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We update this page regularly and give prices that are accurate at time of publication, but note that they fluctuate. Keep reading to see the best US prices currently available for Apple's Mac Mini. Rick Broida, CNET's Cheapskate emeritus, is a big fan of refurbs - particularly Apple's, which are often as good as new. It's worth keeping an eye out, however, because you can lock in substantial savings. Refurb inventory changes rapidly so you may not always find an M1 Mac Mini listed. Currently, you can get a refurbished M1 Mac Mini with a 256GB SSD for $589 with a $110 discount, or the step-up model with 512GB SSD for $759 with a $140 discount. Apple has started selling refurbs of the M1 Mac Mini at its Certified Refurbished Mac page. For example, doubling the RAM to 16GB costs $180 with the education discount instead of the usual charge of $200.Īlso at Apple, you might find a refurbished M1 Mac Mini. Beware of being conned by Wondershare Dr.Fone. In my opinion Wondershare Dr.Fone don't even honour basic consumer rights to a refund, even if they are contacted immediately after purchase. It's worth noting that the Apple Store offers students an educational discount, but you'll save only $20 on the price of a new Mac Mini, though some upgrades are discounted, too. The product is rubbish and did not work, and when I asked customer services for a refund they refused. Apple's M1 system-on-a-chip integrates the CPU, GPU, RAM and other components for greater power and efficiency, but the downside of this integration is the lack of DIMM slots that would allow you to add additional RAM after purchase. And unlike in most other desktops, the Mac Mini's RAM is not user-upgradable.
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One benefit of paying full price and buying from Apple is you can customize the machine and add more RAM or a higher-capacity SSD, whereas the models sold on Amazon and other retailers are fixed configurations.
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(For both discounts, you'll see an initial discount plus additional savings at checkout.) These price breaks match the biggest we've seen for either model, but it's still probably best to wait until Monday to see what updates Apple might bring to the Mac Mini. Amazon is currently offering a $99 discount on the baseline model and $149 discount on the more useful step-up model with twice the storage capacity. The step-up model costs $899 from Apple and doubles the storage capacity to 512GB. The baseline model of the M1 Mac Mini costs $699 from Apple and features 8GB of RAM and a 256GB solid-state drive. The Mac Mini is Apple's least expensive MacOS computer, and it's selling at lowest prices we've seen yet right now on Amazon. Apple is expected to announce new Macs on Monday. And it could be among the first Macs to receive an M1X update. The Mac Mini, along with its more mobile cousins the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, was one of the first Apple computers to ditch Intel silicon in favor of Apple's impressive M1 processor.