Anonymous

My local Costco still has the same but with RTX 3060 (12GB) and i7-12700, 16GB RAM, 512 SSD + 1T HDD, for $799.99. Is it a better deal for the $100 difference?

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

I have a 3060, it's massively better than a 3050. i5/i7 probably doesn't matter much for either card. //@Anonymous: My local Costco still has the same but with RTX 3060 (12GB) and i7-12700, 16GB RAM, 512 SSD + 1T HDD, for $799.99. Is it a better deal for the $100 difference?

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

i7 is about 60% faster and cost $100+ more.
8GB of RAM cost $20 more (and you definitely want to add)
3060 is about 30% faster and usually costs $60 more.
Why can't I find one like you have? //@Anonymous: My local Costco still has the same but with RTX 3060 (12GB) and i7-12700, 16GB RAM, 512 SSD + 1T HDD, for $799.99. Is it a better deal for the $100 difference?

1 year ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

What does the certified refurbish people do on the abnormal hard drive? Just plug & play to see it can read and write data?

4 days ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Why do you think it's "abnormal" hard drive? Certified refurbished drive should meet the same specification as for the new hard drive the same model. //@Anonymous: What does the certified refurbish people do on the abnormal hard drive? Just plug & play to see it can read and write data?

4 days ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

Certified hard drives have lots of masked bad sectors. When I clone the certified hard drive, the process was stopped by the software, because of numerous bad sectors.

4 days ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

A side benefit of having Mac Mini on your desk is that you will have motivation to keep your desk really clean, so you everyone will see the device there. It's beautiful!

1 year ago Up 6 | Reply

Anonymous

Not only is it a gorgeous work of art, but it’s a computer too! //@anonymous: A side benefit of having Mac Mini on your desk is that you will have motivation to keep your desk really clean, so you everyone will see the device there. It's beautiful!

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Have you seen Steve Jobs’ desk? //@anonymous: A side benefit of having Mac Mini on your desk is that you will have motivation to keep your desk really clean, so you everyone will see the device there. It's beautiful!

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

I am motivated by just thinking about it! //@Anonymous: A side benefit of having Mac Mini on your desk is that you will have motivation to keep your desk really clean, so you everyone will see the device there. It's beautiful!

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

Currently: FREE Prime delivery Saturday, May 6

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

I dont get why Apple didn't make the base model to 16G which will probably cost them $10-12 but can jack up the base model by $60 and sell them like cakes. 8G is small niche market mostly for novice users. Truth is that we all know 8G would be enough 95% of the time but anyone with real technical experience wouldn't want to get anything less than 16G.

1 year ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

I've had the M1 Mac Mini base model (M1, 8GB, 256GB) since December 2020. It is very quiet and fast - yes, fast. Mac OS appears to have some good memory management scheme. //@Anonymous: I dont get why Apple didn't make the base model to 16G which will probably cost them $10-12 but can jack up the base model by $60 and sell them like cakes. 8G is small niche market mostly for novice users. Truth is that we all know 8G would be enough 95% of the time but anyone with real technical experience wouldn't want to get anything less than 16G.

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB and half speed 256GB SSD will suffice for 98% of users. Chill with the trolling.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

The M1 version doesn't suffer the low band issue in the 256Gb model. And you probably don't use it open a hundred tabs and two IDE windows with Docker containers in the back. Which is standard if you code and debug. //@Anonymous: I've had the M1 Mac Mini base model (M1, 8GB, 256GB) since December 2020. It is very quiet and fast - yes, fast. Mac OS appears to have some good memory management scheme. //@Anonymous: I dont get why Apple didn't make the base model to 16G which will probably cost them $10-12 but can jack up the base model by $60 and sell them like cakes. 8G is small niche market mostly for novice users. Truth is that we all know 8G would be enough 95% of the time but anyone with real technical experience wouldn't want to get anything less than 16G.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

you can get the same price in costco now!

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

They don’t need to sell them like cakes. They don’t care to sell mini as it’s a tiny volume and of no consequence to their earnings. Stop trying to be smart when you are not their CEO who’s actually making the company 25 billions per quarter.

11 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

How do you know I’m not the Apple CEO? Sheesh. //@anonymous: They don’t need to sell them like cakes. They don’t care to sell mini as it’s a tiny volume and of no consequence to their earnings. Stop trying to be smart when you are not their CEO who’s actually making the company 25 billions per quarter.

5 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

They want to lure then upsell //@anonymous: I dont get why Apple didn't make the base model to 16G which will probably cost them $10-12 but can jack up the base model by $60 and sell them like cakes. 8G is small niche market mostly for novice users. Truth is that we all know 8G would be enough 95% of the time but anyone with real technical experience wouldn't want to get anything less than 16G.

5 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

I moved from m1 base model to m2 base and I feel like m2 is slower. I am a typical user using Mac for emails and surfing. Going to trade in m2 for m3 when mini comes out.

5 months ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

Yeah, if it’s the Mac mini with 256gb SSD the m2 version is slower than the m1 version //@anonymous: I moved from m1 base model to m2 base and I feel like m2 is slower. I am a typical user using Mac for emails and surfing. Going to trade in m2 for m3 when mini comes out.

5 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

I've a 2018 Mac Mini with Intel chips. The Base Mark Web3.0 benchmark is over 1000 points. Just wondering what's the score for m1 and m2.

5 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

Single 1580 multi 8540 //@anonymous: I've a 2018 Mac Mini with Intel chips. The Base Mark Web3.0 benchmark is over 1000 points. Just wondering what's the score for m1 and m2.

4 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

With your reason, 99% of the population should settle for a honda civic because they need nothing more. And no, lot more people need more than 8G. You are a troll yourself. //@anonymous: 8GB and half speed 256GB SSD will suffice for 98% of users. Chill with the trolling.

3 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

399 should be good for 8GB memory

3 months ago Up 0 | Reply