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Costco Members: Apple Mac mini (Late 2020): M1 CPU w/ 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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$600

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Costco Wholesale has (for Costco Members), Apple Mac mini w/ Apple M1 Chip (MGNR3LL/A, Late 2020) on sale for $599.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Andy_1234 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU (4 performance cores & 4 efficiency cores)
  • 8GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 8-core GPU
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth 5.0
  • macOS Big Sur
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4
    • 2x USB A
    • 1x HDMI 2
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
    • 1x 3.5 mm Headphone Jack

Editor's Notes

Written by brisar
  • About this Deal:
    • Sale is valid through 2/24/21 or while supplies last.
  • Ratings/Reviews:
    • PC Mag gives the new Mac mini a 4.5/5 (excellent) rating
      • "With a new lower starting price and Apple's straining-at-the-leash M1 CPU, the Mac mini is far and away the most polished, potent tiny desktop in its class."

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Costco Wholesale has (for Costco Members), Apple Mac mini w/ Apple M1 Chip (MGNR3LL/A, Late 2020) on sale for $599.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Andy_1234 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU (4 performance cores & 4 efficiency cores)
  • 8GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 8-core GPU
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth 5.0
  • macOS Big Sur
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4
    • 2x USB A
    • 1x HDMI 2
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
    • 1x 3.5 mm Headphone Jack

Editor's Notes

Written by brisar
  • About this Deal:
    • Sale is valid through 2/24/21 or while supplies last.
  • Ratings/Reviews:
    • PC Mag gives the new Mac mini a 4.5/5 (excellent) rating
      • "With a new lower starting price and Apple's straining-at-the-leash M1 CPU, the Mac mini is far and away the most polished, potent tiny desktop in its class."

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virtuoso88
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The m1 uses unified memory so the ram, cpu, gpu and other components are part of the same chip allowing for much faster read/writes to memory. Don't think user upgradable is even possible here. Plus with how fast it is, I've read the 8gb performs as well as a 16gb machine in the x86 architecture. Remember apple ios devices have a lot less memory than the competition but apple devices always blow away the competition in performance.
CongchenC
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As someone who currently own the MBA m1 (8G ram), I would highly recommend go with 16G ram. (Especially for those who would keep lots of tabs/apps open)
locomo
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Why can't they at least put 16 gigs a memory in these things?

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giantbruin
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank giantbruin

I've had my M1 Mac Mini since November and love it. It's super fast. I don't do much video editing but recently had to make an 11 minute slideshow with music in iMovie. Exporting it initially into a .mp4 file took about 10 minutes and converting it to .mkv using Handbrake took about 5. Would've taken the better half of an hour for my old 2019 Intel MacBook Pro to do the same thing.

I haven't seen the need for 16 GB RAM, but I'm more of an average user. I've read that the way the RAM is intertwined with these M1 processors is different and it's more efficient. FWIW, I was able to keep iMovie open for days while working on the project and also had multiple apps (Safari with 5+ tabs, Citrix Workspace for work, Spotify, Messages, Email, Edge) open without any noticeable slowdown.
Last edited by giantbruin February 17, 2021 at 09:34 AM.
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JustinL1
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One of the best deals yet. I've heard nothing but great things and I'm tempted...
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slackingoff7
Feb 17, 2021
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Two useful websites to see if software and games you will use work on the M1 chip are -

isapplesiliconready.com
applesilicongames.com
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username3
Feb 17, 2021
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Quote from ChicoDad :
You can save another $20 ($579.99 final price) when buying in store.
How do you know the price in store is $579.99?
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wildfire
Feb 17, 2021
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New model coming soon?
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Quote from username3 :
How do you know the price in store is $579.99?
I saw it in store (Bay Area). Online price is $20 higher.

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Ohmmm
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Quote from wildfire :
New model coming soon?
No, this literally just came out. The 16 GB models are still backordered on Apple.com
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SennamonTea
Feb 17, 2021
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Anyone using this a HTPC? Everything sounds good on paper, I plan to hook it up with a Lenovo N5902 hooked up to a 4k tv and just use browsers for streaming content. Thanks.
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mclldavidson
Feb 17, 2021
963 Posts
I really want one but have lasted 10 years on my Celeron desktop, I'll probably wait until the next version assuming they come out yearly. Unless I get across a used one of these for a great deal
Feb 17, 2021
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NervousCorn4470
Feb 17, 2021
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Great deal. I think this is the first time it's dropped to $600. I'd be all over this if I needed the upgrade.
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bpnoy3
Feb 17, 2021
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same price every time i see it on slick
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Raka1212
Feb 17, 2021
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Quote from mclldavidson :
I really want one but have lasted 10 years on my Celeron desktop, I'll probably wait until the next version assuming they come out yearly. Unless I get across a used one of these for a great deal
This is brand new model with total new architecture so don't expect any new model for next 2-3 years.
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mclldavidson
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Quote from Raka1212 :
This is brand new model with total new architecture so don't expect any new model for next 2-3 years.
I thought apple comes out with new macs every year or is it just iPhones/iPads? I guess I was thinking and maybe incorrectly that all of apples stuff will be using the same m chips now and just figured they will get chip upgrades yearly. I have no doubt the base would be all I need and last for a long ass time
Last edited by mclldavidson February 17, 2021 at 08:28 AM.
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