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Brand	Apple
Personal computer design type	Mini PC
Operating System	Mac OS X
Memory Storage Capacity	256 GB
Ram Memory Installed Size	16 GB
CPU Model	Core i7
Color	Silver
Special Feature	Microphone
CPU Manufacturer	Intel
Wireless network technology	Wi-Fi

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- 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
- 16GB of Memory | 256GB of flash storage (SSD)
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- 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking | Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology | 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

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Processor

‎3 GHz core_i7

RAM

‎16 GB DDR4

Hard Drive

‎256 GB SSD

Graphics Coprocessor

‎Intel Iris Graphics

Chipset Brand

‎Intel

Card Description

‎Integrated

Wireless Type

‎802.11ab

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Brand

‎Apple

Item model number

‎MGEQ2LL/A

Hardware Platform

‎Mac

Operating System

‎Mac OS X

Item Weight

‎0.317 ounces

Product Dimensions

‎1.4 x 7.7 x 7.7 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH

‎1.4 x 7.7 x 7.7 inches

Color

‎Silver

Processor Brand

‎Intel

Number of Processors

‎2

Computer Memory Type

‎DDR3 SDRAM

Hard Drive Interface

‎ATA

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B0842YBZ1J

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Customers are happy with the graphics of the computer. However, some customers have reported issues with the product being damaged. They mention that the bottom of the unit had scratches and missing screws. Customers also dislike loading. Opinions are mixed on performance, storage, value, speed, and quality.

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6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the graphics capabilities of the computer. They mention that the unit itself looks great, has great graphics ability, and is in a nice shape.

"This machine is beautiful, it looks brand new, they did a good job...." Read more

"...Fully functional and box actually looks good, no major dings or scratches...." Read more

"...Quick call to the seller, and all was fine. The unit itself looks great, except for the bottom that had some scratches...." Read more

"Looked like new and hates to wake up from sleep mode with the current software update. Also the graphics card hates my new hp monitors...." Read more

59 customers mention33 positive26 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the computer. Some mention that it works well, while others say that it stopped working and made it unusable.

"...While I purchased the 8gb Ram this unit runs great for what I need it to do, so far I've ran SAS programing on there and it's smooth and way quicker..." Read more

"...Unfortunately this product is past updates for the most recent models. The computer is slow and will not log in after many tries...." Read more

"Nice Apple quality build. Great value product. Unit was clean and in nice physical condition as described...." Read more

"...Made it unusable. So we tried to to reinstall the OS and running across many problems...." Read more

34 customers mention14 positive20 negative

Customers are mixed about the speed of the computer. Some mention it's fast and works great so far, while others say it'll waste your money. Some say the boot process is very slow, while other say it takes hours to update software.

"...While it was slow to boot it ran for what I needed it to do. I realized that I had an extra SSD Drive sitting around and a handful of extra ram...." Read more

"...It delivers up (and stores) files--in its role as a file server--very quickly (faster than the Windows file server that it replaced)...." Read more

"...Took hours to update software before it would allow me to install pages and numbers to make unit functional...." Read more

"...Once this was done, everything (e.g., upgrade to latest OS, performance) have been great. very pleased so far, and hardware is very clean...." Read more

24 customers mention16 positive8 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the computer. Some mention it's a great value product, inexpensive, and worth the wait. Others say it'll be a waste of money and essentially unusable.

"Nice Apple quality build. Great value product. Unit was clean and in nice physical condition as described...." Read more

"...- taking upwards of 5-10 minutes for applications to open - essentially unusable...." Read more

"...The price was great, too!!!" Read more

"it is the cheapest price that i compared with ebay and local second hand and it is free delivery to HK...." Read more

16 customers mention6 positive10 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the quality of the computer. Some say it's a very good mini, and meets the basic needs of a computer, while others say it has a hard drive failure and is buggy.

"...repair Upon opening up the mac mini to change the ssd drive; found several aberrations, problematic areas, missing screws, damaged connections...." Read more

"Very good mini" Read more

"...-something is wrong with the actual hardware in the computer.-attempted troubleshooting as outlined in various forums - all to no success...." Read more

"Unit came in, seemed to be what I ordered, except the hard drive wasn't as advertised. Quick call to the seller, and all was fine...." Read more

7 customers mention4 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the storage of the computer. Some mention it has plenty of storage, while others say that 8 GB is far too little. They also say that the computer has a disk hard drive so that's slow.

"...It has plenty of storage so that I don't have to delete a lot of stuff each time I upgrade to the latest XCode like I have to do on my 128 gig..." Read more

"Not enough ram...." Read more

"The size of the computer is awesome. Just did not work unable to complete set up. Next complete unit from Apple ...." Read more

"...State disc, but after checking noticed that is not SSD, it is HDD just HDD 1 TR, it is not fussion drive, and even no flash, and what is in the..." Read more

7 customers mention0 positive7 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the loading of the computer. They mention that it wouldn't boot up completely, is slow, and sluggish. Some customers also report that the computer is unable to load Big Sur.

"...The computer is slow and will not log in after many tries. Not worth the value if you are wanting something reliable and high functioning." Read more

"...my first apple so my son has had apples before tried it and it wouldn't boot up he went online to see if there was anything he was missing the only..." Read more

"...Product crashed multiple times. Initiated a return as product wouldn’t boot fully or work properly. Last attempt only produced a black screen." Read more

"...Computer wouldn’t start up because startup disk is damaged. Worked on this with Apple and nothing helped...." Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the damage of the computer. They mention that it has parts rattling inside the unit, the bottom has scratches, and the startup disk is damaged. Some customers also report missing screws and damaged connections.

"...The cosmetics is quite new and only few scratches on the black cover of mac mini and i am very satisfied with the condition but after i bought it at..." Read more

"...; found several aberrations, problematic areas, missing screws, damaged connections. Buy with discernment!" Read more

"...The unit itself looks great, except for the bottom that had some scratches. That doesn't bother me, but my trained ants might not like it." Read more

"...is in nice shape and the RAM matches the details, but the bottom was pretty scuffed up and looked like the mac was dragged around a bit...." Read more

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Brian Pietrzak

Great Value only one setback

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022

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So I needed a solution for a desktop, I'm a pro Apple and all my computer devices are Apple. While I did little research the Mac Mini was what I needed. After looking around I came across this, when I opened the box I was impressed my Mac Mini look brand new, I plugged it all up and fired it up. While it was slow to boot it ran for what I needed it to do. I realized that I had an extra SSD Drive sitting around and a handful of extra ram. I upgraded the SSD and I was baffled as to where the ram went, upon further inspection this model is the year where Mac soldered their RAM into the mother board which really bummed me out. It would have been nice to upgrade the RAM but after installed an SSD and updating this to the most recent MacOS I'm very happy. While I purchased the 8gb Ram this unit runs great for what I need it to do, so far I've ran SAS programing on there and it's smooth and way quicker than my company laptop, which was hard to believe. If anything else pop's up I'll update this review but for now I'm very happy. If your looking for a simple solution to everyday web browsing and/or student/corporate work you will not be disappointed.

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John Stubbs

Mac Mini is Macnificent

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024

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Excellent computer at a great price

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Seaclusion

Great value

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022

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Nice Apple quality build. Great value product. Unit was clean and in nice physical condition as described. The only disappointing item is they had a clean version (but old version) of the operating system. It would not let me install any programs. So, had to install Operating system upgrades from El Captain, Sierra, Hi Sierra, Majeve, Catalina and Monterey from Apple. Took hours to update software before it would allow me to install pages and numbers to make unit functional. Probably should have called tech support to speed the process. Still worth the effort a solid value.

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Tobias K

Did NOT come as described; missing VITAL components

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024

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In great condition for a 'renew' product; booted up as accepted, (I should add that I am quite adept at computers & electronics), but the unit could not locate the 1TB drive it was proported to contain, no matter how much research I did & methods I attempted -- also, these units are NOT designed to be opened, thus I couldn't even confirm physically whether or not said SSD was in fact, in the unit as it clearly listed, multiple times in its online contents.
This is the very first and ONLY problem I have had with the purchase of a 'renewed' product from Amazon -- I will have it known, however, this was also the first (and only) purchase of this type of product I will be purchasing via this 3rd-party ('Always Less Than Apple'), and then via Amazon (who was at NO fault in any of this!)

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ajcook

Great refurb, nicely priced, generous hard drive

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023

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I bought this refurb as a replacement for a file server that had given up the ghost after 12 years. I had been using a Windows (consumer level) machine as a basic file server in my home. It (and Windows) had slowly become problematic over the years.

My wife and I have both converted to MacOS (MacBook Pro laptops), so I thought a MacOS-based machine would make sense.

I was looking for an inexpensive MacOS machine (of any type) to do the job. I run my file server "headless" (no monitor, keyboard, or mouse....just a network cable connecting it to my home network).

This 2014 model of MacMini is too old to update to Ventura, but it did update to Monterey just fine. It's a little slow in terms of interacting with it. But, that is not a problem as I only interact with it very occasionally. It delivers up (and stores) files--in its role as a file server--very quickly (faster than the Windows file server that it replaced). It sits there silently in my home office, working exactly as desired.

It came with a 1TB hard drive internally. I bought a low cost 2TB external hard drive separately. My strategy is:
* If a laptop dies, but I keep my files on the file server, I just have to replace the laptop and reinstall apps, and I'm good to go
* if the MacMini dies, I have to only replace the MacMini, and plug the external hard drive (with my actual files on it) into the replacement MacMini, and I'm back in action
* if the external hard drive dies, I have a cloud-based backup service that I can afford (with unlimited backup storage) that I can restore everything from, and I'm back in business.

Would absolutely do this again if/when the need arises.

If I were in the market for a MacMini to actually interact with (as my own operating machine) I'd still consider a refurb from this company, but might spring for a newer model that is faster and can update to Ventura.

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Janene

Great!

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024

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We received our mini Mac quicker than we expected which was great because we were real excited about setting it up for our music recording. We are still learning about the computer but so far it has more than met our expectations. The price was great, too!!!

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Eric J. Baumgartner

Dead on arrival (sort of) - Replacement arrived, but Apple ID association is an issue

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022

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The media could not be loaded.

UPDATE!!! I got another machine, and this one works well. But when I do things inside iTunes/Apple Music, it tells me "this machine is associated with another Apple ID. The previous owner hasn't "de-authorized" this machine from their list, so I'm hoping that this will just be an annoyance. My guess is, there's no way for a second owner (Amazon Refurbishing?) to disassociate a machine. Apple suggests that original owners "sign the machine out" from their Apple ID before trading or selling their machine(s). But the Apple Support appears to have no support for used (Late-2014) Mac mini machines, or a means to disconnect a previous user's Apple ID from a machine that has moved on to a third party (me).
We'll see how this goes....
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The first purchase::: It spends a few minutes with the Apple logo and progress bar. But when the O/S tries to start and prompt the user past the initial setup screens, it won’t connect to the mouse or keyboard, and the picture goes from white to black and an occasional flash of the Mac O/S setup screen. Sending this one back to try again.

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josue armando castellanos

mas información de los productos usados

Reviewed in Mexico on January 6, 2024

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todo bien con la Macmini pero el cable de alimentación esta roto del enchufe eléctrico, deberían de dar mas información de los productos

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Buena Mac

Reviewed in Mexico on February 25, 2022

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Para iniciar en el mundo de las Mac es una super buena opción, me gusto mucho la rapidez con al que corre la ultima version de MacOS. Venia ne perfecto estado con el cable de corriente original y me gusto que es fluida y rápida por las prestaciones de 1TB y los 8GB de RAM. Buen vendedor, bien empaquetada.

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Ing. Fabián Martínez Osorio

Compra genial, estoy muy a gusto con la compra que realicé

Reviewed in Mexico on October 9, 2021

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La computadora está genial, la ocupamos entre toda la familia para divertirnos, oír música y entretenernos leyendo los libros de la tienda Apple que están por cierto más baratos que en otros lugares.

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Buena por el precio <3

Reviewed in Mexico on January 10, 2022

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Para programar me pareció un poco lenta pero para computadora del día a día(word, excel, navegación web) es perfecta :)

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Cliente de Amazon

excelente producto, bien cuidado

Reviewed in Mexico on October 7, 2021

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llego rápido, esta como nueva. fácil configuración excelente precio. adios en esperar horas en abrir un app. abre todo en segundos. llevo un mes con ella y volveria a comprar sin dudarlo.

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