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May 11, 2021 7:52 AM

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

$600

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

Thanks to community member kardiackidneykids 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

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Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Price matches this Frontpage Deal from February that received +161 votes from the community.
  • 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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Written by kardiackidneykids
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: Apple Mac mini w/ Apple M1 Chip (MGNR3LL/A, Late 2020) on sale for $599.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member kardiackidneykids 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 qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Price matches this Frontpage Deal from February that received +161 votes from the community.
  • 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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Written by kardiackidneykids

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chumtastic
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After reading all the discussions about ram amount, I'm just curious how many browser tabs people keep open at a time during a typical day.

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How many browser tabs do you keep open?

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LarrySW
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The ones who have actually used them personally say 8 is enough for most people.

The ones who have never used it and are just guessing say it isn't enough.
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MrSkeptic
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Another very expensive problem with today's Apple. Prior to 2016, you could buy a computer and later upgrade it by adding more RAM or storage later once your needs change. My daily driver is a mid 2012 MBPro. I've doubled the RAM and added a SSD over the years.

Now, everything is soldered, so upgrades are impossible. To get 16 or 32 MB of RAM or a bigger SSD, you need to pay 3 times the price up front of what upgrades would cost for the same configuration, even if you don't realize the need now.

No thanks, Apple.
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May 17, 2021 8:08 PM
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Wildpir8May 17, 2021 8:08 PM
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Quote from Rajmachawal22 View quoted comment :
You were able to use the 100 off on the Apple TV? So it doesn't need to be 500?
Yep. Used fillers. The value of the coupon is prorated across the items in the order.
May 17, 2021 10:24 PM
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Rajmachawal22May 17, 2021 10:24 PM
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Quote from Wildpir8 View quoted comment :
Yep. Used fillers. The value of the coupon is prorated across the items in the order.
Sorry I mean, did you buy goods that total $500? Or the coupon works on below that?
May 17, 2021 10:29 PM
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Wildpir8May 17, 2021 10:29 PM
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Quote from Rajmachawal22 View quoted comment :
Sorry I mean, did you buy goods that total $500? Or the coupon works on below that?
Had to reach a total of $500 in the cart.
May 17, 2021 10:41 PM
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FNwozMay 17, 2021 10:41 PM
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What's the likelihood they announce an M2 or M1X Mac mini at WWDC? Also if so, I wonder what the pricing would look like. I guess I could return if something major is announced. Costco gives 30 days right.
May 17, 2021 10:43 PM
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doboy007May 17, 2021 10:43 PM
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Quote from FNwoz View quoted comment :
What's the likelihood they announce an M2 or M1X Mac mini at WWDC? Also if so, I wonder what the pricing would look like. I guess I could return if something major is announced. Costco gives 30 days right.
Zero, zilch, nada Smilie You have 90 day return from Costco. Who knows, maybe they'll introduce a CPU upgrade option to the Mini.
May 17, 2021 10:45 PM
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FNwozMay 17, 2021 10:45 PM
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Quote from doboy007 View quoted comment :
Zero, zilch, nada Smilie You have 90 day return from Costco. Who knows, maybe they'll introduce a CPU upgrade option to the Mini.
Dang that's a long time so that covers it. Even if they announce a new chip my guess is it will come with a higher starting price.
May 17, 2021 10:46 PM
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doboy007May 17, 2021 10:46 PM
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Quote from FNwoz View quoted comment :
Dang that's a long time so that covers it. Even if they announce a new chip my guess is it will come with a higher starting price.
Precisely. Mini is the cheapest computer they sell so not as much margin. With Intel, base config was i3 then more money for i5 model and upgrade to i7.

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May 18, 2021 3:24 AM
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ClaydavisismyheroMay 18, 2021 3:24 AM
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If anyone won't use their $50 coupon id be happy to take it. Have had my eyes on this for a while for my parents
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May 18, 2021 4:57 AM
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dawnerdMay 18, 2021 4:57 AM
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Quote from LarrySW View quoted comment :
The ones who have actually used them personally say 8 is enough for most people.

The ones who have never used it and are just guessing say it isn't enough.
I use it and 8 isn't enough.
May 18, 2021 5:15 PM
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WestCoastSDerMay 18, 2021 5:15 PM
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Quote from dawnerd View quoted comment :
I use it and 8 isn't enough.
What were you running that pushed the limits on 8 GB of RAM? I am running Logic with 8 tracks going and hit a peak of 6 GB. Adding tracks adds minimally incrimental RAM usage (about 0.1 GB RAM per track).
May 19, 2021 12:17 AM
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abstraxionMay 19, 2021 12:17 AM
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Quote from dawnerd View quoted comment :
I use it and 8 isn't enough.
I used one and 8 was totally enough for me as a webdev. What tasks stress it out, for you?
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May 19, 2021 2:18 AM
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DonRSD
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May 19, 2021 2:18 AM
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Quote from Wildpir8 View quoted comment :
Apple's iWork office suite is free and can open and save files in MS Office formats if that might work for you.

https://www.apple.com/iwork/
The issue is when sending an iWork file to a PC via upload online.
The MS Office is the only holdback of me using a PC for work (which I hate)
May 19, 2021 3:24 AM
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soopsmojoMay 19, 2021 3:24 AM
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At what time does this go live on the site?
May 19, 2021 3:51 AM
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creaytMay 19, 2021 3:51 AM
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Quote from abstraxion View quoted comment :
I used one and 8 was totally enough for me as a webdev. What tasks stress it out, for you?
I bought the 8GB M1 Mini when it first came out and I couldn't even do heavy shopping in Safari without crashing both the browser and the entire OS. Hopefully they've ironed out those issues, will be something you only hit when there is a lot of imagery in the pages you're browsing, I doubt that I got above 40 or so tabs but I was shopping for furniture so it saturated the RAM usage.

Software architect here. I love iPhones and iPads but find OS X a piss poor experience most of the time for power usage, I can't develop software on it comfortably but buying one of these minis tomorrow just to have one around.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO ANY POWER USERS: These mac minis max out at 2 external monitors, though that is better than every other M1 system including the new iMacs which all max out at 1 external monitor.

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May 19, 2021 4:00 AM
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GrandMstrBudMay 19, 2021 4:00 AM
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What time do these to on sale? Is it 12am PST? I did get a Costco Citi card which I would have thought I could use it right away but I have to have the physical card before registering.
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