mutatedllama
Are these still upgradeable? I have a 2013 Mac mini that I upgraded the SSD and RAM in, wondering if they've changed the accessibility to stop that.
Unfortunately, this deal has expired 24 May 2023.
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Apple 2023 Mac mini desktop computer M2 chip with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD storage £579.99 @ Amazon
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Was £599.98 now £579.99 19/04
Specific uses for product - Multimedia, Everyday Use, Business
Brand - Apple
Operating system - Mac OS
Memory storage capacity - 8GB
RAM memory installed size - 8GB
Model name - Mac mini (M2, 2023)
Included components - Mac mini, Power lead
Colour - Black
CPU manufacturer - Apple
Wireless network technology - Wi-Fi
Brand - Apple
Operating system - Mac OS
Memory storage capacity - 8GB
RAM memory installed size - 8GB
Model name - Mac mini (M2, 2023)
Included components - Mac mini, Power lead
Colour - Black
CPU manufacturer - Apple
Wireless network technology - Wi-Fi
- SUPERCHARGED BY M2 — Get more done faster with a next-generation chip. From rich presentations to immersive gaming, M2 flies through work and play. M2 has 8 CPU cores, 10 GPU cores and up to 24GB unified memory.
- CONNECT WHAT YOU WANT — Mac mini with the M2 chip has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, Gigabit Ethernet and a headphone jack. And if you want faster networking speeds, you can configure Mac mini with 10Gb Ethernet for up to 10 times the throughput.
- SIMPLY COMPATIBLE — All your go-to apps run lightning-fast on your Mac mini, from Microsoft 365 to Adobe Creative Cloud to Zoom. And over 15,000 apps and plug-ins are optimised for M2.
- EFFICIENT MEMORY — Unified memory on Mac does more than traditional RAM. A single pool of high-bandwidth, low-latency memory allows Apple silicon to move data fast — so everything you do is fluid. Choose up to 24GB memory with M2. More memory means easier multitasking and handling of large files.
- FAST SSD STORAGE — Mac mini comes with all-flash storage for all your photo and video libraries, files and apps. Choose up to 2TB SSD with M2.
- KEEP IT SAFE AND SECURE — M2 and macOS Ventura give Mac mini industry-leading privacy and security features, including built-in protections against malware and viruses. And the next-generation Secure Enclave helps keep your system and data protected.
- MAC MINI DOES THAT — Mac mini with M2 is perfect for an impressive range of uses, from creating presentations to photo editing to gaming.
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Miles_ScottWould love to pull the trigger for Web dev but scared about only 8gb of unified memory. Does this translate equally to traditional ram performance?
Deemz1No, I do 4k editing on my M1 8gb 256 Mac mini and hasn't skipped a beat with everything I throw at it.
qprfanbidefordDon’t forget. If you have a Totum card (easy to get if you don’t have one) you can get this Mac mini for £539. Also the AppleCare is cheaper if purchased at the same time.
Just two weeks ago I did exactly this. It’s an amazing machine!mr_johnsieI think it’s on unidays too
HyperFlowVoted hot. I wish they offered the base model at 512gb.
Jean54Hub and nvme 1 T
mooooof£539 on apple student site if you’ve got access to it
ecuadorHad a friend who's in Uni sign up for a free Unidays account, ordered it through there. It replaced the M1 Mac Mini
elbuttanoI got this a week ago for £614, anyone know if can I contact Amazon and get the difference refunded?
markyo007For the sake of near £15, it's not worth it. happens.
syanidenot sure why companies still do 8gb / 256gb ssd models. way way to small. needs to be at least 16gb and 1gb ssd
Mr.NuttsBecause somebody that doesn’t need 1TB shouldn’t have to pay for it when 256GB would suffice for them.
anuruddhaOver pricedAnonymous UserAmazing insight. Are you a techie guru of some kind?
Ebenezer_SploogeI want this but worried 8gb memory isn’t enough but I’m too tight to stump up another £200NattAlso 256GB SSD is slower so it would be more worth to pay for 512GB. (edited)
Rocky96Isn't it much cheaper at Apple with a student discount?Natt
NicolasThis is going to go hot
If only apple either allowed full office and explorer on this or else made theirs straight forward friendly. Still can’t get on with the finder thing and their endless complex optionsAnonymous UserSounds to me like what you want is a windows pc
mrtootoughWould this work with an iMac that is about 10 years old? Just to use the screen?
ColinStevensNo - the iMac screen can’t be used as a screen only.. you’d need to buy a screen as well.
XxavierHeat Added.. Another smashing deal pal
ChampionshipManager8GB of RAM in 2023.
Burger_itMore than enough for nearly anything. It’s not a PC- dineshkimiWay overrated.. only works with Mac optimised apps others perform like 2000s.
idontbyteYou’d be surprised, I have windows arm on parallels and it flies, using full visual studio and sql server for development on there. - alasratiCriminal to sell a device with only 8GB of RAM that you can't upgrade. So wasteful. With more RAM this could last many years.rs_tigerbladeIt will last many years with 8gb of ram anyway
flexWhy no USB C connection?markyo007It has two thunderbolt ports- NocloudsIf you can, buy the 16GB model as it uses the non-replaceable SSD less as a swap file, compared to the 8GB model (in memory-intensive tasks).
Most of the negative reviews I read of this model are how incredibly slow the SSD is (in certain tasks) compared to Macs of many years ago (I'm not used to seeing Apple reviewers/users raging!) and that you should go for the 512GB model which is much faster in those particular usage cases but... the way I see it, as we don't know for certain how long the non-replaceable SSD will last, though it is presumed to be a good long time, but that it will likely last longer than if it's less used as a swap file 8GB model if you instead use the 16GB model (if you've bought said computer to do demanding, memory-intensive tasks), if I had to choose between 8GB/512GB and 16GB/256GB, I would go for the latter.
To try and preserve the life of the internal SSD indefinitely to ensure resale value, I looked into booting from an external drive and it works well, is faster than the internal drive, but in some usage cases it slows to an agonising crawl, so deemed by the initially very excited reviewer as not worth it, as a boot drive, at least.
A few days ago on an tech channel, someone was saying Apple have or reducing the price of the 512GB model (though again, I would prioritise 16GB over the larger/much faster 512GB SSD. - hukdplanIf anyone is interested you can get an Apple M2 Mac mini 8-core CPU 10-core GPU 24GB RAM 256GB SSD - with APRIL10 £75 discount code and an extra 1% through Quidco from Deecies eBay store(£954 plus another 1% off). The drive is small but you can just boot from an external NVMe drive(of whatever size you want) in a £20 10Gbps enclosure. (edited)
- radzinskyIn 2023 it should be illegal to have 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of space. It’s a cracking deal, but those specs won’t lastAnonymous UserHow would you feel about 4GB and 128GB which is what a lot of the lower end Windows PCs have?
DealJournoGood. But I'm looking for a deal on the 16GB model.
nutellaaaYou won’t find one, RAM upgrades are BTO from Apple only.
LD2DVDNever had any problem with a Mac running with 8 GB though the Intel MM I had did have issues but I put it more down to the CPU than the RAM size.
chatanmI had the M1 and loved it. Toying between a Mac Mini and a MBP at the moment
One of my biggest slowdowns was the Logitech Options software (and, thinking about it, WhatsApp too). Used around 2gb of RAM for some reason, so killing it every couple of months made a big differenceecuadorI am using WhatsApp's native (Apple Silicon) beta. Uses 140MB of RAM. Their standard electron-based client which runs under Rosetta was pretty unusable, probably the slowest thing I could run on my MBP.
I guess they still have it in beta because it's a completely new design so missing some things here and there, but compared to the unusable mess they should really get on with it and release it officially. (edited)- vinnynall1I've got the 8gb/512gb. Pretty good for my usage. Browsing, occasional video editing (no issues using Final Cut) and watching streaming services.
italkappleI used to be a desktop buy late 90’s to late 2000’s. I was originally using hackintish setups. I bought my first official MacBook Air in 2013 and haven’t looked back since. I bought the Mac Mini M1 to and after three months of owning it realised it just sat behind my TV doing absolutely nothing. - So I sold it and when I saw a crazy deal for a MacBook Air M1 for £530 I bought it instantly in august 2021. Sold my Early 2013 MBAir for £210 which made the upgrade cost £320.
My entire personal daily setup is, M1 MacBook Air; M1 iPad Pro 512GB. iPhone, Apple Watch & AirPods Gen 3. I’d highly recommend a MBAir M1/2 over a Mac Mini just for portability factor.
As for Office; you can either use Office 365 subscription or Office for Mac 2019/2021. If you’re technical you can download the volume license edition and have it activated for free.
regarding 8GB/256GB. Docks exist, if you’re doing things like video editing, downloads etc most of the time the files won’t be living directly on your internal SSD anyway and will either be on a NAS / external SSD.Jean54Where did you find mac book air m1 at 530?
Gary_PainterHad a mini mac years ago.. Love the idea but just couldn't get used to everything being in reserve like closing boxes on the left instead of right etc.... Shame as would be handy for photo editing
deeknoHow would you connect a mic to this, for zoom etc ?
How would you connect a mic to this, for zoom etc ??? (edited)italkappleHeadphone jack, USB or USB C.
nicholasroulol years ago these used to cost 200-300, now is 600 and somehow is a dealmutatedllamaEh, I don't think they did. I just found an order of mine from April 2013:
Mac mini £509.00
With the following configuration:
•2.3GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
•4GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
•1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
•User's Guide (English)
•Accessory Kit
Though things were much better back then, as I added my own 256gb SSD and put in 16gb of RAM. Mad to think that was 10 years ago and they're selling one with 8gb of ram now!
HKDealsThe entry Mac Mini in 2005 at launch was £339 in UK.
Adjusted for inflation that is about £555 today in 2023.
Andy1179Exchange rate was also about 1.7 to 1.8 USD to GBP back then. It was $499, which is $768 in today's money (US inflation), vs $599 in US today (though it is smaller and you don't get an optical drive, so makes sense it's come down). That's £615 at current FX rates (although US prices don't include sales taxes, so more comparable when you add that in).
new_lizardCan it run windows 11?markyo007Do you know what can, a Windows PC
InDaHouseI believe a hackintosh is much better value and you get more, and can add more, for your money, freely as you want.Anonymous UserAt the moment maybe, but the performance won't be as good, and as more software shifts to be arm compiled, that will change.