I was searching for a new display for my M4 Mini. I believed what the store specialist told me and researched it for a week before I bought it—planned to install it as a sidecar on my Older studio M1 max!
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Mac Studio, macOS 15.2
Phil0124 wrote:
Sidecar generally refers to the use of an iPad as an extra display for a Mac. Did you buy an iPad?
The OP said (emphasis mine)
"I was searching for a new display for my M4 Mini. I believed what the store specialist told me and researched it for a week before I bought it—planned to install it as a sidecar on my Older studio M1 max!"
The main dictionary definition of "sidecar" is "a small, low vehicle attached to the side of a motorcycle for carrying passengers." That's obviously where Apple got the name for the Sidecar feature. The M4 or M4 Pro Mac minis look very much like "small, low" versions of the Mac Studios. Put one on a desk next to a Mac Studio – and it would look like a sidecar, but absent special software to distribute a computation between the two, there wouldn't be any operational linkage. The Mac Mini's CPU wouldn't make the Mac Studio's CPU go faster, or vice versa.
Maybe the OP has the M4 Mac mini, but no dedicated displays for it, and is now trying to figure out
Most third-party monitors have multiple video inputs.
You will need an external display, keyboard and mouse to initially setup the new M4 Mac mini.
Like the M1 Studio Max, you can use most any aftermarket display with the M4 Mac mini.
What is the issue exactly?
What did you buy?
Seems like you left out some important details and context.
Sidecar generally refers to the use of an iPad as an extra display for a Mac. Did you buy an iPad?
To use an iPad as an external display with sidecar, you need an actual display connected to the Mac so you can navigate to the appropriate settings. It won't be possible to do if the iPad is the only display since there's no way for you to see what you are doing to enable Sidecar.
If you explain your issue and detail what you bought, someone may be able to advise.
Thanks for this. It's accurate 100%. In the interval, (apologies for sidecar reference, 76 on Oxygen) I spent hours researching and concluded all of the above. I purchased a cheaper display than Apple's $1500 model and started following Gamer's displays, nits, etc. I found an excellent source: the local WalMart has abundant electronics. The new display arrives in 2 days.
Thanks so much.. Servant of Cats!
Do you have a question? There are dozens if not hundreds of displays in all price ranges (<$100 to >$1500) that would work.
What display options are available for Mac mini M4?
