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forgotmylogin

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2. As long as it has the same port
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 08:29 PM
Jan 2018

it should work.

My Mac Mini is plugged via HDMI into an inexpensive 27" LED TV. You don't have to get an expensive monitor depending on your intended use - if you're doing hardcore graphics or photography, an actual new monitor with a higher pixel density might be more appropriate for you - unless your old one does what you need.

Again, depending on your use...unless you need the absolute raw power of a Mac Pro, since you're on a desktop you could just get a nicely-equipped iMac and save yourself a lot of space, upgrading the monitor and the CPU simultaneously.

Whoa, there's an iMac Pro now...
3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W processor
Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
32GB 2666MHz ECC memory, configurable up to 128GB
1TB SSD storage1
Radeon Pro Vega 56 with 8GB HBM2 memory
10Gb Ethernet
Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
27-inch Retina 5K 5120-by-2880 P3 display
$4,999.00

Mac Pro:
8-Core and Dual GPU
3.0GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon E5 processor
16GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory
Dual AMD FirePro D700 with 6GB GDDR5 VRAM each
256GB PCIe-based SSD1
$3,999.00

iMac
Retina 5K Display
3.8GHz Processor
2TB Storage
3.8GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
8GB 2400MHz memory, configurable up to 64GB
2TB Fusion Drive1
Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB video memory
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
Retina 5K 5120-by-2880 P3 display
$2,299.00

There are other prices and configs, I just grabbed 3 off the website.

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