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expiredshivster1796 posted Jan 29, 2026 03:01 PM

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

+ Free Store Pickup

$400

$600

33% off
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Select Micro Center Stores have Apple Mac mini Desktop Computer (MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $399.99. Select free store pickup where available.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member shivster1796 for sharing this deal.

Specs (Mac mini w/ M4 Chip):
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 10-Core GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Ports:
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x Gigabit LAN
    • 2x USB-C
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
  • Compact 5 x 5" Form Factor
  • macOS with Apple Intelligence

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $79.01 less (16% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $479 at the time of this posting.
    • The price for this deal matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • The Mac mini (MU9D3LL/A) configuration is rated 4.9 out of 5 stars based on over 460 Micro Center customer reviews.
    • 1 Year Parts & Labor Limited Warranty
  • Additional notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by shivster1796
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Community Notes
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Select Micro Center Stores have Apple Mac mini Desktop Computer (MU9D3LL/A) on sale for $399.99. Select free store pickup where available.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member shivster1796 for sharing this deal.

Specs (Mac mini w/ M4 Chip):
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 10-Core GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Ports:
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x Gigabit LAN
    • 2x USB-C
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
  • Compact 5 x 5" Form Factor
  • macOS with Apple Intelligence

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $79.01 less (16% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $479 at the time of this posting.
    • The price for this deal matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • The Mac mini (MU9D3LL/A) configuration is rated 4.9 out of 5 stars based on over 460 Micro Center customer reviews.
    • 1 Year Parts & Labor Limited Warranty
  • Additional notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by shivster1796

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Wanderer8
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Price match at Best Buy. Tips for this


Find a microcenter that shows it has stock better if in same state or nearby state
Go to Best Buy online chat and request price match
Be polite to CS rep
If they're say no, say thanks and hop in another chat and try again
Not sure if it helps but I do this logged out of Best Buy, in incognito and restart incognito if failed. This is incase they track chat / what former rep said.
Send me money via venmo

Good luck all!
mnagali
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Reminder: even if you don't have a Microcenter nearby, you can buy online on Best Buy, then price match via customer chat, just be ready to send a link to a Microcenter ad showing it in stock. It's what I did -- finished the price match before heading to Best Buy to pickup.
saurabhbhalla90
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Its out of stock on BestBuy (only sold by third party sellers, which BestBuy refuses to price match)

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Jan 30, 2026 07:43 PM
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lostmyoldsdaccountJan 30, 2026 07:43 PM
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Quote from DrRad :
Fantastic deal if it ran Windows. MacOS is pretty worthless for anything serious.
MacOS is POSIX. Your comment just shows that you don't know as much as you imagine.
Jan 30, 2026 07:47 PM
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lostmyoldsdaccountJan 30, 2026 07:47 PM
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Quote from Nattefrost :
grant full access to your computer computer- its a security nightmare-its like having unprotected sex in the 80s shake head
I would never give this access to my personal accounts. I would just treat it as an employee and give it its own accounts including the computer.
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BuyMoreChuckJan 30, 2026 07:52 PM
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I have a MBP at work and run Parallels on it and so far I have not run into any Windows product I could not run on it. I have office timeline for PowerPoint, Notepad ++, the free MS visual editor (both Mac and Windows versions), etc. I am unsure what else to run on it. It is the M3 Pro cpu.

I have noticed that the MS 365 office product will suggest faster on Windows than on a Mac, such as in outlook - suggest an email address, etc.

I am normally a Window person, but just picked up a MBP M5, 32GB, and 1TB. and want to see how well Adobe runs on it. The issue I run into is the incompatible drive formats ... Mac does not write NTFS, for example. The cross-platform compatible FAT formats are not very space efficient. This one I have not figured out yet... pretty new to Macs (about a year). Does anyone have a suggestion.

An M4 at this price is really great.
Last edited by BuyMoreChuck January 30, 2026 at 12:55 PM.
Jan 30, 2026 09:05 PM
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SuperFantasticJan 30, 2026 09:05 PM
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This is (was) a great deal for the right circumstances.
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MilfhouseJan 31, 2026 12:02 AM
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Quote from davemgutierrez0 :
Clawbot let's go
please do this rather on a proxmox lxc or a docker container
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Jan 31, 2026 12:08 AM
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iceage2007Jan 31, 2026 12:08 AM
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Can we upgrade the RAM and SDD later?
Jan 31, 2026 03:09 AM
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KawiNinjaZXJan 31, 2026 03:09 AM
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Quote from iceage2007 :
Can we upgrade the RAM and SDD later?
The Ram, no, the SSD you technically can buy it's tricky and voids the warranty. However I've watched reviews and the 16gb is still very capable and you can plug in a thunderbolt external SSD

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Jan 31, 2026 05:17 AM
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karliejaiJan 31, 2026 05:17 AM
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anyone got one that dont need and will share with a SDer
Jan 31, 2026 05:18 AM
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karliejaiJan 31, 2026 05:18 AM
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anyone got one that dont need and will share with a SDer
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Jan 31, 2026 06:35 AM
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NickonSDJan 31, 2026 06:35 AM
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Quote from Hong-LamT :
True, Macs work great for many IT roles. But in a lot of real-world operations (inventory, POS, shipping, banking, airport systems), Windows is still the standard because of legacy software and hardware compatibility.
I am not sure if it will be that way in the future... Microsoft is really falling behind with ARM and their approach to AI is aggressive and a turn off to a lot of businesses with cybersecurity knowledge. Macs are becoming more affordable, Apple is finally beginning to invest and bring R&D innovations down to their entry level devices. Of course I'm spitballing, but I foresee a shakeup.
Jan 31, 2026 06:36 AM
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NickonSDJan 31, 2026 06:36 AM
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Quote from SensiblePocket571 :
This is a great price for a baseline Mac Mini. I checked the Micro Center in Fairfax, VA and they had 19 in stock well 18 after I left. Not all stores have them and their website is not accurate with their stock. My local store showed zero in stock but when I went in they had 19.
I love that specific location, but they are not great at updating their stock. I wish I had known.
Jan 31, 2026 06:40 AM
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NickonSDJan 31, 2026 06:40 AM
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Quote from Ananke :
Unfortunately, MacOS is not usable in Oracle or SAP environment. But I agree with many that Windows becomes so irritating with AI and ads that Mac is a feasible home laptop option, especially if you use cloud backup/storage or/and retail NAS. I however like the Windows hard drive Pool a lot, for being simple, robust easily transferable and super easy to integrate into a home network as shared resources. Apple is light years away of such ability.
They weren't when AirPorts were popular over a decade ago (unfortunately) and I have that exact setup. I have a ugreen NAS that I use Time Machine to backup to in addition to all the typical uses like my own personal "cloud"
Jan 31, 2026 01:42 PM
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Bob17Jan 31, 2026 01:42 PM
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Quote from Spaceman6969 :
You just gotta price match at Best Buy
Best Buy OOS
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Spaceman6969Jan 31, 2026 01:43 PM
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Quote from Bob17 :
Best Buy OOS
Try again. Still available otherwise ymmv

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wjrdice32Jan 31, 2026 02:47 PM
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Still available at some Microcenters.

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