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$889.99: Apple 2024 Mac Mini Desktop Computer (M4, 24GB / 512GB SSD) at Amazon

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Nov 18, 2024
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1gokart
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Still over price for a small upgrade over the base configuration. You're only adding 8gb RAM and 256gb storage for $390. The base configuration is the way to go at $499. It doesn't make sense to upgrade any further with Apple's pricing. At that point you might as well upgrade to the base M4 Pro Mac Mini then. At least the processor upgrade is significant enough to justify the price.
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Nov 18, 2024
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akavlie
Nov 18, 2024
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Quote from 1gokart :
Still over price for a small upgrade over the base configuration. You're only adding 8gb RAM and 256gb storage for $390. The base configuration is the way to go at $499. It doesn't make sense to upgrade any further with Apple's pricing. At that point you might as well upgrade to the base M4 Pro Mac Mini then. At least the processor upgrade is significant enough to justify the price.
The M4 Pro model is $1,355 on Amazon, another $465 for that processor upgrade.

I don't like how much Apple charges for RAM/storage upgrades, but maybe an upgrade makes sense if 16GB isn't sufficient for your workloads?

I run a 16GB PC desktop currently and I keep hitting RAM limits.
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Nov 19, 2024
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icerabbit
Nov 19, 2024
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The cost of upgrading ram and ssd is still sad and frustrating with Apple; but at least there are discounts out already. 16 & 256 is probably fine for most people, when you can use external storage for projects and long term storage. I have not been happy with 8GB for a while ( MacBook Air from a few years ago ) but current spec 16, should be good.
Nov 19, 2024
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qsub
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EDU pricing is $700 with - 256GB SSD just select base model and upgrade the ram to 24GB.

Buy seperate larger/cheaper SSD from Amazon and install yourself.
Last edited by qsub November 19, 2024 at 12:09 AM.
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SociableMeat170
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Quote from icerabbit :
The cost of upgrading ram and ssd is still sad and frustrating with Apple; but at least there are discounts out already. 16 & 256 is probably fine for most people, when you can use external storage for projects and long term storage. I have not been happy with 8GB for a while ( MacBook Air from a few years ago ) but current spec 16, should be good.
The external storage doesn't have to be for projects and/or long-term storage. You can use it for anything.
I have a 2TB SSD in an external ACASIS 40Gbps NVMe enclosure ($76.50 on Amazon after a 15% coupon) connected to Thunderbolt 4 and it's faster than the Apple internal 256GB SSD. I have everything on it (including the MacOS installation) and it works without a glitch. I use the internal 256GB SSD for media.
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collinpark
Nov 19, 2024
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Quote from qsub :
EDU pricing is $700 with - 256GB SSD just select base model and upgrade the ram to 24GB.Buy seperate larger/cheaper SSD from Amazon and install yourself.
mac silicon has ram built into the chip (unified memory, to be shared by multiple silicon processes) these are not able to be upgraded
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lookalikehuuh
Nov 19, 2024
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Quote from qsub :
EDU pricing is $700 with - 256GB SSD just select base model and upgrade the ram to 24GB.

Buy seperate larger/cheaper SSD from Amazon and install yourself.
I would love to see a link for an SSD from Amazon that you would install on this Mac Mini, because its not a standard NVME SSD, its a proprietary connector per Apple's usual standards.
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Quote from lookalikehuuh :
I would love to see a link for an SSD from Amazon that you would install on this Mac Mini, because its not a standard NVME SSD, its a proprietary connector per Apple's usual standards.
I don't think they're suggesting an internal, I believe they're recommending a Thunderbolt enclosure and a fast gen 4 or even gen 5 NVME. With MacOS you can boot from an external and load all (almost all) data, including apps on it as well.
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Quote from collinpark :
mac silicon has ram built into the chip (unified memory, to be shared by multiple silicon processes) these are not able to be upgraded
Right ram is soldered on, hard drive is not that is what I meant. Mac mni with ram upgraded only on EDU discount is $700.




Quote from lookalikehuuh :
I would love to see a link for an SSD from Amazon that you would install on this Mac Mini, because its not a standard NVME SSD, its a proprietary connector per Apple's usual standards.
Is it a proprietary connector? I thought it was just a nvm m2 2230 connector. Looking further into it I guess that is not the case. God damn apple.
Last edited by qsub November 19, 2024 at 04:18 PM.
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lookalikehuuh
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Quote from qsub :
Right ram is soldered on, hard drive is not that is what I meant. Mac mni with ram upgraded only on EDU discount is $700.






Is it a proprietary connector? I thought it was just a nvm m2 2230 connector. Looking further into it I guess that is not the case. God damn apple.
Well... the thing is that even between the M4 and M4 Pro they have different styles of SSD cards that aren't compabible with each other... which is crazy right, they are apple SSD cards and even between their own family of M4 gen chips they aren't compatible.

Anyway... yeah at this time it looks like you would have to get an SSD from the exact level of M4 chip (M4, M4 Pro, etc) and only within that family the SSDs cards could be swapped between machines. But definitely off the shelf NVMEs won't work at all.

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CoZiNeZz
Nov 20, 2024
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Don't give in to mediocre components.
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Quote from 1gokart :
Still over price for a small upgrade over the base configuration. You're only adding 8gb RAM and 256gb storage for $390. The base configuration is the way to go at $499. It doesn't make sense to upgrade any further with Apple's pricing. At that point you might as well upgrade to the base M4 Pro Mac Mini then. At least the processor upgrade is significant enough to justify the price.
I made this same argument when I bought the original M1 Mac Mini when it launched 4 years ago. For 95% of users, the base Mac Mini will work fine for whatever you need to do with a Mac desktop computer.. if you need more storage, then your best bet is simply additional external storage plugged in via Thunderbolt4 (or using a NAS). I've used a M1 Mac Mini, M1 Macbook Pro 13", &M2 Macbook Pro 15".. all equipped with the base 8GB RAM since 2020.. and I also have two Intel NUC 8th gens.. one with 32GB RAM and the other with 64GB RAM. So I understand first-hand exactly the limitations of the M-series Apple Silicon computers with the base 8GB RAM.

Unless you are absolutely 1000% sure you need more than the new base 16GB RAM to accomplish whatever you need to do with a Mac computer, it is incredibly hard to justify paying basically TWICE the price of the entire computer, for such small component upgrades.

I also agree that if you have justified the need for upgrading to 24GB and have no problem paying the rather extreme cost for additional internal storage, then going for the M4 Pro Mac Mini makes even more sense. Its significantly more powerful.. can run more monitors and at a higher resolution/refresh rate.. and also comes with Thunderbolt 5 so its further future-proofed.
Last edited by Daekwan November 20, 2024 at 09:00 AM.
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insaneXproval
Nov 20, 2024
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They are saying customize the base model on Apple's site with +8GB RAM. It's cheaper than this model on Amazon because you're paying out the nose for a 256GB larger SSD.
Quote from collinpark :
mac silicon has ram built into the chip (unified memory, to be shared by multiple silicon processes) these are not able to be upgraded
Nov 20, 2024
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Rebound
Nov 20, 2024
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Quote from 1gokart :
Still over price for a small upgrade over the base configuration. You're only adding 8gb RAM and 256gb storage for $390. The base configuration is the way to go at $499. It doesn't make sense to upgrade any further with Apple's pricing. At that point you might as well upgrade to the base M4 Pro Mac Mini then. At least the processor upgrade is significant enough to justify the price.
The SSD is nearly twice as fast with this upgrade, though.

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elefante72
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Quote from Rebound :
The SSD is nearly twice as fast with this upgrade, though.
I heard that is not the case w/ this gen because even the base model uses two SSD chips. Regardless its not an upgrade because you cant upgrade this e-waste. Supposedly it is carbon neutral until it breaks and you throw it in the trash. Its a higher spec model Smilie.

Sorry I get triggered because this one is really bad because internally the SSD chips are on a removable module, and you can't upgrade them. It's like an Apple tease.
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