[Pre Order] Apple Mac Mini M4 from $815.10 Delivered @ Apple On Campus (e.g. Australian Education Union)

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[Pre Order] Apple Mac Mini M4 from $815.10 Delivered @ Apple On Campus (e.g. Australian Education Union)
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lordra on 30/10/2024 - 05:25 apple.com (9970 clicks)
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10-core CPU
10-Core GPU
16GB Unified Memory
256GB SSD Storage
16-core Neural Engine
Front: Two USB-C ports, headphone jack
Back: Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet port

Variations
The 512GB SSD Storage is $1,103.30
The 24GB Unified Memory + 512GB SSD Storage is $1,391

The Mini M4 PRO with
12-Core CPU
16-Core GPU
24GB Unified Memory
512GB SSD Storage costs $1,967
This variation comes with Thunderbolt 5.

This is the Apple Education store for AOC AU Australian Education Union.
Price is cheaper than your regular Apple EPP.
You do not have to provide student ID or anything related to AOC, just check out normally.

Pick up in store or delivery on 8 Nov.

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      • TurkeyBargain on 30/10/2024 - 15:24

        Constantly plugging and unplugging a laptop is a pain, especially if you have quite a lot of files on attached external storage. You need to unmount the external drives every time you want to take the laptop anywhere

        I typically just have one cable attached to my MBP and a Thunderbolt dock, which provides power and connects to external displays, storage, and ethernet. I also have a keyboard shortcut defined with Shortcuts that unmounts all external drives. So I don't personally find it a pain to plug/unplug. I'm also fine with the space the MBP takes up since it's being used as a secondary display.

        But I'll still be buying the base Mac Mini M4 for my recently retired dad who no longer needs portability. :)

    • roonie on 30/10/2024 - 15:47

      Missus has a MacBook Pro which we also use when travelling. We’ll be transitioning that to a low end m4 Mac mini and put her data on the NAS as the MMini won’t leave the house

    • TightLikeThisx on 30/10/2024 - 19:55

      If you got a comfortable desk setup looking at a single tiny laptop screen is not worth it.

      Also the size of these things means they are portable.

  • Highalchemy on 30/10/2024 - 16:07

    Very tempting - anyone know about m4 air launch date? Saw some dates saying March 25’ and not sure if I can hold out

    • 0jay on 30/10/2024 - 16:41

      What's the alternative to holding out?

  • Lifting on 30/10/2024 - 16:27

    Is the tax invoice from purchasing through the AEU portal and normally any different? I've never bought from the AEU portal, so not sure if it says anything about education on the tax invoice? I am planning to tax deduct for work

    • littlesoldier on 30/10/2024 - 16:40

      same Apple tax invoice, not showing its from AOC

  • Lukie on 30/10/2024 - 17:16

    If the mini Mac come with a AirPods would be nice.

  • Dollar Dreamer on 30/10/2024 - 17:43

    Will I struggle a lot going from Wiindows to Mac? Will all my apps work? Are Macs buggy etc or are they stable like Windows 10?

    • jrowls on 30/10/2024 - 18:47

      Google is your friend if you can be more specific. What apps? Macs are notoriously not buggy haha.

      If you can adapt to a different UI, the vast majority of stuff you can do in windows you can do on a Mac, it just might have a different key or location.

  • shaybisc on 30/10/2024 - 17:54
    +1

    Thermals will be interesting to see when it gets reviewed.

  • mjae01 on 30/10/2024 - 18:07
    +2

    How does apple silicon go as a Plex server? Hardware transcoding?

    • basketcase86 on 30/10/2024 - 20:22
      +1

      Friend uses a mini m1. Says it’s awesome. Normally has 3-4 people streaming at a time. This would be overkill.

  • Kayk on 30/10/2024 - 18:14

    Will be awesome if it can be modded to accept 20v DC from a powerbank.

    Not sure why Apple chose not to power it with a power brick.

    • basketcase86 on 30/10/2024 - 20:24

      To limit dust collection. Looks better without. Personally I hate power bricks. Glad when Xbox did away with them externally. What’s the advantage you’re thinking of?

      • Kayk on 31/10/2024 - 02:56

        Uh dust collection? Sorry not sure how it is related.
        the enclosure can be shrunk even further and the power adapter will be hidden away at the power point anyway. Also it can become mobile, powered by portable battery. Plug in a headless dongle like Luna then I can have macOS on the iPad. It has active cooling to work in hot environments and is about half the weight and half the price of the cheapest MacBook.

      • dr on 31/10/2024 - 10:45
        +1

        Nothing to do with dust collection, as @bgoldstein84 asked bellow many people would be tempted to use portable Mac Mini as a hackish alternative to Apple's laptops that cost 2-3 times more for equivalent configuration.

        Built in power supply is just to preserve market segmentation and make it more painful to use it as an off-grid portable machine

        • Kayk on 31/10/2024 - 14:04

          Ya. Wondering how hard it is to bypass the AC/DC conversion session. Maybe drill a hole near the corner and thread a cable through.

    • JOZL on 30/10/2024 - 20:30
      +2

      I am planning to run my mini off a large LiFePO4 battery. With the right gear. A little larger than a powerbank i know. But for my use case it will be great.

  • Dollar Dreamer on 30/10/2024 - 19:32

    How does the storage work? You add a 10 - 20TB hard drive via USB C?

  • vqcheng on 30/10/2024 - 20:28

    Will this drive an LG Ultrafine 5K? I have one sitting in the cupboard collecting dust since I moved away from Apple, but I love that monitor.

    • Boodek on 30/10/2024 - 20:54
      +1

      Yes, beautifully. Doing it right now alongside a Dell 4K. It looks as good as my 2020 iMac.

      • vqcheng on 30/10/2024 - 21:11

        Thanks legend! Couldn’t find any confirmation elsewhere.

  • JOZL on 30/10/2024 - 20:28

    Damn that is cheap. Good price. I paid more for my M2 Mini 8Gb. Sigh

    My only solace is that the M2 still outperforms my 32Gb i7 hexa core workstation on one of my use cases. And that is a $4k machine..

    • Dollar Dreamer on 30/10/2024 - 21:55

      does it beat the new ryzen cpu's? EDIT: I see it is around the performance level of a Ryzen 9600x which costs $400. Then MB $160, 16GB DDR5 Ram $80, 1TB NVME $80 Case and PS $150 equals to $870. Not bade value from Apple.

      • JOZL on 30/10/2024 - 22:36

        Nice. I need to check out those new ryzens.

        • Dollar Dreamer on 31/10/2024 - 00:32
          +1

          Actually replace CPU with the cheaper Ryzen APU 8600G for $299, save $100 and its near as fast as the M4. Total goes down to $770 drive away no more to pay for a low power mini Windows PC.

  • Low Punt on 30/10/2024 - 22:39

    Silly question but I’ve watched so many tutorials without seeing a workflow.
    In Windows you have a taskbar. If I open a bunch of programs they all appear at tge bottom with a short title. I can clearly see what’s open.

    How do you do this on MacOS? If you have 5 browser windows, 3 word docs and some PDFs how do you clearly see them all?

    • seafades on 30/10/2024 - 23:18
      +2

      In macOS, open applications are displayed in the Dock at the bottom of the screen. Each application shows an icon, and if you have multiple windows open for the same application (like browser windows or Word documents), you can manage them in a few ways:

      1. App Switcher: Press Command (⌘) + Tab to bring up the App Switcher. Hold Command and tap Tab to cycle through open applications.

      2. Mission Control: Swipe up on the trackpad with three fingers (or press F3 or Control + Up Arrow) to view all open windows. This provides a clear overview of all your open documents and applications.

      3. Window Menu: Within an application, you can use the Window menu in the menu bar to see a list of all open windows for that application.

      4. Dock Stacking: If you right-click (or Control-click) on an application's icon in the Dock, it will show a list of all open windows for that application.

      These methods help you manage and switch between multiple open documents and applications effectively.

      • Low Punt on 31/10/2024 - 08:50

        Thank you !

  • Dollar Dreamer on 30/10/2024 - 23:23

    This is the normal EDU price correct? No rush to buy now? Just want to wait for reviews to buy.

    • lordra on 31/10/2024 - 06:35
      +1

      Correct.

    • ujwols on 31/10/2024 - 22:55

      or you can buy now, check it out yourself and if you dont like return within 15 days?

  • bgoldstein84 on 30/10/2024 - 23:31

    Can I buy a powerbank or something similar to power it?
    I have a portable display and I could create a laptop.

    Answer:
    With this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDLDFTZC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_shar…
    24,000mAh a mac book M1 with portable display (35W+25W) lasts 3h.
    8,000mAh/hour

    • dr on 31/10/2024 - 10:41

      I doubt you will be able to do it out of the box, for the exact reasons you stated as your use case competing against MB Pros that cost 3 times more

    • JOZL on 31/10/2024 - 11:23

      I’m using a 12v LiFePO4 battery box with a separate inverter that converts it to 240V. Its larger than a powerbank but your 8,000mAh system might run 15 hours maybe. Less the inverter inefficiency tax, so maybe 13 hours.

      You might be able to find a power bank with built inverter by Bluetti thats all in one. But if you dont mind having more parts, you can get separate gear from Adventure Kings and the solar panels to charge it too.

  • Dollar Dreamer on 31/10/2024 - 00:23

    Jesooze Krist, one thing you have to give Apple is the crazy resale value. My friend just told me he sold his 4 year old base spec Mac Mini M1 for $700! To some chick on Gumtree. Bloody hell. He can literally grab this new M4 Mac Mini for $115 for double the speed and double the Ram.

    • lordra on 31/10/2024 - 06:36
      +1

      She probably didn't know, probably not an ozbargainer.

  • Dollar Dreamer on 31/10/2024 - 04:09
    +1

    1st guide on M4 released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Eeh1wEhcY

  • FrugalDealSeeker on 31/10/2024 - 08:12

    Does anyone know if it can be packaged? I don't want to spend 2.5x more on a MBP.

  • Mike911 on 31/10/2024 - 12:02

    As far as the pro version goes, it has Thunderbolt 5 ports, which means if you get one of the new nvme caddy's with a gen 4 drive, you'll be able to reach speeds of 6GB read and over 5GB write! No reason to pay the exorbitant prices of Apple's nand chips!

    • Dollar Dreamer on 31/10/2024 - 13:13

      only the pro version?

      • ezym0ney6 on 31/10/2024 - 14:10

        only the pro version has TB5, yes.

        This is how Tim cooked it.

        • Dollar Dreamer on 31/10/2024 - 14:39

          God damn, that's $2000. Probably costs Apple 80 cents more for the TB5 port. Also $130 for a lan port upgrade. Basically a bait and switch ladder of price increases. Also WTF is with Mac software prices, it's nuts.

  • Dollar Dreamer on 31/10/2024 - 19:11

    So I configured it as a video editing spec Windows PC which cost around $2500 with an Intel video card. M4 Pro 12 Cores, 64GB Ram and 4TB SSD, 10Gb Ethernet and the price is $4429.70? How come? Is this what they call 'Apple Tax' on Reddit? Should I save $2000 and build something like this for $2500? 12 Core Ryzen 9900x CPU $650, X870 Motherboard $500, Intel 770 Video Card 16GB $440, 4TB SSD $400 and 64GB Ram $350, Case & PS $200 instead? Which one would OZbargainers recommend for 4K video editing?

  • Low Punt on 31/10/2024 - 21:33

    I was looking at used M1 Studios, M2 16gb, M2 pro. I read the basic M4 16gb outdoes all these which are selling for more. Is this true?

    • Kayk on 31/10/2024 - 22:02

      Unlike the previous gens, the m4 does not come with keyboard and mouse
      You need to spend few hundred dollars more if you want the Magic Mouse and keyboard for native Touch ID and native touch gesture etc…

      • Low Punt on 31/10/2024 - 22:05

        I was referring to benchmarks. However, I don’t use the apple mouse and keyboard so this doesn’t impact price. (I have a m1 8gb)

        • Kayk on 31/10/2024 - 22:21
          +1

          I see. Regarding the benchmark, it is improbable that the m4 can outperform m2 pro on gpu test. CPU test wise, yes this m4 will be faster, at least on short burst workloads.

  • bgoldstein84 on 31/10/2024 - 23:05

    I bought it yesterday.
    However, my order is still as processing and it hasn't taken the money from my account.
    Is that right?

    • ezym0ney6 on 31/10/2024 - 23:13
      +1

      you'll be charged once a Mac unit has been assigned to your order, and gets ready for shipping.

      Congrats :)

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