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Select Micro Center Stores: Apple Mac Mini Desktop w/ M4 Chip, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD

+ Free Store Pickup

$540

$600

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Select Micro Center Stores have Apple Mac Mini Desktop w/ M4 Chip (Silver, 2024, MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $539.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member creediddy for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Apple M4 10-Core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
  • 10-Core Integrated GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 16GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB Integrated NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6E / Bluetooth 5.3
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB-C
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • A nice deal for those with stock at their local store. This price is $9 lower than a recent Frontpage Deal that was only available to Best Buy Plus members.
  • Includes Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Written by creediddy
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Select Micro Center Stores have Apple Mac Mini Desktop w/ M4 Chip (Silver, 2024, MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $539.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member creediddy for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Apple M4 10-Core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
  • 10-Core Integrated GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 16GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB Integrated NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6E / Bluetooth 5.3
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB-C
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • A nice deal for those with stock at their local store. This price is $9 lower than a recent Frontpage Deal that was only available to Best Buy Plus members.
  • Includes Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Top Comments

santy83
Not a deal. Just get it from Apple education store for 499 and it is open for all.
santy83
I know you posted this deal but give me a break...
Bouncy_Furbal
In this life, everyone is a student

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Nov 10, 2024
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luckygecko
Nov 10, 2024
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Quote from Aznsensation :
SSD is user replaceable m.2 2230. Apple is killin' it

This is not correct. The SSD is removeable. It is not a consumer m.2 socket, Apple has chosen a different type of socket.
Nov 10, 2024
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Bb125-bb
Nov 10, 2024
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Quote from GregF8967 :
Total fraud. People like you ruin for other people that are actually students, etc…. What a cheapskate.
Thank you for the compliment kind stranger.
Nov 10, 2024
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GetThatBread
Nov 10, 2024
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Even on the base model, the benchmarks are absurd. I'm really impressed by the power behind these M-series chips. My wife's bottom rail Macbook Air M1 can basically run the same level of AI tools I need my 3080 to do. Too bad memory and storage are so crazy expensive
Nov 11, 2024
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pandora9
Nov 11, 2024
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I got this product from student discount $499 and picked up at the store. It is an amazing product, I used many many computers but this is the best which you got for money. Tiny yet most powerful, silent, cold while editing videos, looks classy and clean on desk, and I was using headset not knowing that speaker inbuilt .. you copy something on iPhone, you past it here ..the eco system getting better and better with apple intelligence
Nov 11, 2024
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YouDontNeedIt
Nov 11, 2024
799 Posts
Base model M4 Mac Mini is a good deal.
Last edited by YouDontNeedIt November 11, 2024 at 03:58 AM.
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YouDontNeedIt
Nov 11, 2024
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Quote from PowerfulRoom7508 :
No no. You they smart?. Ask any Apple engineer person if you are very close. It is big topic. Education store products are looks and feel same. They mad with the hardware of recycled of old products not all parts. It's Random pick!. They won't make in same shop Floor line. Serial numbers in middle also different on education products. Within Apple engineering team only able to find this.
Are you having a stroke?
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YouDontNeedIt
Nov 11, 2024
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Quote from dohnnysdiscountgas :
It's probably not gonna stay that way much longer considering this is about the thousandth time I've read that this week / has become such common knowledge
Yeah cause Apple doesn't already know and is going to learn about it for the first time from slickdeals.

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creediddy
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It will be interesting that Apple will capture a large market share of Mac sales this 4th Qrt holiday season.
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EchoTony
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Quote from santy83 :
Not a deal. Just get it from Apple education store for 499 and it is open for all.
I didn't realize there was no verification. I had our son buy it through his school based email...

I can say they ship fast once you place the order and there's no charge for shipping.

I ordered an Apple mouse from Amazon separately. Pretty slick mouse.

I set it up last night and am happy at how zippy it is. Form factor is very small.

Everything so far has been plug and play and I was able to use my Razer keyboard with it (using a 7-in-1 USB C to USB A hub). Now we just need to get used to iOS vs. winblows.
Nov 12, 2024
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kensteele
Nov 12, 2024
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Quote from EchoTony :
I didn't realize there was no verification. I had our son buy it through his school based email...

I can say they ship fast once you place the order and there's no charge for shipping.

I ordered an Apple mouse from Amazon separately. Pretty slick mouse.

I set it up last night and am happy at how zippy it is. Form factor is very small.

Everything so far has been plug and play and I was able to use my Razer keyboard with it (using a 7-in-1 USB C to USB A hub). Now we just need to get used to iOS vs. winblows.
It's just a matter of time; 6 months you'll feel it and 12 months you will be scratching your head.

BTW, there's no apple "ordering thru" process any type of email lookup; you just go to the edu portal, pay your money, tell them where to ship it....done.
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EchoTony
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Quote from kensteele :
It's just a matter of time; 6 months you'll feel it and 12 months you will be scratching your head.

BTW, there's no apple "ordering thru" process any type of email lookup; you just go to the edu portal, pay your money, tell them where to ship it....done.
I'm very familiar with iOS mobile and on the ipad. I also understand their file systems... I have a Macintosh. It's from 1985. I also had a PowerBook for a few years.
Everything after was x86 due to work and gaming. I don't game much and there's no work related issues anymore.
The only thing I think iOS is missing is the ease of the right click...
Nov 14, 2024
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jcabbar
Nov 14, 2024
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Quote from creediddy :
Again the EDU prices are similar to MicroCenter's...LOL! There is no magic to buying through Apple EDU...In most cases MC prices are slightly better. You are comparing the M4 16/256 model @ $499. If you are big on Apple EDU....go ahead and purchase the MacBook Air M2 16GB for $899, while Coscto Members can purchase for $749. MicroCenter will even PM that price as well. Not every EDU pricing is better than getting a much better deal outside of Apple's website.
Get a grip, not everyone lives close to a MC, lucky you!!!
Do you feel better now? I guess you were looking for some validation, there I gave to you. Give it rest now.
Nov 14, 2024
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rb5505
Nov 14, 2024
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opinion on this for a monitor for the m4 mini? i'm not a gamer. https://www.costco.com/.product.1772248.html
Last edited by rb5505 November 14, 2024 at 11:33 AM.
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creediddy
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Does anyone have a 48"-55" Oled or Mled TV as a monitor and how is the text and image quality? I am considering a LG 48C3 or TCL QM7 with the Mac Mini.

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Quote from rb5505 :
opinion on this for a monitor for the m4 mini? i'm not a gamer. https://www.costco.com/.product.1772248.html
Quite a few UltraGear monitors sold from MicroCenter. Solid monitors. Although IPS panels lack color saturation, but text remains crisp. For a 1440p/165 monitor this a decent deal. MSI, Asus, Acer are all similar. A 1440p/165 monitor should be somewhere near $140-$160. Overall, will get the job done, but won't be groundbreaking neither. Going OLED or MLED will give you the wow effect. Just about every budget monitor looks washed out compared to OLED, but you have reduced burn-in issues down the road.
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