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Nov 21, 2025 3:18 AM

Apple - Mac mini Desktop - Latest Model - M4 chip Open Box - Fair $433

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Nov 21, 2025 3:38 AM
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LLcjNov 21, 2025 3:38 AM
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If you're looking, these might drop lower, I saw it at 408 about a week or two ago.
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Nov 21, 2025 3:38 AM
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mcosfNov 21, 2025 3:38 AM
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can I run Windows 11 on this?
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Nov 21, 2025 3:43 AM
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CnC_CitizenNov 21, 2025 3:43 AM
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Quote from mcosf View quoted comment :
can I run Windows 11 on this?
Not through boot camp. But through parallels, yes you can.
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Nov 21, 2025 3:44 AM
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rdrNov 21, 2025 3:44 AM
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Quote from mcosf View quoted comment :
can I run Windows 11 on this?
yes, the arm version can be ran using vm software like parallels
Nov 21, 2025 4:38 AM
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AlcatrazHazeNov 21, 2025 4:38 AM
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hmm not sure about the $15 difference between Excellent and Fair...
Nov 21, 2025 4:46 AM
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fugeelamaNov 21, 2025 4:46 AM
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Just bought an Open Box - Excellent for $413 a few weeks ago. Be warned -- once in a while, Best Buy will accept a return of a device that has Activation Lock on it. They're not supposed to, but it's possible. I ended up getting a device that wouldn't let me set it up as my own (had someone else's iCloud account on it) and at first Best Buy told me I was out of luck and I had to deal with Apple. Fast forward a few days and Apple said they wouldn't help me because I wasn't the original owner, and had to go back to Best Buy. Fast forward again and after a few hours of back-and-forth with the folks at the BB store I bought it from, they admitted their mistake and let me exchange the locked open-box unit for a brand new one. I don't expect that to be a typical experience, so if it happens to you YMMV...

Tldr; be very cautious when buying Open Box from Best Buy. Sometimes you get a great deal, and sometimes you don't. If at all possible, ask the manager to let you turn the device on in the store before you pay for it.
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Nov 21, 2025 12:54 PM
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mnsrulzNov 21, 2025 12:54 PM
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520$ mac air was a killer deal from amazon
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Nov 21, 2025 2:38 PM
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mv520Nov 21, 2025 2:38 PM
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Purchased an excellent condition last week. The box came with the original best buy instore display price tag glued on the oem box.

Im showing 1 year limited apple warranty coverage on the mini mac. Does that mean it was never powered on and registered?
Nov 21, 2025 2:49 PM
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dcliveNov 21, 2025 2:49 PM
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Quote from fugeelama View quoted comment :
Just bought an Open Box - Excellent for $413 a few weeks ago. Be warned -- once in a while, Best Buy will accept a return of a device that has Activation Lock on it. They're not supposed to, but it's possible. I ended up getting a device that wouldn't let me set it up as my own (had someone else's iCloud account on it) and at first Best Buy told me I was out of luck and I had to deal with Apple. Fast forward a few days and Apple said they wouldn't help me because I wasn't the original owner, and had to go back to Best Buy. Fast forward again and after a few hours of back-and-forth with the folks at the BB store I bought it from, they admitted their mistake and let me exchange the locked open-box unit for a brand new one. I don't expect that to be a typical experience, so if it happens to you YMMV...

Tldr; be very cautious when buying Open Box from Best Buy. Sometimes you get a great deal, and sometimes you don't. If at all possible, ask the manager to let you turn the device on in the store before you pay for it.
Why not just return it within the window and say "I didn't like it." ? Wouldn't that be the ultimate backup policy?
Nov 21, 2025 2:57 PM
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fugeelamaNov 21, 2025 2:57 PM
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Quote from dclive View quoted comment :
Why not just return it within the window and say "I didn't like it." ? Wouldn't that be the ultimate backup policy?
Unfortunately Best Buy's system queries Apple's servers when you go to return something and tells them if it's Activation Locked. In my case, it was probably a floor model that someone logged into and the employees never checked the status on it before selling as Open Box.
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Nov 21, 2025 2:59 PM
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dcliveNov 21, 2025 2:59 PM
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Quote from fugeelama View quoted comment :
Unfortunately Best Buy's system queries Apple's servers when you go to return something and tells them if it's Activation Locked. In my case, it was probably a floor model that someone logged into and the employees never checked the status on it before selling as Open Box.
Noted! Thanks for this!
Nov 22, 2025 8:11 PM
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sicnjNov 22, 2025 8:11 PM
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Just go to MC it's 450 brand new. Don't worry about the activation look at all.
Nov 22, 2025 8:24 PM
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dcliveNov 22, 2025 8:24 PM
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Quote from sicnj View quoted comment :
Just go to MC it's 450 brand new. Don't worry about the activation look at all.
That's my feeling; tough sell to save $16. $449 is the better deal IMHO.
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Nov 23, 2025 2:39 AM
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tacodakoNov 23, 2025 2:39 AM
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Quote from mcosf View quoted comment :
can I run Windows 11 on this?
you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should
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Nov 24, 2025 10:32 PM
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nleeumdNov 24, 2025 10:32 PM
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Quote from dclive View quoted comment :
That's my feeling; tough sell to save $16. $449 is the better deal IMHO.
if your disciplined enough to check MC website daily for open box Mac mini, I just got my second one for $382. They pop up!

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