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frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Dec 08, 2025 08:14 AM

Apple Mac Mini M4 Desktop (2024): 256GB SSD, 16GB RAM, WiFi/Bluetooth, macOS

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Best Buy has Apple Mac Mini M4 Desktop (2024 Model/Silver; MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $479. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free store pickup where available.

Additionally, Amazon also has Apple Mac Mini M4 Desktop (2024 Model/Silver; MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $479. Shipping is free.

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Note, product must be sold/shipped by Best Buy or Amazon respectively

Specs/Key Features:
  • Apple M4 Chip (10-Core CPU w/ 4 Performance Cores/6 Efficiency Cores)
  • 10-Core Integrated GPU/16-Core Neural Engine
  • 256GB Integrated NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 16GB Unified Memory
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS Sequoia 15.1
    • Ports:
      • 2x USB-C
      • 3x Thunderbolt 4
      • 1x HDMI
      • 1x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
      • 1x Gigabit Ethernet

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Price Research
    • At the time of research, this product is $120 lower (20.03% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices ranging from $599.
  • About the Deal
    • Redesigned around Apple silicon to unleash the full speed and capabilities of the spectacular M4 chip
    • Product is eligible for the 2025 holiday season refund/replacement through January 15, 2026
    • Offer valid while pricing/supplies last
  • Additional Details

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Written by phoinix | Staff
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Best Buy has Apple Mac Mini M4 Desktop (2024 Model/Silver; MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $479. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free store pickup where available.

Additionally, Amazon also has Apple Mac Mini M4 Desktop (2024 Model/Silver; MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $479. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal.

Note, product must be sold/shipped by Best Buy or Amazon respectively

Specs/Key Features:
  • Apple M4 Chip (10-Core CPU w/ 4 Performance Cores/6 Efficiency Cores)
  • 10-Core Integrated GPU/16-Core Neural Engine
  • 256GB Integrated NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 16GB Unified Memory
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS Sequoia 15.1
    • Ports:
      • 2x USB-C
      • 3x Thunderbolt 4
      • 1x HDMI
      • 1x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
      • 1x Gigabit Ethernet

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Price Research
    • At the time of research, this product is $120 lower (20.03% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices ranging from $599.
  • About the Deal
    • Redesigned around Apple silicon to unleash the full speed and capabilities of the spectacular M4 chip
    • Product is eligible for the 2025 holiday season refund/replacement through January 15, 2026
    • Offer valid while pricing/supplies last
  • Additional Details

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Written by phoinix | Staff

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Model: Apple Mac Mini: Apple M4 Chip With 10-Core Cpu And 10-Core Gpu, 16Gb, 256Gb Ssd

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VioletTent657
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It's $450 at MC
NoSleep007
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Better price at MicroCenter $450 if you have one nearby you.
DC52NV
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https://slickdeals.net/f/18930457

This deal, posted three days ago for $450 at Microcenter, can easily be matched at Best Buy with more thumbs up, yet it remains a popular deal. Apparently, staff members here get special privileges when they post their own deals.

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Dec 08, 2025 06:21 PM
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PlutoBuddyDec 08, 2025 06:21 PM
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Quote from Spaceman6969 :
Can you recommend any external storage drive that doesn't reach the 512GB price territory? I ordered this and I do like this price however storage is a concern. Don't want any remorse here. Looking to hear your input
not sure what your use case is. Our biggest use is photos/videos. For local storage, I bought Samsung t7. If your family is in apple ecosystem, $10 for 2T w up to 6 users is a good deal since you don't need to spend time transferring stuff from the phone. They also let you store videos from security cameras not counted in that 2TB. We used to try and save $ by using the lower cost solutions but it ended up taking a lot more time and it's not that much cheaper.
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Dec 08, 2025 07:14 PM
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Spaceman6969Dec 08, 2025 07:14 PM
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Quote from PlutoBuddy :
not sure what your use case is. Our biggest use is photos/videos. For local storage, I bought Samsung t7. If your family is in apple ecosystem, $10 for 2T w up to 6 users is a good deal since you don't need to spend time transferring stuff from the phone. They also let you store videos from security cameras not counted in that 2TB. We used to try and save $ by using the lower cost solutions but it ended up taking a lot more time and it's not that much cheaper.
Thank you. My use case is the same as yours. I just don't have a dedicated Mac external storage. Your point helps and I don't want to take too much time transferring, considering that my current 256GB MacBook Air from 2015 make up of iOS backup to my family Apple ecosystem. It is collecting dust so I guess I have to opt for 512GB or higher.
Dec 08, 2025 08:13 PM
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MerryAppliance6975Dec 08, 2025 08:13 PM
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Quote from NoSleep007 :
Better price at MicroCenter $450 if you have one nearby you.
Amazon can do $455 with a Discover credit card this month
Dec 08, 2025 08:14 PM
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MerryAppliance6975Dec 08, 2025 08:14 PM
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Quote from shammy_sd :
Able to price match with Best Buy at microcenter price.
Is it possible to price match with Amazon?
Dec 08, 2025 11:43 PM
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sigkDec 08, 2025 11:43 PM
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Best Buy price matches microcenter $450. I've done it many times with other sales and just price matched the base m4 pro model for 1088.99 which Best Buy has for 1399. Micro center is 45 minutes from me and is out of stock for pick up.
Dec 08, 2025 11:45 PM
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sigkDec 08, 2025 11:45 PM
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Just FYI. Best Buy price matches microcenter $450. I've done it many times with other sales and just price matched the base m4 pro model for 1088.99 which Best Buy has for 1399. Micro center is 45 minutes from me and is out of stock for pick up (no stock for shipping either).
Dec 09, 2025 12:03 AM
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NailerDec 09, 2025 12:03 AM
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which KB and mouse you guys along with this? any recommendation?

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Dec 09, 2025 02:13 AM
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chevron7Dec 09, 2025 02:13 AM
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Quote from Spaceman6969 :
Can you recommend any external storage drive that doesn't reach the 512GB price territory? I ordered this and I do like this price however storage is a concern. Don't want any remorse here. Looking to hear your input
Get a Mac mini M4 dock (like UGreen, about $50+) which adds several USB-A, USB-C, SD card ports and a M.2 NVMe enclosure, then buy a 1TB gen4 for ~$80. Total cost ~$140 + Mini's $450 = $590 before tax. You will be well under cost for Apple's 512GB configuration.
Dec 09, 2025 02:18 AM
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chevron7Dec 09, 2025 02:18 AM
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Quote from Nailer :
which KB and mouse you guys along with this? any recommendation?
I am using Logitech Pebble 2 for Mac (both KB and mouse are BT), it's inexpensive but work well for me.
Dec 09, 2025 02:22 AM
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PragmatismDec 09, 2025 02:22 AM
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Quote from jchawk :
I'm not even a big Mac guy but this just isn't true. What specially can't you do?
Spend your whole day stopping it from reloading that spyware Copilot and Microsoft Teams.
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Dec 09, 2025 02:25 AM
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chevron7Dec 09, 2025 02:25 AM
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Quote from sigk :
Just FYI. Best Buy price matches microcenter $450. I've done it many times with other sales and just price matched the base m4 pro model for 1088.99 which Best Buy has for 1399. Micro center is 45 minutes from me and is out of stock for pick up (no stock for shipping either).
Note that if you visit a local BB store, they may not be able to price match to $450 due to system's price override restriction. But they can issue $50 gift card on the spot. That's how I got mine. It seems online purchases via chat have no such restriction.
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qqsubsDec 09, 2025 05:37 AM
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I have an ancient pc in the basement that acts as a server for our laptops (windows), as well as a standalone machine when I need it. With the windows 11 forced upgrade, I'm loookung for an upgrade. Can this one replace my server? Can I connect to this one over the network wirelessly and backup from two laptops (pc), and one MacBook?
Dec 09, 2025 04:38 PM
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pennhunterDec 09, 2025 04:38 PM
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Quote from PlutoBuddy :
not sure what your use case is. Our biggest use is photos/videos. For local storage, I bought Samsung t7. If your family is in apple ecosystem, $10 for 2T w up to 6 users is a good deal since you don't need to spend time transferring stuff from the phone. They also let you store videos from security cameras not counted in that 2TB. We used to try and save $ by using the lower cost solutions but it ended up taking a lot more time and it's not that much cheaper.
Be careful though iCloud is a syncing service. If you deleted on your device, it's probably going to get deleted in iCloud also. Better to have an external hard drive to save your photos and everything off-line.
Dec 09, 2025 09:18 PM
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chevron7Dec 09, 2025 09:18 PM
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Quote from qqsubs :
I have an ancient pc in the basement that acts as a server for our laptops (windows), as well as a standalone machine when I need it. With the windows 11 forced upgrade, I'm loookung for an upgrade. Can this one replace my server? Can I connect to this one over the network wirelessly and backup from two laptops (pc), and one MacBook?
Yes, you can easily use a Mac mini as a file server for Windows by enabling the built-in File Sharing in macOS, ensuring SMB protocol is active, and then connecting from your Windows PC using the Mac's network name or IP address to access shared folders, just like any other network share.

One great thing about the 2024 Mac mini (M4) as server is that it's very energy efficient. It draws as little as 4W at idle (and only reaches up to 65W under heavy load.)

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Dec 10, 2025 11:31 PM
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F-ZeroDec 10, 2025 11:31 PM
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Quote from DC52NV :
I moved my Home folder to my external HD. That way anything I download, save, etc. is automatically saved to my external drive. The internal drive only houses the OS.
Since this machine still offers a hard drive size typically offered in a $200 laptop, I'm still holding out for the 512 GB version at this price.

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