expired Posted by kenyipsh • May 12, 2025
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expired Posted by kenyipsh • May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025 7:01 PM
New Apple Mac Studio M1 Max 64GB RAM 1TB SSD $1399
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The warranty period has started, they will have Apple Limited Warranty until Oct. 2025. How would this be if it was new?
Amazon is selling the exact same machine from the exact same vendor for the exact same price except Amazon classifies it as Refurbished Excellent.
My guess is that this is an eBay bait and switch.
For this post, if you don't get what you want, you can return it for free.
I have never had a problem with ebay refunds.
2) They are not an authorized seller. Most likely, the Apple Limited Warranty starts at the manufacturing date, that's why it ends on Oct 2025.
I bought one, so here is what I will do:
1) If it is sealed, brand-new, I'll open it. If not, I'll return it.
2) Run a 70B Q4_K LLM model on it. If this is real, it can do it.
3) See if I can buy an AppleCare plan. If I can purchase it, then it is not stolen or anything.
I'll post here and let everyone know how it goes.
Edit: it is shipped. I'll get it this weekend.
First, this is an M1 Max machine, not just any M1. Performance wise, it is roughly between M4 and M4 Pro.
Second, it has 64GB of RAM. This is not just another Mac on slickdeals, which typically has around 8-32GB of RAM. This beast of a machine allows you to comfortably run larger LLM models locally than the fabled RTX 5090, which only has 32GB of VRAM, when H100 is totally beyond reach.
Third, this is new.
Forth, iPowerResale Inc. seems to be a reliable seller, if you read into their reviews.
A brand new Mac Studio M4 Max with 64GB of RAM and 1TB SSD would cost $2,899. This deal allows you to pay 50% of the price for 70% of the performance and 100% of the functionalities.
Note that this M1 Max, with 32 GPU cores, is way faster than M4 and M4 Pro in LLM performance.
https://github.com/ggml-org/llama...sions/4167
In comparison, there is a similar deal below, but refurb and a MacBook Pro.
https://slickdeals.net/f/18286702-apple-macbook-pro-refurb-16-m1-max-64gb-ram-1tb-ssd-1439-99-at-ebay
Packaging:
It was packaged in the same way as the other apple products I bought directly from apple.com.
- The corrugated box had an arrow pointing to where I can tear the box open.
- The inside was a sealed signature apple white box that says "Mac Studio", with a green arrow pointing to where I could tear it open.
Inside:
The packaging looked identical to a genuine apple product bought directly from apple.com
It contains 1) The Mac Studio, 2) A black power cable, 3) The white package that says "Designed by Apple in California"
Turning on the machine:
Just like a new apple machine, it prompted for language, time zone, internet, apple ID, etc.
Software:
It came installed with mac OS Ventura.
Hardware:
System Information revealed that it is an M1 Max, with 10 core CPU, 32 core GPU, 64GB RAM.
Warranty:
As the seller advertised, Apple Limited Warranty will expire in Oct 2025.
Applecare+:
My first time looking into it. I couldn't purchase it. But then, I also can't get it for any other apple products in my apple account, including the Mac mini and MacBook Pro I bought directly from apple.com last year.
LLM performance:
It was able to run the 70B q4 model successfully.
llama 3 8B q4: 34.1 t/s
llama 3.1 70B q4: 10.25 t/s
Summary:
This appears to be a genuine brand new Mac Studio M1 Max with 64GB RAM, 32 GPU-cores.
Reviewer's note:
As far as I know, in all of slickdeals' history, this deal offers the slickest brand new hardware that can run large LLMs at an acceptable speed.
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