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Mac Mini Desktop Late 2014: i7 3.0 Ghz, 16GB RAM, 256 SSD PCIE (Refurbished, Very Good) $239 + Free Shipping
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pacificmacs via eBay Daily Deals [ebay.com] has Mac Mini Desktop Late 2014: i7 3.0 Ghz, 16GB RAM, 256 SSD PCIE (Refurbished, Very Good) for $239. Shipping is Free
Note: Includes a 1 year Allstate Warranty
Note: Includes a 1 year Allstate Warranty
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pacificmacs via eBay Daily Deals [ebay.com] has Mac Mini Desktop Late 2014: i7 3.0 Ghz, 16GB RAM, 256 SSD PCIE (Refurbished, Very Good) for $239. Shipping is Free
Note: Includes a 1 year Allstate Warranty
Note: Includes a 1 year Allstate Warranty
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Home theater media box?
Install some other Linux distro on it?
Leave it to Apple to still be overpriced 8 years later 😂
Home theater media box?
Install some other Linux distro on it?
Leave it to Apple to still be overpriced 8 years later 😂
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That's the situation I was in probably around 2014. Bought a Mac Mini, and haven't had to clean up an infection since.
Note: this plan will not work for pre-teens and teens. Those kids could find a way to get viruses on a calculator...I swear....
Home theater media box?
Install some other Linux distro on it?
Leave it to Apple to still be overpriced 8 years later 😂
Home theater media box?
Install some other Linux distro on it?
Leave it to Apple to still be overpriced 8 years later 😂
This could be beneficial in a few different ways, but without knowing your circumstances, could be tricky to suggest.
This could be beneficial in a few different ways, but without knowing your circumstances, could be tricky to suggest.
I have one already and use this as a media server and a network time machine backup. The good thing about this machine is that with 16GB of on board memory that cannot be replaced, it can be upgraded to an internal NVMe drive AND an internal SATA drive. So I have a 2 TB NVMe drive that is set up as a fusion drive to a 2 TB M500 SSD that I re-allocated to this machine (having already used it for 5 years), So 4 TB of very fast storage holds my movies and music. Its small and doesnt use that much power when on, so you can put it almost anywhere. Also, I have it connected via IP over thunderbolt 2 network to my main mac to transfer movie files and backup. Transfer speed via thunderbolt network is 10Gbit - a single thunderbolt 2 cable is much cheaper than 10GEnet + switch. Only downside is that it will not run the Ventura OS after it is released this fall. So it will only get another 2-3 years of security updates. Its the last Mac mini that one can upgrade internal storage. I am tempted to get another...
Forgot one important thing - the system is headless - no monitor, mouse, keyboard needed, runs remotely and is accessed via remote desktop and is dead silent. There is nothing I know of that has the combination of form factor, performance, stability, quietness and cost. I looked.
Home theater media box?
Install some other Linux distro on it?
Leave it to Apple to still be overpriced 8 years later 😂
There's a lot to like about this unit and $239 for a specific-use Mac Mini is perfectly fine. This would be great for a Plex box.
But calling this "refurbished" is a little iffy (maybe a lot iffy). More like "used for 8 years then we decided to sell them"... SSD wear could be an issue - you really have no idea at all how these were used.
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