When thinking about a Mac Minia desktop computer comes to mind, as is normal, and which does not have a battery. However, there is a way to use this device with a power station, since it consumes so little that it will be very feasible.
Therefore, today we are going to leave an example that would allow us to take the Mac Mini to the mountains, along with a small and portable external monitor, and view all the content as if it were a laptop, although even this is less heavy, since it only has 12 x 12 cm and 600 grams of weight.
Use a Mac Mini with battery
Although the system would work on any other Mac, we took the M4 as a reference due to its size, as it is truly portable. Furthermore, its energy consumption is very low, speaking of only 4W/h in suspension and 65W maximum powerwhich means that it will never exceed that expense, being lower in activities that do not require the greatest speed.
The only thing we will have to do is acquire a power station. There are very cheap and small ones, although here it will depend on what we are looking for, since we have a huge catalog and many different ranges.
Once in our possession, we will only have to connect it to the power as if it were an outlet in our house, since they have 230V plugs for it.
Their capacity can range from a couple of hours, up to more than 12 hoursalthough we will have to add the power of the monitor or screen we use. In my case, with a very similar one, I have been able to have a projector on for hours, along with charging phones, so, if we talk about low consumption, such as the 65 W of the Mac Mini, the duration extends for a long enough time, even with economical stations.
In the case of the one we left above, being one of the cheapest, it has 256Wh, which would be equivalent to about 4 hours of use along with a portable monitor, which we have up to 6W/h consumption.
It is true that the best thing to go to a place without power is not a Mac Mini, but a MacBook, however, not everyone has a laptop, and it is cheaper to purchase what we have seen today than a new PC, thus being able, If necessary, we can go anywhere with it, easily, cheaply and quickly.
And you, have you ever thought about it? The truth is that it would be curious to see someone using their Mac in the mountains with a station of this style, but that is really what they are for, and not just to recharge a phone, so now that you know, I might as well have you given some ideas, even if it is not for the Mac Mini, since these types of stations are very interesting, and can even be charge in turn with solar panelsnever losing its capacity.
