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

artorhemnnahs

Nov 10, 2025 7:56 PM

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artorhemnnahsNov 10, 2025 7:56 PM

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This is a fantastic device and I've been using it to run some small server work and as a family computer. Even threw some small AI work at it, and it did pretty well.

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CharlesCCC

Nov 10, 2025 9:02 PM

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CharlesCCCNov 10, 2025 9:02 PM

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Quote from LL_BnL

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I liked the Mac Studio deal until I found out it only had a 512GB SSD. I'm not sure why Apple is so stingy with storage nowadays.

their storage option is where their biggest profit margin coming from. the cost of the additional 512GB probably just additional ?0+ dollars but their charge your a leg & arm.

two cheap alternative options :
* buy 3rd party SSD kit and manually upgrade (risk of loss warranty?)
* external nvme SSD is also very fast now days.

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ketamine

Nov 10, 2025 9:47 PM

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ketamineNov 10, 2025 9:47 PM

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Quote from SnowSnowSnow

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This or wait for Black Friday?

You can wait but the price probably won't be any less, maybe they'll throw in a useless flash drive, in-store only. If you want BB, do they match BF prices at all?

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goibhniu

Nov 10, 2025 10:14 PM

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Quote from BSJS23

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You might just buy a whole gaming laptop for $500 vs a little apple box with no keyboard mouse.

You're not buying a gaming laptop for $500 unless you're getting something two generations old that can play at 1080p medium. Just because they call it a "gaming laptop" doesn't mean you can do any serious gaming on it.

And this "little apple box" will run circles around that laptop at higher resolutions when gaming and still be usable in a couple years.

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sureshot32

Nov 10, 2025 11:14 PM

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sureshot32Nov 10, 2025 11:14 PM

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Quote from Shake-N-Bake

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Best Buy will price match this and you can either pick up in store or have it shipped. Just do an online chat with them. Micro Center is an approved company for Best Buy price match. They'll just want you to send the link to the deal on Micro Center's site, and then they'll go from there. It took me about 10 minutes the last time this deal came up.

This may be a YMMV situation. Best Buy wouldn't price match for me. They said, "Thank you for waiting, I am afraid I cannot price match this item as the price entered is below the allowed discount for this item. It is already on discount at BestBuy that is why it will not allow me."

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mv520

Nov 10, 2025 11:42 PM

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mv520Nov 10, 2025 11:42 PM

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Medic311

Nov 10, 2025 11:56 PM

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Quote from ratbastard

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Yup. I paid $450 at MC when it was released and bought a Crucial EX400U 1TB for $100. It seems like it runs at TB4 speeds. Only strange glitch I've run into with the Mac Mini is that using certain TB4 ports on the back cause the Wi-Fi to stop working. It's apparently a known issue. Interference maybe?

it's an interference issue. try to run the cable differently, a different cable, or try a different port.

i ran into that issue with mine as well, it would drop my speed to ~ 90/100 when it should be about 250/250

the fix - to use a 90-degree USB-C adapter and run the USB-C cable for my hub a different way. now i am at 220/200. good enough. i have the thing tucked away under a monitor stand. i guess all it takes is some weird EMI thing to be going on under there and it destroys the signal.

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Medic311

Nov 10, 2025 11:58 PM

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Medic311Nov 10, 2025 11:58 PM

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Quote from sureshot32

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This may be a YMMV situation. Best Buy wouldn't price match for me. They said, "Thank you for waiting, I am afraid I cannot price match this item as the price entered is below the allowed discount for this item. It is already on discount at BestBuy that is why it will not allow me."

chat in again
they PM'd with me

Golgatha

Nov 11, 2025 1:00 AM

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GolgathaNov 11, 2025 1:00 AM

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With RAM prices being what they are, it's like getting the computer for free almost!

eric_cartman

Nov 11, 2025 1:10 AM

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eric_cartmanNov 11, 2025 1:10 AM

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Can you put Micro Center in the title?

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ReturnToSender

Nov 11, 2025 2:27 AM

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ReturnToSenderNov 11, 2025 2:27 AM

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There's also an alternative option if you're interested in getting the M1 Max 32 GB Amazon renewed for $699. It occasionally comes back in stock. I'm always torn between the two options and haven't made a decision yet.

topcho

Nov 11, 2025 3:08 AM

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topchoNov 11, 2025 3:08 AM

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BB pricematched it for me as well.

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QuedUp

Nov 11, 2025 3:21 AM

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QuedUpNov 11, 2025 3:21 AM

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Quote from LL_BnL

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I liked the Mac Studio deal until I found out it only had a 512GB SSD. I'm not sure why Apple is so stingy with storage nowadays.

I agree, but I'm determined to make it work with external SSD's that I already have.

Note they do have the 1TB version for $1869 at Microcenter, but I don't see it at Best Buy.
Apple Mac Studio Z1CD0013M (Early 2025) Desktop Computer; Apple M4 Max 14-Core CPU; 36GB Unified Memory; 1TB Solid State - Micro Center

chrismo4136

Nov 11, 2025 11:35 AM

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chrismo4136Nov 11, 2025 11:35 AM

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Quote from sureshot32

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This may be a YMMV situation. Best Buy wouldn't price match for me. They said, "Thank you for waiting, I am afraid I cannot price match this item as the price entered is below the allowed discount for this item. It is already on discount at BestBuy that is why it will not allow me."

yeah, def try again.

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