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My late 2012 Mac Mini i7, upgraded to 16GB RAM and a 2TB SSD, has been rock-solid and still cruises right along. Aside from HD video editing and rendering, it still feels very fast.
No plans to...
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I'm still having a great experience with my 2012 i5 Mini. What's making me hesitate on this 2018 model are reports of wifi/bluetooth, sleep/display and T2 security chip i/o related problems that...
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"Something something personal responsibility"
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Hey, if my uptime isn't at least 4 digits, it's a failure. :)
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The Tiny, Fanless, Mac mini KILLER!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUUP8K3RqAo
Also look a the RGEEK case
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No I get it, I don't mean to compare them like this. I guess I just wish this was just as cheap as it once was. I bought a Mac Mini in 2009 as a gift for my dad, he didn't like it so I ended up using...
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The problem in a lot of states like mine (Texas) is that they're so afraid of instituting a state income tax that they'll just hit you with high sales tax and property taxes. They get their money...
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I have one also but I'm pondering upgrading. I use chrome with too many tabs and the system suffers sporadic slow downs and the fans run an awful lot. It's mostly my own fault I'm sure but I'm...
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It wasn't too hard. Theres lots of videos on youtube on how to do it. takes maybe 10 minutes or so. I got two 32gb from a deal on here a few months ago. I can't find the link but I think total it was...
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I know this is an i5 but still remembering the key note....”i3?”
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Intel NUC destroys this for less.
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Thanks for pointing out $30 savings. Also reminding folks...if they are Costco exec members, they’ll get 2% back for exec rewards ($18). $18 cash back isn’t as good as $30 off — but it does lessen...
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You can always use an eGPU on the mini though that adds ~$300 plus whatever gpu you choose that'd work with it.
i forgot that I never used my costco rewards from citibank so I've got about $120,...
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No one says you need to own every product Apple makes. If it doesn’t fit your needs and you never considered one you just don’t buy it, so simple.
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Good point. I run a 2012 mini and 2011 macbook pro and with SSDs they work great even today.
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I'm not a Texas resident so I don't have any skin in that particular game. My point was more that tax can't kill the deal since you're supposed to pay it anyway. But, if you're okay with not paying...
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great little machine. I had my Mac mini since 2012, and upgraded RAM and SSD. still the daily drive. thinking of getting a new one like this, thank you so much for posting. is the 2019 new model...
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Some would argue this deal isn't ''worth'' 900 either..
I was actually about to say this is too expensive and not worth it, but then i started searching online and came across a similar model from...
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"YOU DON'T NEED TAXES TO BUILD THE ROADS!!!111!", amirite?
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I mean at least it's not a 7 year old machine that is sold at almost MSRP...
Part of their marketing strategy on just advertising clock speed (which hasn't really changed in the last 10 years)...
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Or buy this one and upgrade the ram to 16go or 32gb for far cheaper? Don’t you even know the ram is upgradeable? Stay off the topic if you don’t know about it.
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fanboys are sleeping at this time. wait for a few hours for downvotes 😏
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I had some questions about this setup you’re proposing.
How did you get 15% off the MacMini? Was it a special of the day? Also, how did you get 5% off PayPal?
Finally, how hard was it to...
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My mid-2008 Mac Mini runs smoother than my 2018 Dell Latitude from my job that cost $2200. Sure, when I bought it at the time the price was higher than what I could get in a Windows equivalent but...
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no, there's really not. An out of state or online retailer doesn't need the roads and infrastructure the B&M benefits from.
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FWIW - I bought this USED unit from Amazon and have been happy with it for the last 2 years. The clock speed is lower but it has 16gb RAM and a 512gb SSD.
Apple Mac Mini Desktop Intel Core i5...
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great computer for $900. fastest cpu i3 8100 in the world
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Would like to know as well...looking into app design and would like to get in cheap
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$600 only gets you a refurbished 8 year old dual core, second gen Intel CPU with DDR3 memory, and no USB 3. 256MB of graphics memory would definitely hobble your use of most modern apps.
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Wish it was a couple hundred dollars cheaper....
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The least powerful Mac Mini benchmarks about twice as high as the MacBook Air, cross-shopping them doesn't make any sense.
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Aside from fewer and fewer retailers not charging some sales tax to out of state buyers, the only place I can think of would be military exchanges like the NEX or AAFES... however even after tax of...
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I would typically agree with this sentiment. The ONLY reason I am considering it is I am a software developer and need a new mac to be able to push ios apps to the app store. You can do most of the...
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That is a 2012 model...sure it sounds like someone swapped out the hd for a ssd but no way that is worth $600
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oops, sorry i left that part out, not thinking clearly these days.
5% off paypal is actually 5% off paypal when you pay with your discover card. sorry about that. for this quarter, i've been...
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You could not have made a better case for Apple. How many other companies offer a refund.
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Sort of want. Gonna wait till fall to see IF Apple updates it(yes I know, 4 years is what it took before).
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Worst case scenario: in case of a warranty claim you may need to swap back to the stock RAM. But it's been a LONG time since I've heard of them making someone do that for anything other than obvious...
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The only real slick deal on Apple products is on New old stock. Everything else is just way overpriced.
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Agree, my MacBook from 2009 still works, don’t use it much, mbp from 2012 works stellar with an eGPU. No viruses, no malware, no crap despite visiting websites all the time. Not to mention how...
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