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

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Quote from KevinK3954

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I was able to get two 4K monitor and 1 2K monitor display on this Base Mac Mini M4

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Apple indicates the base M4 can support 3 displays:

https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/
Display Support
M4
Simultaneously supports up to three displays:

Up to three displays: Two displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI
Up to two displays: One display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI

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What I make of that is that the number of displays you can run depends on the resolution and refresh rate that you want to use.

Thanks. I will be running 3, 2K monitors. Just need a cheap fast and reliable PC. Will be using Parrallels to run Windows. I don't game. Just browse the internet and stream shows.

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Quote from pointbob

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so you are paying $220 for an extra 8gb of ram??? that sounds like a ripoff then at $499 when you can get the m2 for 279$

Not when the 8gb m2 becomes unusable in 2-3 years. Also consider the ssd wear that the 8gb ram model will go through because of page swap (and the best buy open box products may already have a ton of ssd wear on them). The M4 with 16gb is definitely a better value, it's new and will last a long time. There is a reason why Apple upped the base model ram size to 16gb.

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Quote from myfiremanishuge

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I wonder how much money bestbuy paid to Washington politicians to keep their monopoly here. Fryz was an overpriced haven who went bankrupt and closed. Bestbuy is the same, plus their 14-day return period is weak compared to most 30-day return period from other retailers. I hope one day Microcenter will open a store here.

What do you mean? There's barely any microcenter stores anywhere, so why would it be any different in Washington.

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Great deal, got mine price match at Bestbuy.

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if you use Micro Center credit card, you can get another $25 off or 12 months no interest.

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Quote from babygdav

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Unless someone uses apps that tax the M4 GPU, the M2 open box BestBuy $279~ is the better (cost vs performance) buy.

Just stop, that thing had 8 GB RAM

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J3ff

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Quote from masonwan

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The computer is designed for productivity work like documenting, web browsing, or video editing. It's not suitable for gaming. It will require some technical effort to make it works, and it won't be a great experience.

I game on my macbook pro m1 max with geForce now and dominate the game, just fyi. Faster fps and all ultra high settings. Think outside the box man.

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Quote from waf4545

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Not video editing the GPU is too weak. I tested the pro version and it's total trash compare to a gaming pc running 4080.

Not true in the least brother. You need to fact check yourself.

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Quote from Camaro45th

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if I had $500 to spend, I would think of upgrading. Remember the time when you bought a new computer and it came with a mouse and keyboard?
I guess those days are in the rear view mirror at this point.

Yeah when they cost $1500 not adjusted for inflation and were obsolete within 3 years. No thanks

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Quote from J3ff

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Not true in the least brother. You need to fact check yourself.

My bad, wrong reply too.
I don't know what's better but something to consider in your comparison is that the GPU probably cost as much as the the Apple computer before you add every other component to have a whole PC.

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Quote from waf4545

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Not video editing the GPU is too weak. I tested the pro version and it's total trash compare to a gaming pc running 4080.

I don't know what's better but something to consider in your comparison is that the GPU probably cost as much as the the Apple computer before you add every other component to have a whole PC.

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Quote from Camaro45th

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if I had $500 to spend, I would think of upgrading. Remember the time when you bought a new computer and it came with a mouse and keyboard?
I guess those days are in the rear view mirror at this point.

I'm old enough to remember cell phones coming with power adapters too.

I'm using a Logitech wireless keyboard with built-in trackpad with mine.

I have about 10 locally hosted LLM AI models I can pick from running on mine. All the 7 Billion parameter ones are very responsive on it.

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Quote from twiggy_alien_man

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What do you mean? There's barely any microcenter stores anywhere, so why would it be any different in Washington.

Meanwhile there's 3 micro center stores in the DMV area….

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pandanub

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Quote from J3ff

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I game on my macbook pro m1 max with geForce now and dominate the game, just fyi. Faster fps and all ultra high settings. Think outside the box man.

I mean, you can do the same thing on a $70 laptop with a celeron or your television lol.

GeForce now has its own limitations, a monthly fee, input lag, queues, not all games available (only like 15% of my library when I had it) and sucks with a less than perfect internet connection. I had it to use on business trips but was largely unusable on public WiFi and hotspots. I had better luck with cross over and the porting kit but I still wouldn't recommend this to someone who wants to game yet unless you like constantly tinkering and headaches

Last edited by pandanub December 12, 2024 at 06:11 PM.

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Quote from Camaro45th

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if I had $500 to spend, I would think of upgrading. Remember the time when you bought a new computer and it came with a mouse and keyboard?
I guess those days are in the rear view mirror at this point.

Do you not remember the included mouse and keyboard also being unusable e-waste?

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