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expired Posted by 1gokart • Mar 15, 2025
expired Posted by 1gokart • Mar 15, 2025

Apple Mac Studio Desktop: M4 Max Chip, 36GB RAM, 512GB SSD

+ Free Store Pickup

$1,700

$2,000

15% off
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Micro Center has Apple Mac Studio Desktop (Early 2025, MU963LL/A) for $1699.99. Free store pickup is available where stock permits.

Note: Availability for store pickup will vary by location.

Thanks to community member 1gokart for finding this deal.

Specs
  • Apple M4 Max 14-core CPU
  • 36GB Unified RAM
  • Apple M4 Max Chip 32-core GPU
  • 512GB SSD
  • 10GbE, WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • Front/Top
      • 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-C)
    • Back:
      • 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
      • 4x Thunderbolt 5
      • 1x HDMI
      • 1x LAN RJ-45
      • 1x Audio

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Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Our research indicates this offer is $299.01 lower (15% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Written by 1gokart
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Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Micro Center has Apple Mac Studio Desktop (Early 2025, MU963LL/A) for $1699.99. Free store pickup is available where stock permits.

Note: Availability for store pickup will vary by location.

Thanks to community member 1gokart for finding this deal.

Specs
  • Apple M4 Max 14-core CPU
  • 36GB Unified RAM
  • Apple M4 Max Chip 32-core GPU
  • 512GB SSD
  • 10GbE, WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • Front/Top
      • 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-C)
    • Back:
      • 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
      • 4x Thunderbolt 5
      • 1x HDMI
      • 1x LAN RJ-45
      • 1x Audio

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Our research indicates this offer is $299.01 lower (15% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the 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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What I did with my Mac mini was get an OWC Thunderbolt enclosure and drop a 4TB WD Black NVME in it. Spent about $350 which was way cheaper than adding storage with Apple's prices.
Wow that beefy of a computer should come with a 2TB SSD! At least 1TB base.
Great deal for the rest of the machine though!
A 14" MacBook Pro with the same M4 Max (and 1TB storage, minimum storage for the MBP with this chip) goes for $3,200 at Apple, just for reference.

The MBP has the screen, keyboard, trackpad, and portability (edit- and 512GB of additional storage), but this Studio gives you a few extra ports (including USB-A and 10Gb Ethernet) and is almost half the price.

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lilsip
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But then you're using windows… 🤮.
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CharlesCCC
Mar 15, 2025
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Quote from paintballer301 :
I would never buy this machine with only 512gb ssd.. what a slap in the face!
yeah the 512G is a bumper(joke). if it was 1TB, i'd jump all over this deal.
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aagstn
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Quote from lilsip :
But then you're using windows… 🤮.
My thoughts exactly. Windows 11 is atrocious and I would never use it as my day to day machine. Very easy to add storage with a Thunderbolt enclosure and not pay Apple's ridiculous storage costs.
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MostBased
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Quote from ben_r_ :
Wow that beefy of a computer should come with a 2TB SSD! At least 1TB base.
Great deal for the rest of the machine though!

Apple just moved from 8 to 16GB RAM on their base model devices this generation. They aren't giving a storage upgrade in the same generation as a RAM upgrade Lol! Incremental upgrades, and planned obsolescence is the way.
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Quote from MostBased :
Apple just moved from 8 to 16GB RAM on their base model devices this generation. They aren't giving a storage upgrade in the same generation as a RAM upgrade Lol! Incremental upgrades, and planned obsolescence is the way.
I know right?! That'd just be asking for too much!
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Rookz
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Quote from BadBimr :
I would never buy this machine when I could build a faster windows machine for 1/2 the price.

Tell me you don't know what you're talking about without telling me.
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CouponFinder99
Mar 15, 2025
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If you don't have an MC near you, find a friend who works at Apple. They have a 15% discount that they can use 10x a year for friends and family. Most don't use all of them so they probably won't be out. You can also pick whatever configuration you want and you also get a discount on the Apple Care.

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Best Buy pricematch time!
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Quote from DelightfulKitten221 :
The ultra version is super slick if you can get it. Too bad they don't ship.

I wouldn't call 2x the price of this deal "super slick".

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...p-computer
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Quote from MostBased :
Apple just moved from 8 to 16GB RAM on their base model devices this generation. They aren't giving a storage upgrade in the same generation as a RAM upgrade Lol! Incremental upgrades, and planned obsolescence is the way.

Yeah they only did it because they had no choice for Apple Intelligence/ML work. It was welcomed, but Apple was essentially forced to do it.
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tad44
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Quote from JayhawkDeals :
I wouldn't call 2x the price of this deal "super slick".https://www.microcenter.com/produ...p-computer
If you're into GenAI stuff, it's hard to beat the cost-performance of this machine.
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Switching to a MacBook after being a lifelong windows user makes me realize how ridiculous some of these posters sound.

There's a reason they can charge so much and there's a reason people keep buying them, year after year. They're incredible devices. I don't ever hear the fan go off, it lasts forever, it's reliable, and it's snappy as hell. The keyboard is amazing and the sound and screen quality is top notch. Meanwhile, every subsequent update on my windows machine makes it a tad slower every single time. Every IT administrator at my job uses a MacBook to manage our enterprise environment.

No, I can't play games on it, but I have a PC, steam deck, switch, series x and a quest 3 to get my fix, when I have time.
Last edited by sumthin_gud March 15, 2025 at 04:00 AM.
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