Mac Mini WiFi Improved When Upside-Down

Have been having much trouble connecting my 2018 Mac Mini to our Airport base station. The base station is two floors below, so I thought it might be worth a try to flip the Mini upside-down, seeing as the wifi “window“ is the Apple logo in the top of the case. The mini immediately connected while I was mid-flip and hasn’t dropped out yet.

Mac mini (2018)

Posted on Nov 18, 2018 6:32 AM

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