OK this is driving me mad. I am using my Mac Mini M4 with a M7 Samsung 4K monitor. The very first C-C cable that i use to connect them together works perfectly but I felt it was a bit short at 0.5 meters. BTW this is the description of this cable on the shopee page that I bought it from - USB C to USB C Cable 100W USB 3.2 Type C Gen2 20Gbps Data Transfer Cable PD Fast Charging 4K Video Monitor Thunderbolt 3.

Since it was a bit too short I decided to buy a longer cable. This are the specs -  20Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C to Type C Cable PD 100W Video 8K@60Hz. However when I try to connect it, there is no signal. So my conclusion is that it is not comaptible.

I bought a 3rd cable - USB4 Cable with 240W Fast Charging 1m 8K Monitor 40Gbps Compatible with USB 4 Thunderbolt 4 Type C. It does not work! No signal!

What specs should I be looking for in the cable? Is it really so difficult to find a compatible cable?? Please help.

Just curious, 2025 coming, will there be added tax on the Mac Mini M4?

Does anyone here know or keep track?

those americans and some countries are trembling over Trump's tariffs which will increase prices on goods. A lot on reddit sub like mac/pcgaming/pcmasterrace are all trying to get their hardware now rather than next year because of this. It will impact places like Canada and Mexico but I think it will also affect globally as it's also targeting China.

Just curious, 2025 coming, will there be added tax on the Mac Mini M4?

Does anyone here know or keep track?

OK this is driving me mad. I am using my Mac Mini M4 with a M7 Samsung 4K monitor. The very first C-C cable that i use to connect them together works perfectly but I felt it was a bit short at 0.5 meters. BTW this is the description of this cable on the shopee page that I bought it from - USB C to USB C Cable 100W USB 3.2 Type C Gen2 20Gbps Data Transfer Cable PD Fast Charging 4K Video Monitor Thunderbolt 3.

Since it was a bit too short I decided to buy a longer cable. This are the specs -  20Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C to Type C Cable PD 100W Video 8K@60Hz. However when I try to connect it, there is no signal. So my conclusion is that it is not comaptible.

I bought a 3rd cable - USB4 Cable with 240W Fast Charging 1m 8K Monitor 40Gbps Compatible with USB 4 Thunderbolt 4 Type C. It does not work! No signal!

What specs should I be looking for in the cable? Is it really so difficult to find a compatible cable?? Please help.

To be safe go for display port to usb c cable. U green have one from usb c to display port 1.4. Look for cable that support display port alt mode. If usb c to usb c find those that support Thunderbolt 4 from Orico. Used to buy one around RM89 longest is 2M long.

Just to be clear the usb c to display port cable has usb c on one end and hdmi on the other, right?

Just to be clear the usb c to display port cable has usb c on one end and hdmi on the other, right?

Sorry no. I mean to say display port to usb c. Meaning display port connected to your monitor while another end is usb c. Display port is not HDMI. Refer to the another post by another forummer.

I bought this one for my 2k display.

Ugreen cable
Edited. Oh  I did some search now your monitor doesn't have display port input. Nevermind just ignore my recommendation.

My monitor only has 2 hdmi ports and one usb-c port.

Then you may have to find usb c to usb c route. the cable must be able to support display port alt mode meaning it can output display to your monitor. To be safe buy thunderbolt 3/4 certified cable.

For now, rather then going further down into the rabbit hole, I will just settle on the HDMI to HDMI route.

For now, rather then going further down into the rabbit hole, I will just settle on the HDMI to HDMI route.

Then you may have to find usb c to usb c route. the cable must be able to support display port alt mode meaning it can output display to your monitor. To be safe buy thunderbolt 3/4 certified cable.

After weeks of buying cables online and finding out that they don't work, I may have finally found the one that actually does. The link to it : https://shopee.com.my/Thunderbolt-4-5-Cable...9c-a73bb897f07a

It is marked as TB 4 and as soon as I plugged it in, it works. In fact the display now looks better than the HDMI connection that I was using prior. Hope this is a lesson to someone and they find it useful. Always look for TB 4 when buying a cable to connect your base M4 Mac Mini to a non-retina, non-Apple monitor. Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions and input to my issue.

Anyone using a Hagibis/Qwiizlab/Colorii MC40 40Gbps enclosure with a KC3000 1TB nvme ssd? Mine is running hot—the SSD temperature can reach 60–69 degrees under normal load. I applied thermal pads as per the instructions on both the chip and the ssd. I'm just wondering if the issue is with the enclosure or the ssd.

I just read abotu this enclosure I thought the design would be great for cooling eh. 60-69 is too hot for me liking. Now mine is able to keep under 50c with a block of heatsink. Maybe you might need add some heatsink on your enclosure also. Is the enclosure very hot? This case no fan right? Just passive cooling. Maybe all the heat is trapped inside.

Yup, I thought the design is great for passive cooling based on the reviews I’ve seen on youbube. That’s the main reason I purchased this model from AliExpress. The case feels very hot to the touch. The only difference is that none of the reviews used the KC3000; most of them used Crucial or WD ssd thus make me wonder if the issue coming from ssd. Are you currently using a heatsink? If so, can you recommend a heatsink model?

I’m doing it like this. You can try search shopee for one that suits your size. Remember to get thermal pad too. Definitely helps a lot. My friend is using KC30000 2TB drive with UGREEN USB4 enclosure with fan. But also very hot for the ssd. Around 50C ++. Had to use heatsink directly on the SSD with the enclosure cover off. Which I don’t think it’s a good permanent solution. I like mine just the heatsink outside the case and it’s still very portable. Try it first since those heatsink is not expensive.

I also bought this thinking to use it with the enclosure case off, but decided not to because considering the portability. So this heatsink might go to my Windows PC nvme ssd.