I did some googling and discovered that there are also others that had similar issues but they were on other models of monitors. I tried using a High-Speed HDMI Cable and a Thunderbolt 3 to HDMI cable, all yielding the same results. However, there is no display on my Dell UltraSharp U2717D Widescreen Monitor. After connecting the minimum supporting elements and powering on the Mac Mini 2018, I was able to get the front LED to be lighted up. However, much to my disappointment, I encountered something that was very weird. Usually, based on the user-friendliness of Apple products, the setup of the Mac Mini 2018 should be a breeze and a no brainer. Display (via either HDMI or Thunderbolt 3 or USB-C).To start off the setup of the Mac Mini 2018, the minimum connectivity and supporting devices/elements required would be, In this second part, I’ll cover the issues I faced with the setup and also the upgrades I did to the Mac Mini 2018. The first part started off with the unboxing of the new Mac Mini 2018. This is a multi-part review of Apple’s new Mac Mini 2018 just released recently in Nov 2018.
