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frontpageTurnipCake posted Jan 23, 2025 3:18 PM

Micro Center: Apple Mac Mini Desktop w/ M4 Chip, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD (2024)

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Micro Center has Apple Mac Mini Desktop w/ M4 Chip (Silver, 2024, MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $499.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member TurnipCake for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location

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

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Written by TurnipCake
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Micro Center has Apple Mac Mini Desktop w/ M4 Chip (Silver, 2024, MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $499.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member TurnipCake for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location

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

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Written by SubZero5 | Staff

Original Post

Written by TurnipCake

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AdamDport
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Apple paid $26.1 billion in taxes in 2024 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pd...ements.pdf
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Ekk431
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Microcenter is limited in locations.. you can directly buy from Apple using edu for same price.. no edu email is required..
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dieselfrog
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You could, but why would you want too? You can install Zorin on virtual box on any computer/cheap hardware. No need to spend money on a perfectly good hardware/OS combo like this.
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Jan 24, 2025 1:51 AM
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Kenm543Jan 24, 2025 1:51 AM
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Quote from abhishr :
you can PM with Best Buy as well
I did this, no issues
Jan 24, 2025 2:04 AM
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LordSaboteaurJan 24, 2025 2:04 AM
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Quote from templarcampana :
Can I get this to install (Linux) Zorin OS?
No, Apple Silicon M4 is not supported yet
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Jan 24, 2025 2:35 AM
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AshlonJan 24, 2025 2:35 AM
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Quote from Ekk431 :
Microcenter is limited in locations.. you can directly buy from Apple using edu for same price.. no edu email is required..
Just wanted to confirm. So choose edu for apple and then it will accept a non edu email?
Jan 24, 2025 2:43 AM
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royalrockJan 24, 2025 2:43 AM
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Quote from appel :
Bought it through Apple EDU on the 17th, it appeared on my cc statement today. I'm not a teacher or a student, so was worried there for a second, but it went through fine. You jyst have to be a little patient.
Bought it in dec without edu account after chtting with apple rep.. app rep asked me to go ahead and buy it even though i dont have edu account… i told the rep that i will be using this for my 10 yrs kid…. He said, no worries… and i saved the chat just in case.

So far no issues
Jan 24, 2025 2:49 AM
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MaroonPollution349Jan 24, 2025 2:49 AM
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What monitor can your pair this with ?
Jan 24, 2025 3:00 AM
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whodiiniJan 24, 2025 3:00 AM
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Quote from JasonR9389 :
What's the use case for 10 Gigabit Ethernet?
99.9% of users won't saturate a 1 Gigabit Ethernet port.
First, if you use 2.5GB ethernet at home, which I do, a dongle will cost $20 anyway. Second, 10Gbit is way faster to transfer files from one computer to another. I disagree on your 99.9% opinion. There are people who want a faster way to transfer files. It is 2x faster than using a SSD in a USB3.2Gen2 enclosure (10Gbps also) and is about 2x faster than IP over thunderbolt.
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Jan 24, 2025 3:12 AM
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haydentechJan 24, 2025 3:12 AM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank haydentech

Quote from Butlerm :
yep, for sure
The Linux kernel only has support for the M1 and M2 chips as of now, so no. I recently bought an M3 Pro MacBook with the intention of dual-booting Linux and was surprised to find that support was not there yet
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Jan 24, 2025 3:15 AM
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KaatuPaadiJan 24, 2025 3:15 AM
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Quote from MaroonPollution349 :
What monitor can your pair this with ?
Samsung M7 23 or 32 or 33 which has usb
Jan 24, 2025 4:25 AM
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GeneJan 24, 2025 4:25 AM
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for those that don't like micro center, or don't have one near them, you can just order through the Apple education store. They don't require any proof to make a purchase that you are buying it for educational purposes.
Jan 24, 2025 4:28 AM
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stacks3000Jan 24, 2025 4:28 AM
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Quote from Superorb :
They pay little to no worldwide taxes in general. And they're one of the largest, most profitable companies in the world. Yet nobody seems to care about their tax dodging schemes. Imagine how much good those many billions of tax dollars could do.
Yo this isn't Reddit. Who cares as it relates to this deal? Apple's tax strategy isn't relevant.
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Jan 24, 2025 4:51 AM
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phrogpilotJan 24, 2025 4:51 AM
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Quote from FiveGeeA71 :
Apple pays ZERO taxes in the USA. So who's ripping who off?
Apple paid the most taxes of any company in the USA last year. $29 billion.

https://stockanalysis.com/list/most-taxes-us/
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Jan 24, 2025 5:35 AM
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justnedJan 24, 2025 5:35 AM
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Just priced match with Best Buy and got 2 year Apple care.
Jan 24, 2025 6:44 AM
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whodiiniJan 24, 2025 6:44 AM
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FYI, ever since a take apart showed that the SSD was a plug in module, intrepid people have copied the module and are selling a 2TB SSD module for around $250. This is a bit cheaper than apple's $800 price, but this both voids your warranty and isnt apple authorized. For safety, an external drive is almost as fast, half the cost. But interesting that this is the direction some are going.
Jan 24, 2025 9:34 AM
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HE1Jan 24, 2025 9:34 AM
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It's been $499 since launch day under Apple education

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Jan 24, 2025 10:10 AM
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JayhawkDealsJan 24, 2025 10:10 AM
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Quote from phrogpilot :
Apple paid the most taxes of any company in the USA last year. $29 billion.

https://stockanalysis.com/list/most-taxes-us/
Shh, you're hurting their false narrative of Apple as the big bad evil.

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