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Microcenter In Stores Only: M1 Mac Mini 16GB RAM 256GB Version $799.99

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With recent Costco and Amazon deal for the 8GB RAM 512GB version, this is a good option for those that need more RAM for video editing and not extra storage.

8-Core CPU/GPU w/ Apple M1 Chip (16-Core Neural Engine)
256GB Solid State Drive SSD
16GB Unified Memory
8-core GPU
macOS Big Sur
802.11ax WiFi 6 w/ Bluetooth 5.0
Inputs
2x Thunderbolt/USB 4 Ports
2x USB-A Ports
1x HDMI/2.0
1x Gigabit Ethernet Port

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gtsh0pp3r
05-12-2021 at 05:00 AM.
05-12-2021 at 05:00 AM.
8/256 config Available for 599 from places like Costco right now. I know I'll get flamed but good deal or not, paying an extra $200 for an additional 8gb ram is beyond me. Apple tax at its best.
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05-12-2021 at 05:44 AM.
05-12-2021 at 05:44 AM.
Quote from gtsh0pp3r :
8/256 config Available for 599 from places like Costco right now. I know I'll get flamed but good deal or not, paying an extra $200 for an additional 8gb ram is beyond me. Apple tax at its best.

Yeah, iirc you can't upgrade the RAM in these any more, it's a MacBook without a monitor.
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ten80
05-12-2021 at 08:08 AM.
05-12-2021 at 08:08 AM.
TU for putting "in store only" in the title!
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MK7GOLF
05-12-2021 at 09:14 AM.
05-12-2021 at 09:14 AM.
I know memory isn't upgradable but do these use pcie ssd that is upgradable or is this forever to have 256GB solder in? Kinda a dumb design decision if that's soldered in since there is obviously room for it.
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05-12-2021 at 09:54 AM.
05-12-2021 at 09:54 AM.
Quote from gtsh0pp3r :
8/256 config Available for 599 from places like Costco right now. I know I'll get flamed but good deal or not, paying an extra $200 for an additional 8gb ram is beyond me. Apple tax at its best.
Yes, it's ridiculous.
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tannerpowell
05-12-2021 at 10:47 AM.
05-12-2021 at 10:47 AM.
My 16GB M1 Air runs circles around my 32GB MacBook Pro, so I would look at this more as a historically $2400+ MacOS computer for $800. Spend $200-300 on an external NVMe enclosure and hard drive and you've got a beast of a machine.
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rich123
05-12-2021 at 10:55 AM.

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05-12-2021 at 10:55 AM.
Quote from MK7GOLF :
I know memory isn't upgradable but do these use pcie ssd that is upgradable or is this forever to have 256GB solder in? Kinda a dumb design decision if that's soldered in since there is obviously room for it.
You cannot upgrade the internals, but you can plug in an external drive.
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MK7GOLF
05-12-2021 at 10:59 AM.
05-12-2021 at 10:59 AM.
Quote from rich123 :
You cannot upgrade the internals, but you can plug in an external drive.

Awe that sucks, it's all made this way for them to sell the most expensive model. I bet it cost pennies to make that a m2 slot instead of soldering. this is 2021 why is 256gb even a std? it's like selling a 16GB iPhone today.
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GoGo98102
05-12-2021 at 01:07 PM.
05-12-2021 at 01:07 PM.
Similar to how theaters don't make (much) money from the tickets sales. They make money off the popcorns and drinks. Apple doesn't make much money off the base model of their computers. The real profit comes from the add on and upgrades. That's why they solder the inside to make self upgrade impossible and keep reducing the ports.
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05-12-2021 at 02:38 PM.
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Quote from MK7GOLF :
I know memory isn't upgradable but do these use pcie ssd that is upgradable or is this forever to have 256GB solder in? Kinda a dumb design decision if that's soldered in since there is obviously room for it.
It's a business design decision: Call it price discrimination or planned obsolescence (it's both)
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05-12-2021 at 02:45 PM.
05-12-2021 at 02:45 PM.
its worked for apple for years to do it this way on their entire lineup

while i dont like it, it seems to work well for them
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GreenSwing404
05-12-2021 at 03:21 PM.
05-12-2021 at 03:21 PM.
Amazing deal for a mac mini with 16gb ram.
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MK7GOLF
05-12-2021 at 06:20 PM.
05-12-2021 at 06:20 PM.
Has anyone actually figured out how to put windows 10 on the M1 chip Macs? I have an older Mac and I like how I can use boot camp and use windows if I need to run a program that specific to windows but I don't think that's something I can do with the new arm based macs.
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05-12-2021 at 07:44 PM.
05-12-2021 at 07:44 PM.
Quote from MK7GOLF :
Has anyone actually figured out how to put windows 10 on the M1 chip Macs? I have an older Mac and I like how I can use boot camp and use windows if I need to run a program that specific to windows but I don't think that's something I can do with the new arm based macs.
You can install the ARM version of Windows 10 using Parallels.
This site has a good step by step guide:
https://appletoolbox.com/how-to-u...on-m1-mac/
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