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<blockquote data-quote="MikeFromMesa" data-source="post: 1798274" data-attributes="member: 305741"><p>My comment that all that was left was the MacBook Pro was meant to refer to purchases of new or refurbished equipment, not used equipment. I apologize if that was not clear in the context.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, and I remembered that comment. You mentioned how much sought after the 4 core Minis were, but I thought at the time that it was just a comment, not a suggestion. I have looked at used equipment, but not seen any 4 core Minis. That is not saying that they are not out there, just that I did not see them at the used computer sites I checked. *</p><p></p><p>The main reason I am looking for a new machine is that this Mini is so slow when I am processing large digital photos, and I am constantly maxing out my cpu. A 4 core Mini would be faster, but not as fast as my wife's 2017 MBP.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I looked at those as well, and there are a lot of them available, many more than I would have thought were around this long after they were discontinued, but they are even older and they are still quite expensive. The ones I saw for sale ranged from a little under $2000 to a little over $2000 while the newer cylindrical black tower ones were close to $2500. Those were from online vendors, not individuals, and thus came with some kind of short warranty, but they were still pricey and, it seemed to me, more than they should have cost, considering their age.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> There is that. </p><p></p><p>The model I was looking included the 6 core 2.6GHz chip, 32GB of RAM and 512GB ssd so it was much higher than $2400; indeed, it was noticeably over $3000 so it is not something to jump into. On the other hand it would have the ability for me to pick it up and take it with me when my wife and I travel, even if I do not care for the new keyboards.</p><p></p><p><strong>* UPDATE:</strong></p><p></p><p>After posting this I went looking specifically for 4 core 2012 Mac Minis and I found them - quite a lot of them - at one of the online shops, but the configuration I would want (i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB ssd) is almost $1200 which seems like quite a bit for an old Mini. A new one, spec-ed like the one I have now (i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB ssd) is just under $1400 so that price just seems unreasonable to me. Clearly it is not unreasonable or the price would have dropped, but it seems too expensive to me for such an old machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeFromMesa, post: 1798274, member: 305741"] My comment that all that was left was the MacBook Pro was meant to refer to purchases of new or refurbished equipment, not used equipment. I apologize if that was not clear in the context. Yes, and I remembered that comment. You mentioned how much sought after the 4 core Minis were, but I thought at the time that it was just a comment, not a suggestion. I have looked at used equipment, but not seen any 4 core Minis. That is not saying that they are not out there, just that I did not see them at the used computer sites I checked. * The main reason I am looking for a new machine is that this Mini is so slow when I am processing large digital photos, and I am constantly maxing out my cpu. A 4 core Mini would be faster, but not as fast as my wife's 2017 MBP. I looked at those as well, and there are a lot of them available, many more than I would have thought were around this long after they were discontinued, but they are even older and they are still quite expensive. The ones I saw for sale ranged from a little under $2000 to a little over $2000 while the newer cylindrical black tower ones were close to $2500. Those were from online vendors, not individuals, and thus came with some kind of short warranty, but they were still pricey and, it seemed to me, more than they should have cost, considering their age. :) There is that. The model I was looking included the 6 core 2.6GHz chip, 32GB of RAM and 512GB ssd so it was much higher than $2400; indeed, it was noticeably over $3000 so it is not something to jump into. On the other hand it would have the ability for me to pick it up and take it with me when my wife and I travel, even if I do not care for the new keyboards. [B]* UPDATE:[/B] After posting this I went looking specifically for 4 core 2012 Mac Minis and I found them - quite a lot of them - at one of the online shops, but the configuration I would want (i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB ssd) is almost $1200 which seems like quite a bit for an old Mini. A new one, spec-ed like the one I have now (i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB ssd) is just under $1400 so that price just seems unreasonable to me. Clearly it is not unreasonable or the price would have dropped, but it seems too expensive to me for such an old machine. [/QUOTE]
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