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expiredEragorn | Staff posted Dec 09, 2024 10:01 PM

Select Best Buy Stores: Open Box Apple Mac mini M2 Desktop (8GB RAM / 256GB SSD)

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Select Best Buy Stores have Open Box Apple Mac mini 2023 Desktop (M2 Chip / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD, MMFJ3LL/A) on sale from $274.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal.
  • Note: Availability is limited and may vary by location.
Available options (check condition notes on product page):
  • Open Box - Good $274.99
  • Open Box - Excellent $294.99
Specs:
  • Apple M2 8-Core CPU (4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
  • 10-core GPU
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 8GB unified memory
  • 256GB NVMe SSD
  • Simultaneously supports up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbol and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI.
  • Built-in speaker
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E | Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C)
    • 2x USB-A
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5 mm headphone jack
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet port

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  • About this deal:
    • Offer valid for a limited time (while supplies last).
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 1,210 customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Select Best Buy Stores have Open Box Apple Mac mini 2023 Desktop (M2 Chip / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD, MMFJ3LL/A) on sale from $274.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal.
  • Note: Availability is limited and may vary by location.
Available options (check condition notes on product page):
  • Open Box - Good $274.99
  • Open Box - Excellent $294.99
Specs:
  • Apple M2 8-Core CPU (4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
  • 10-core GPU
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 8GB unified memory
  • 256GB NVMe SSD
  • Simultaneously supports up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbol and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI.
  • Built-in speaker
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E | Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C)
    • 2x USB-A
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5 mm headphone jack
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet port

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer valid for a limited time (while supplies last).
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 1,210 customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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LavenderPickle7682
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Let's call this for what it is -- "used". You're buying a two year old used computer. One you can get a brand new one of the latest model (with much higher specs) for $500-600.
phatparents
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The price for a new one is so cheap ($499 at Apple education store) … with much better specs (twice the RAM) … it makes no sense to buy this at a $299 price point.
kupon3ss
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Why? The gap is still 40% and there's a lot of people who just want an office/browsing Mac and realistically don't need the extra ram.

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dougmcDec 10, 2024 04:12 AM
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It's criminal that they made these things with 8 GB of non-upgradeable RAM in 2023.

They took a really nice CPU and constrained it with very limited RAM-- the base configuration should have been 16 GB, and it would have added, what, $20 to the cost?
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Cheapskate27Dec 10, 2024 04:35 AM
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Quote from dougmc :
It's criminal that they made these things with 8 GB of non-upgradeable RAM in 2023.

They took a really nice CPU and constrained it with very limited RAM-- the base configuration should have been 16 GB, and it would have added, what, $20 to the cost?
Agreed. For a company that is known for their entry level hardware being considerably better than the average Windows device, they're a couple years too late making 16GB the minimum. That said, a Mac for $300...
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BaylorGreen84Dec 10, 2024 06:44 AM
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I have an m1 mini with 8gb ram that never shows any lag no matter how many apps and browsers I have open.
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Quote from phatparents :
The price for a new one is so cheap ($499 at Apple education store) … with much better specs (twice the RAM) … it makes no sense to buy this at a $299 price point.
It has USB A ports
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DanteDanteDec 10, 2024 08:02 AM
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Thanks! this is a great gift for my mom!, all she needs it for is online shopping and watching some youtube videos. this would also be a great choice for older folks that just need a basic computer.
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ZZninepluralZalphaDec 10, 2024 09:02 AM
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Quote from Ananke :
Browsers start heavily tasking 8GB devices nowadays. Absolutely useless from a professional standpoint too - almost everything uses some kind of AI these days and it needs RAM. Get the iPad Air for basic tasks and USB it to a monitor or a TV, it'll do the same plus you get the portability. Apple missed the AI opportunity by flooding their consumer base with 8GB devices, now they'll need to trade in and discount their latest tech to catch up.
This can be greatly alleviated by avoiding the absolute pig known as Google Chrome. As you say, iPads run full-fat Safari on more lightweight specs—yes, different OS enforcing memory eviction etc., but the web gets browsed regardless!

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GreenMountain684Dec 10, 2024 11:01 AM
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People are being weird. People are acting like the difference between a product that cost $599 MSRP, more than twice what product being listed cost, means nobody should ever consider this one. You can tell some people just assume money grows on trees.

Some people might only have $300 to buy a device. Simply spending two or 300 more might not be an option for them so it's between this and a $300 old Windows laptop or a Chromebook or something. It's crazy how people just assume a few hundred bucks is meaningless to.
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whatgooddealDec 10, 2024 11:56 AM
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Quote from GreenMountain684 :
People are being weird. People are acting like the difference between a product that cost $599 MSRP, more than twice what product being listed cost, means nobody should ever consider this one. You can tell some people just assume money grows on trees.

Some people might only have $300 to buy a device. Simply spending two or 300 more might not be an option for them so it's between this and a $300 old Windows laptop or a Chromebook or something. It's crazy how people just assume a few hundred bucks is meaningless to.
$500.

FYI, who still waste time growing money on trees? When you can just type in the numbers on the computer
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dbc34Dec 10, 2024 12:37 PM
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Quote from manfromnowhere :
Yeah, it's probably people who returned this for the new M4 Mac mini. These are still being sold brand new. I think this is a steal for the price and for every day use.
Agree, I wouldn't pay their 499 new price at Best Buy but in the $200's it's hard to argue.
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dbc34Dec 10, 2024 12:40 PM
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Quote from George_P_Burdell :
I dont think so. I got a m1 mac air openbox in apr 24 and I think they cycle the openbox countless times. It was activated in 2021 and likely multiple sold as openbox and returned because it had a broken key. So, I can assume openbox can have multiple owners over years. Only openbox that likely worth could be a the current gen or previous gen
That's interesting. I hadn't thought about it from that perspective.
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Hefewe1zenDec 10, 2024 12:57 PM
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8gb junk. Even my phone have way more ram
sure. and how much did that phone cost
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obidawsnDec 10, 2024 01:08 PM
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For all the bashers on this model, we purchased one for our church to do presentations (which handles a lot of video processing) that has been pretty much flawless even with sending multiple outputs (using a Black magic Deck link Duo to add the video outputs as well as a USB-c->VGA adapter and mirroring to an Apple TV) with, at least, 4 different things going to those outputs . Sure 16GB would be better, but the way the M chips work, it doesn't need as much RAM. For anyone who has had issues, I'm not sure what you're doing wrong. Lots of other people have had success with the same setup. For sure, it might be worth spending the extra to get the latest model and with 16GB, but for those who may not have the extra money and could use this, it's not as bad as so many of you are making it out to be.
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