good deal?

new2mac07 · Nov 23, 2007

I've been considering purchasing a mac mini for some time now, and this morning I found a refurbished 1.83ghz core duo with superdrive for $479 on the mac website. I'm planning on buying two gigs of ram to replace the 512 that it comes with (pitiful, i know). I understand that this isn't going to be a top speed machine... I just want a desktop that will get me through my last 1.5 years of college, and for under $550 I think it seems like a great way to get introduced to mac. Do you think this was a good deal for a refurbished older model, or should I hold off and wait for the 2.0ghz core 2 duos to be on the refurbished page?

Alexis · Nov 23, 2007

You might as well buy now. The Mini is a great little machine!

KoDorSean · Nov 23, 2007

new2mac07 said:
I've been considering purchasing a mac mini for some time now, and this morning I found a refurbished 1.83ghz core duo with superdrive for $479 on the mac website. I'm planning on buying two gigs of ram to replace the 512 that it comes with (pitiful, i know). I understand that this isn't going to be a top speed machine... I just want a desktop that will get me through my last 1.5 years of college, and for under $550 I think it seems like a great way to get introduced to mac. Do you think this was a good deal for a refurbished older model, or should I hold off and wait for the 2.0ghz core 2 duos to be on the refurbished page?

I suggest your price match at ebay or here:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/stats/mac_mini_cd_1.83-specs.html

As far as waiting for the bigger and better model the choice is yours. One thing I can say is that if you wait for the bigger and better model you may never buy because something new is always around the corner.

LRB · Nov 24, 2007

Don't buy any extra ram until after you receive the mini,sometimes Apple will ship refurbs with more ram,or bigger hard drives than advertised.

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