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frontpage Posted by youngliu • May 6, 2025
frontpage Posted by youngliu • May 6, 2025

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

+ Free Store Pickup

$450

$600

25% off
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Update: This extremely popular deal is still available.

Select Micro Center Stores have Apple Mac Mini Desktop with M4 Chip (2024, MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $449.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member youngliu & Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Note: Availability for store pickup will vary by location and may be limited.

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 persian_mafia | Staff
  • This price matches our very popular +179 Frontpage Deal from March.
  • Includes Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty.

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Written by youngliu
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Update: This extremely popular deal is still available.

Select Micro Center Stores have Apple Mac Mini Desktop with M4 Chip (2024, MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $449.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member youngliu & Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Note: Availability for store pickup will vary by location and may be limited.

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 persian_mafia | Staff
  • This price matches our very popular +179 Frontpage Deal from March.
  • Includes Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty.

Original Post

Written by youngliu

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flybywiretl
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It's essentially a reservation and when made, they pull the item from the shelf and set it aside for you to pick up. To order, add it to cart then provide your contact info and select the store location. When the item is ready for pickup, you'll receive an e-mail. To pickup, you just go to their pickup counter and provide them with your order number and ID and then provide payment.
blahbooboo2
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Before the usual troll comments.

1 - It has "only" 256gb of storage. Yes, it sucks. USB4/Thunderbolt external NVMe/SSD will be a cheap addition, or get the aftermarket internal chip upgrade.

2 - It's still expensive. Ok, provide a link to machine that has comparable performance and capabilities in a similar form factor for this price.
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Post looks good to me


Thanks for posting + repped

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Quote from bujjodu :
Will bestbuy price match?
They did last time MC had these. My closest MCs are ~2-2.5hrs away but BB didn't give me any grief when they pricematched. If you get a stickler who won't because you're not super close to a Microcenter, maybe just try again with another agent.

Great buy though- excellent value. Very pleased with mine from last time - which serves as a very capable 'desktop replacement' - and uses only 2-4.5W of power consumption during real-world use, driving two large format displays (at/near 4K). I barely even use my desktop PC anymore because it uses ~100W to do the same thing, and it's no faster or smoother than the M4 Mini for general use.
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thrice681
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Quote from Phathom :
2TB Ssd upgrades on aliexpress are about $220-280 now. People made upgradable modules.
They also have docks with a built in nvme port which is what I did with my M2 and it's a very nice clean look.
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thrice681
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To think this is what Gateway used to charge for Intel Celeron based systems back in 2002.
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maikuusa
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Hmm.. one Mac Studio for 1699 or 4 of these guys stacked on each other..
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smokin deal
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Got BB PM online chat, great price
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Quote from bujjodu :
Will bestbuy price match?
BestBuy price matched Microcenter for me the last time this was $450. I did it all online for in store pickup. Saved me about three hours of driving to and from Microcenter.
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EchoTony
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I've had this since launch through .edu purchase. Very nice daily driver for everything. I use it to remote work and video edit. Does everything I need easily. Small form factor is a bonus.
Only negative is the current LCD screen doesn't do it justice and will likely drive another purchase down the road.
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BB online PM'd even though the closest Micro Center is about 150 miles away.
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Quote from bujjodu :
Will bestbuy price match?
Yes, it will. PM BestBuy last time for the M4 Max studio
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I was able to get Best Buy to price match via online chat with no problems. Closest Micro Center to me is 1.5 hours away. Received the invoice and paid it. Now gotta go to the store and pick it up. Thanks OP!
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