant. 

[macoman]

On 2/3/2017 at 0:29 AM, AnotherITguy said:

Since, we are in the topic of Mac Minis, anyone her own the latest gen MAC MINI 1.4GHZ 500 GB. If so, how slow/fast is for casual use. Mind you, this would be an upgrade from an AMD E2 Quad core laptop which feels superbly sluggish, even with an ssd.

I was going to buy a Mac Mini but I found out that buying a 2009 MacPro have much more value because you can change many thing inside and even the video card as well. Now I have a much more powerful system than what you can get with a Mini.

[nukenorman]

On 2/5/2017 at 8:20 AM, macoman said:

I was going to buy a Mac Mini but I found out that buying a 2009 MacPro have much more value because you can change many thing inside and even the video card as well. Now I have a much more powerful system than what you can get with a Mini.

Yes but I want to be able to run the latest Mac OS that is Sierra and you cant install Mac OS Sierra on Mac Pro 2009 unless you can somehow do it being very skilled and installing it yourself but you cant upgrade it from the app store.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475

[macoman]

Yes but I want to be able to run the latest Mac OS that is Sierra and you cant install Mac OS Sierra on Mac Pro 2009 unless you can somehow do it being very skilled and installing it yourself but you cant upgrade it from the app store.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475

How I am running fine MacOS sierra without issues by just installing the firmware hack!