So I was getting woeful to negligible wi-fi connection speeds from three different routers: my ISP-provided modem router; my Apple Air
port Extreme and my cheap mesh network when trying the MacBook Air in the bedroom. Checked the speed of the Ethernet-connected M4 Mac mini: it was fine. This is connected to an Ethernet switch which in turn is connected to the ISP modem router.
A simple fix. Turn the modem router off and back on again, waith 10-15 minutes for connection to be reestablished and try again. Bingo, all wi-fi networks were back up to their normal speeds.
@matigo For home use I have various HomePod arrangements: single original in one bedroom, stereo pair of Minis in another bedroom connected to an Apple TV 4k and a stereo pair of 2nd generation HomePods in the lounge room connected to another Apple TV 4K and 4k 50-in TV. Nothing seriously portable until now. Output-wise, it’s better than the pair of HomePod Minis but less so than the pair of big HomePods.
The final payment of my late mother’s estate has arrived in my bank account. I have bought one of these devices:
https://amzn.asia/d/hY6Dq1N
I bought directly from SoundCore and didn’t notice that Amazon had matched the price until later. It’s a brilliant bit of kit, too. I’m well pleased.
Handy new device released by RayCue. It's a dock/stand for the M4 Mac mini and has nine accessory ports all fed by a single USB-C cable connected to one of the Thunderbolt ports. https://www.raycue.com/products/raycue-type-c-stand-hub-with-ssd-enclosure-for-all-new-mac-mini-m4-m4pro
@matigo Not yet. But if I get a 2.5 gigabit Ethernet router in the future it'll be covered. This thing is a long-term investment, I expect to keep it at least 4 years.
M4 Mac mini has arrived. Set up with Migration Assistant using a bootable clone of the M1 Mac mini as the data source. Very nice indeed. Chose 24GB memory, 1TB storage and 10 gigabit Ethernet.
Checked the progress of my M4 Mac mini delivery. Four hours ago it had cleared customs in Hong Kong.