Is it possible to power a Mac Mini through USB to an External Battery Pack?

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Unfortunately, the only way to use the Mac mini is to connect it to its power adapter, not from USB, just because your Mac won't detect it and it's not designed to work with a battery

If you do not mind performing major surgery on your Mac Mini you could try this guys solution. Using Google you will find many DIY solutions.

I use my Mac Mini on my yacht with an inverter from the 12V onboard batteries.

Assuming that there is a way to provide mains power for a mini from batteries let's consider the issues when flying.

Seems like a lot of stuff to lug around What about weight/size of the inverter (and would the airline let you take/use it)? What about a keyboard? What about a monitor?

Exactly why do you want to do this?

The USB port is not analogous to a cigarette lighter in your car. You can't send power in the opposite direction. Even if you did hook it to a battery pack, what were you planning on using for video output? Your Google Glasses? 😝

Azhizhin wrote:

I will mainly use this to work on video edits on planes,trains, and automobiles!...I know of a usb monitor that needs no power supply aside from a usb connection.

I mean if You can run a mac pro on a hypermac battery pack their must be some way of running a mac min!!

As I understand it the Hypermac products provide DC and USB power for portable stuff like a Macbook Pro.

Where have you seen they will run a Mac Pro and how do they do it?

Backup batteries for mains power weigh in at around 30 lbs as far as I know only give a limited time to allow safe shut down in the event of mains failure.

You seem to be ignoring the practicality of carting a mini, keyboard, monitor and power supply around.

What you need for that application is a laptop.

Here comes the follow-up question: why does it have to be a mini? sounds like you need a laptop. i know they're priced at a premium, but you're doing this for work, is it possible to expense the purchase?

Azhizhin wrote:

So if anyone has any type of workaround

Get a laptop.