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May 15, 2023 7:38 AM

Costco Members: 512GB Apple Mac Mini M2 Pro Chip (Silver)

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$1,250

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Costco Wholesale has 512GB Apple Mac Mini M2 Pro Chip (MNH73LL/A; Silver) on sale for $1099.99 valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.

Amazon also has 512GB Apple Mac Mini M2 Pro Chip (MNH73LL/A; Silver) on sale for $1099.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community members socalguy9 & slampig for finding this deal

Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase

Specs/Key Features
  • Apple M2 Pro Chip/10-Core CPU/16-Core GPU
  • 512GB Solid State Drive SSD
  • 16GB RAM/Memory
  • WiFi 6E
  • 7'7" Ultracompact Design
  • Mac OS Ventura
    • Inputs
      • 4x Thunderbolt Port
      • 2x USB-A Port
      • 1x HDMI
      • Gigabit/10Gb Ethernet
Warranty
  • Includes standard manufacturer warranty w/ Costco Concierge Services w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • This is the best/lowest price for the M2 Pro Chip Apple Mac Mini device available in the market; $150 Off or 12% Overall Savings
  • The Apple M2 Mac Mini offers exceptional speed/performance w/ advanced cooling system; great for rich presentation to immersive gaming
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Written by socalguy9
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Costco Wholesale has 512GB Apple Mac Mini M2 Pro Chip (MNH73LL/A; Silver) on sale for $1099.99 valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.

Amazon also has 512GB Apple Mac Mini M2 Pro Chip (MNH73LL/A; Silver) on sale for $1099.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community members socalguy9 & slampig for finding this deal

Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase

Specs/Key Features
  • Apple M2 Pro Chip/10-Core CPU/16-Core GPU
  • 512GB Solid State Drive SSD
  • 16GB RAM/Memory
  • WiFi 6E
  • 7'7" Ultracompact Design
  • Mac OS Ventura
    • Inputs
      • 4x Thunderbolt Port
      • 2x USB-A Port
      • 1x HDMI
      • Gigabit/10Gb Ethernet
Warranty
  • Includes standard manufacturer warranty w/ Costco Concierge Services w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • This is the best/lowest price for the M2 Pro Chip Apple Mac Mini device available in the market; $150 Off or 12% Overall Savings
  • The Apple M2 Mac Mini offers exceptional speed/performance w/ advanced cooling system; great for rich presentation to immersive gaming
Additional Notes

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Written by socalguy9

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izzzi
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Absolute drivel, and likely ill-intentioned misinformation. Even the 8GB model is more than enough for lots more than "web browsing and basic office work"; this 16GB is good enough for the large majority of power users.

Great deal! For those of us who prefer to "bring their own storage," the 16GB/256GB would have been better (assuming the price would have been proportionately lower), but at this price it's fine and allows you to use it right away w/o needing to worry about an external storage solution right away.
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BrianB4242
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I'm typing this on my $500 base M2 purchased from Costco last month (currently hooked up to two 27" 1440 displays). I'm a looong time PC user (the last time I touched a mac was in the 90's). The learning curve to MacOS was a bit rough, but I'm slowly getting used to the new OS. It's hard to believe so much power is packed into such a small (and cheap) package.

This thing will stream 4k (2x speed) YouTube without a single stutter. It is silent, despite the active cooling.

I'm almost surely going to pick up a second unit during Costco's sale. I'll probably have one unit permanently tied to my TV (for YouTube, Steam, CloneHero, Chrome, etc). And another in my office. For my office computer, I'm tempted to upgrade to the "Pro" model, but I'm likely deluding myself that I need the extra power relative to the $500 base.
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Just delete this comment, you are embarrassing yourself.
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May 15, 2023 10:02 AM
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EdgeComputingMay 15, 2023 10:02 AM
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Thanks for sharing! AFAIK, so far this is the lowest price for M2 Pro minis, beating Adorama's $1199 previous best deal.
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May 15, 2023 11:33 AM
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NattefrostMay 15, 2023 11:33 AM
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This or the laptop for $1500?
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May 15, 2023 11:51 AM
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slampigMay 15, 2023 11:51 AM
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Amazon is matching this price: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Desk...0BSHFS6XX/
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May 15, 2023 11:59 AM
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May 15, 2023 12:00 PM
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May 15, 2023 12:11 PM
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izzziMay 15, 2023 12:11 PM
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Quote from Royal_Aces View quoted comment :
For anything more than web browsing and basic office work it needs to be 32gb and 1TB SSD.
Absolute drivel, and likely ill-intentioned misinformation. Even the 8GB model is more than enough for lots more than "web browsing and basic office work"; this 16GB is good enough for the large majority of power users.

Great deal! For those of us who prefer to "bring their own storage," the 16GB/256GB would have been better (assuming the price would have been proportionately lower), but at this price it's fine and allows you to use it right away w/o needing to worry about an external storage solution right away.
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May 15, 2023 12:16 PM
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NattefrostMay 15, 2023 12:16 PM
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Quote from izzzi View quoted comment :
Absolute drivel, and likely ill-intentioned misinformation. Even the 8GB model is more than enough for lots more than "web browsing and basic office work"; this 16GB is good enough for the large majority of power users.

Great deal! For those of us who prefer to "bring their own storage," the 16GB/256GB would have been better (assuming the price would have been proportionately lower), but at this price it's fine and allows you to use it right away w/o needing to worry about an external storage solution right away.
is the speed on storage gimped like the 256/8gb ram model?
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May 15, 2023 12:34 PM
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rajo22May 15, 2023 12:34 PM
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Quote from izzzi View quoted comment :
Absolute drivel, and likely ill-intentioned misinformation. Even the 8GB model is more than enough for lots more than "web browsing and basic office work"; this 16GB is good enough for the large majority of power users.

Great deal! For those of us who prefer to "bring their own storage," the 16GB/256GB would have been better (assuming the price would have been proportionately lower), but at this price it's fine and allows you to use it right away w/o needing to worry about an external storage solution right away.
This guy is using the base model MBA to edit video in final cut just fine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53xBuFfz6H8 it's still a beast. Btw I have the M2 Pro Mini + M1 pro it is a little better but not that much better.
May 15, 2023 12:36 PM
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tommeyngMay 15, 2023 12:36 PM
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Should I pull the trigger on this or go for the base model? Looking for dual 32" monitors set up. Mostly will be playing LoL on one and watching youtube on the other. Not sure if base model will be good enough.
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May 15, 2023 12:56 PM
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rockstarjeremy
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May 15, 2023 12:56 PM
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This M2 Pro or keep my M1 Max?
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May 15, 2023 1:10 PM
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rotarypower101May 15, 2023 1:10 PM
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Is there a good place to compare and contrast the Mini VS Studio for people moving away from the intel Mac Pro with several 3.5" disks of data that will still be needed to hang off and accessible in a clean way, 3 monitors desired, and a few required apps for CAD like F360 that requires strong single core performance.
Last edited by rotarypower101 May 15, 2023 at 07:03 AM.
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May 15, 2023 1:45 PM
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BrianB4242May 15, 2023 1:45 PM
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I'm typing this on my $500 base M2 purchased from Costco last month (currently hooked up to two 27" 1440 displays). I'm a looong time PC user (the last time I touched a mac was in the 90's). The learning curve to MacOS was a bit rough, but I'm slowly getting used to the new OS. It's hard to believe so much power is packed into such a small (and cheap) package.

This thing will stream 4k (2x speed) YouTube without a single stutter. It is silent, despite the active cooling.

I'm almost surely going to pick up a second unit during Costco's sale. I'll probably have one unit permanently tied to my TV (for YouTube, Steam, CloneHero, Chrome, etc). And another in my office. For my office computer, I'm tempted to upgrade to the "Pro" model, but I'm likely deluding myself that I need the extra power relative to the $500 base.
May 15, 2023 1:46 PM
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teknomanMay 15, 2023 1:46 PM
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Quote from Nattefrost View quoted comment :
is the speed on storage gimped like the 256/8gb ram model?
No, this has 512GB. So it'll have 2x256GB NAND chips.
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May 15, 2023 1:48 PM
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Elon69
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May 15, 2023 1:48 PM
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Quote from Royal_Aces View quoted comment :
For anything more than web browsing and basic office work it needs to be 32gb and 1TB SSD. Wish retailers would sell higher spec ones, only way is though apple.
LOL --- dumb take.

Quote from izzzi View quoted comment :
Absolute drivel, and likely ill-intentioned misinformation. Even the 8GB model is more than enough for lots more than "web browsing and basic office work"; this 16GB is good enough for the large majority of power users.

Great deal! For those of us who prefer to "bring their own storage," the 16GB/256GB would have been better (assuming the price would have been proportionately lower), but at this price it's fine and allows you to use it right away w/o needing to worry about an external storage solution right away.
I would go out and say 8GB/256GB is still enough for 90% of the users. Even with the "slow SSD" at 1600MBytes/second, the paging is so fast from memory to disk most of the time I won't notice it. Don't listen to people who say you must upgrade to 16GB. This is the same kind of OS as Windows.

That said. I always get a base model Air whenever it comes out and use it daily for 4-6 months. I do have my Pro 16 but memory is low unless I am running a ton of stuff I do not need (ie: do I really need to run a VM constantly, docker containers? keep photoshop running, lots of Chrome tabs). No.. most of the time I am just focused on 1-2 apps and everything else I am just too lazy to close but even that the memory pressure is low and if the mac does swap to disk, it's because of a memory hog like Telegram that will memory leak 2+GByte of ram and a simple restart will fix it.


I can run thinkorswim and all of the office 365 apps all day on M2 Air 8GB/256GB just fine.

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May 15, 2023 2:10 PM
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AxlxAMay 15, 2023 2:10 PM
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Quote from Elon69 View quoted comment :
I would go out and say 8GB/256GB is still enough for 90% of the users. Even with the "slow SSD" at 1600MBytes/second, the paging is so fast from memory to disk most of the time I won't notice it. Don't listen to people who say you must upgrade to 16GB. This is the same kind of OS as Windows.

That said. I always get a base model Air whenever it comes out and use it daily for 4-6 months. I do have my Pro 16 but memory is low unless I am running a ton of stuff I do not need (ie: do I really need to run a VM constantly, docker containers? keep photoshop running, lots of Chrome tabs). No.. most of the time I am just focused on 1-2 apps and everything else I am just too lazy to close but even that the memory pressure is low and if the mac does swap to disk, it's because of a memory hog like Telegram that will memory leak 2+GByte of ram and a simple restart will fix it.


I can run thinkorswim and all of the office 365 apps all day on M2 Air 8GB/256GB just fine.
I have the base m2 air as well and I agree. I have been running chrome, safari, and like 5 excel sheets opened. When memory pressure gets to yellow, I think about closing down a few things or just restarting it. Battery life is unbelievable when it's new. Dunno what it's like in 6 mo.

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