# Has Anyone Tried Running StartOS on MAC MINI M4
**URL:** https://community.start9.com/t/has-anyone-tried-running-startos-on-mac-mini-m4/2554
**Category:** Discussion
**Tags:** hardware
**Created:** [February 2, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/has-anyone-tried-running-startos-on-mac-mini-m4/2554 "2025-02-02T20:41:02Z")
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### Author:  [@tcb](https://community.start9.com/u/tcb)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/has-anyone-tried-running-startos-on-mac-mini-m4/2554/1 "2025-02-02T20:41:02Z")
Given the power, price point and build-quality of this ARM-architecture-based mini and that entry-level model’s NVME SSD can be upgraded cost effectively, it would seem a great target platform with sufficient horsepower for both BTC and smaller LLMs as well as the rest of the StartOS application suite.
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### Author:  [@Alvaro](https://community.start9.com/u/Alvaro)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/has-anyone-tried-running-startos-on-mac-mini-m4/2554/2 "2025-02-02T20:56:11Z")
The best place to check the hardware other users have tested StartOS on in this post:
> [@\[Known-Good Hardware Master List\] Hardware Capable of Running StartOS](https://community.start9.com/t/known-good-hardware-master-list-hardware-capable-of-running-startos/66):
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> If you are successfully running StartOS on hardware not sold in our store, please reply here and we’ll add it to this list so others know what options they have. Cheers! Note: If your device is very close to one listed below, it is likely to work slight_smileCaution: Unplug Wi-Fi dongles as they are known to potentially cause issues. Always use ethernet when possible. Also, consider unplugging everything except power, monitor, keyboard, and mouse when setting up. PROTIP: Follow your man…
If it is not on that list, you might be the first to try it, or simply it has not been posted yet.
Once tested on any new hardware, we encourage DIY users to post on that topic to help the whole DIY community.