With all your efforts, any Mac can be portable

You can use your Mac as a portable if you want. In most cases this means that it is actually mobile. Only MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs run on battery power, but you can absolutely carry any Mac with you and use it wherever you are.

You need to find a suitable case — and remember the cable.

Overall, like all other Macs, Apple’s portables have specific cases. In this case, Apple itself sells many of them. From sleeves to hard shell cases, Apple also sells certain bags.

However, it’s not just Apple that does this, it’s often cheaper, and third-party companies tend to offer a much wider range of options.

Compared to desktop Macs, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air have a myriad of case options

Or something like Evo Hardshell, especially for hard cases.

However, all of these are for Macs that are actually sold as portable. And Apple itself doesn’t sell cases for other cases. You need to carefully choose the right case for your Mac, but you also need to find out exactly why you need to ship it.

The Mac mini is the most portable non-portable Mac, except for one issue. The Mac mini itself is that little box, but it requires a separate keyboard, trackpad, or mouse and display.

But if you can’t get rid of the need to carry a keyboard and mouse with you, there’s one thing you can sometimes do with your display unless you keep a spare set at your destination. The hotel still has a TV for some reason, many of which have an accessible HDMI slot.

So you can-and AppleInsider I have — I connected my Mac mini to my hotel TV and got to work.

Keep in mind that this is unlikely to be the most ergonomic solution.

Also, keep in mind that the Mac mini package is already pretty sturdy. Apple isn’t pouring it along the way, but it still has to go a long way and put you in good shape.

So if you have a box and just bring your Mac mini across the street to your neighbor, that might be enough.

However, if that’s not enough, you have a choice. For about $ 25, there’s a Hermitshell travel case for your Mac mini. Similarly, the RLSOCO hard case for the Mac mini comes with space for a mouse and cables for about $ 40.

If you can put your Mac mini in a briefcase or carry-on baggage and feel that it’s good enough, you can’t use Mac Studio. It has the same footprint as the Mac mini, but is more than double the height and more than double the weight.

Therefore, we need a strong case to hold it. And Mac Studio is still new enough that there aren’t many options.

Waterfield has several Mac Studio options including this shield case

However, there is a $ 129 waterfield shield case. To that end, you get a case that holds Mac Studio and the cable and vaguely asks Indiana Jones to take a look at it.

The base model only has a carrying handle, but you can add a shoulder strap from $ 20.

Waterfield also has what’s called a Mac Studio travel bag starting at $ 179. It has the same structure as the shield case, but has an internal space for accessories.

You can’t run a Mac mini or Mac Studio casually, but the 24-inch iMac raises new concerns. Its form factor means it’s bigger, wider, and its legs stick out of the display — and there’s that display.

However, if display matters, that’s also an advantage. If you make your 24-inch iMac portable, you’ll have one on your machine, so you don’t have to worry about procuring another screen.

The iMac doesn’t have much protection, but it’s certainly easy to carry.

Kislane sells a basic protective sleeve for the 24-inch iMac for $ 40. On the plus side, some pockets have been added to carry everything from the cable to the keyboard.

However, on the downside, it doesn’t try to include the iMac’s legs. Although intended for travelers, overall, it provides a dust-protective cover for your iMac and has a carrying handle.

The Case Club, on the other hand, sells hard cases for the 24-inch iMac for about $ 300. The appearance is similar to the case that a photographer has, and the inside holds the screen firmly.

Both the 27-inch iMac and iMac Pro have the same portability issues as the 24-inch iMac. They each have legs, they have a big, thin screen.

But those screens are bigger and the machines are heavier. This makes it much more difficult to protect them, but it also makes it more difficult to carry them around.

Hard case for iMac Pro and 27-inch iMac

The specialty case makes a tote bag for both machines. The price is about $ 300. Padded nylon instead of a hard case limits protection.

However, this is a tote bag and comes with wheels. Therefore, the handle is expandable and can be pulled like a suitcase.

Case Club sells a 27-inch iMac option with wheels, but the hard case costs about $ 400. The company claims that the case was also approved by the airline.

No matter what your budget, buying a second Mac Pro for your destination isn’t an easy decision, so it’s definitely a Mac that’s likely to be portable. Fortunately, this is the only Mac that comes with wheels — at a price.

Even with the optional $ 699 wheel, you can’t kick your Mac Pro to the airport terminal. You can’t ride there, but you can add a saddle bag.

NSP Cases sells hard cases for the current Mac Pro starting at $ 300, but has been repeatedly listed for the Mac Pro G4 and G5.

Alternatively, Specialty Cases sells box-like hard cases with wheels for $ 650.

Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro have display options, but they don’t come with them.

For example, you can treat them like a headless Mac server.

With software such as Screens 4, you can also remotely control your Mac from your iPhone. However, if setup is required and a problem arises, the software cannot be used to display the screen and resolve the issue.

However, there is a Luna Display. Long before Sidecar came out, there was a Luna Display that used a hardware dongle. Buy a dongle for $ 119.99 and download the software.

Luna Display dongle connected to Mac mini

As long as you connect it to a display other than the iPad and set it for the first time, there is no problem. Once you connect the dongle, run the app and set up both your Mac and iPad once, you can always use your iPad as a monitor. It’s also much easier to carry a small dongle and iPad than a suitable monitor.

Although I have a current monitor built for portable use. These are flat screens, not much larger than the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but just screens. They are usually written for Windows and may also act as a touch screen on a PC, but they also work on a Mac.

However, these monitors are typically significantly darker than regular monitors and iPads.

Still, if the quality of the Luna Display and iPad improves, both will work in a pinch. If you decide to work away from your home or office, it’s worth looking at your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air the next time you upgrade.

However, there are ways to make them portable, regardless of whether you’re using a Mac now or a Mac you’ll get later. There are also companies that sell cases.