Apple Mac Mini with Apple M1 Chip (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) $649

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01-23-2021 at 09:21 PM #2

if you happen to have a chase amazon prime card, you might have a 0% interest offer over 12 or 18 months

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01-24-2021 at 02:58 AM #3

Sorry please don't make fun of me for asking Is this a computer?

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01-24-2021 at 03:16 AM #4

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Sorry please don't make fun of me for asking Is this a computer?

Yes, it's a small desktop computer made by Apple that runs the Mac Operating System, not Microsoft Windows.

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01-24-2021 at 12:11 PM #5

Picked one up, Feb. 13th delivery date kinda sucks but eh

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01-24-2021 at 11:53 PM #6

I have one of the m1 mac minis. Got it from Bestbuy for $640 a month ago. I got another one from amazon for $620 renewed. One of the fastest mac's I've ever used and the price is very reasonable if you have monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Also, if you have Wifi 6 capable router you'll get an extra speed boost. I have AX11000 router and I am seeing upto 700mbps on wifi-6, compared to 400mbps on regular ac-wifi. 250GB SSD is fast, but you can always add more storage by using external HDD or even SSD.

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01-25-2021 at 04:43 PM #7

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Yes, it's a small desktop computer made by Apple that runs the Mac Operating System, not Microsoft Windows.

Not to be confused with that old AirPort Extreme form factor ha

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01-28-2021 at 10:44 PM #8

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Sorry please don't make fun of me for asking Is this a computer?

Yes, you will have to buy a Mac key board, mouse, and a monitor to go with it.

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01-28-2021 at 11:17 PM #9

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Yes, you will have to buy a Mac key board, mouse, and a monitor to go with it.

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think you can buy any monitor with hdmi input, any mouse and a multi-device keyboard like the Logitech K780. Would be a pretty cheap powerful computer.

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01-28-2021 at 11:20 PM #10

Is this any faster than Macbook Air M1 with comparable spec? I could get the Macbook Air M1 for not much more (~ 750 open box at BB).

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01-28-2021 at 11:24 PM #11

is this latest version?

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01-29-2021 at 10:09 PM #12

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is this latest version?

yes, it is ... just make sure it has M1 chip in it and NOT Intel processor.

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01-29-2021 at 10:27 PM #13

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rugby1111Is this any faster than Macbook Air M1 with comparable spec? I could get the Macbook Air M1 for not much more (~ 750 open box at BB).

This is slightly faster than the MB Air b/c the Air is 7-core, and more importantly, the Air is passively cooled so the system throttles under gaming loads. The Mini uses the same 8-core SoC as the Macbook Pro M1 and offers essentially identical performance since they're both actively cooled. But the Mini is slightly more silent simply b/c the bigger chassis offers more airflow allowing the fans to spin slower.

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