I don't care what the Apple haters say, this is a fantastic price for an entry level Mac!... once you've had Mac you won't go back! :smiley:

I did.

No it doesn't. Ignore what the other guy said.

​i was quicker by 4 mins...

Good price for what it is. But there are Windows versions of mini-PCs at around £100 from Dell, HP, etc. No abuse about Windows v. MacOS, please. You pays your money and takes your choice - and chance!

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I don't care what the Apple haters say, this is a fantastic price for an entry level Mac!... once you've had Mac you won't go back! :smiley:

​very true, sorry. it wasn't at the time of me posting, 'cause I nearly went for it :wink:

It's not really relevant as I work in the refurb industry so I got the Workstation for £50 plus the cost of the RAM which is dirt cheap on XW6600 Workstations. However yes I do use it for virtual machines.

You are better off not replacing the HDD with an SSD but upgrading it to the Fusion Drive, there are plenty of pieces on how to do that but it will cost you slightly more as you need to purchase an SSD from eBay or somewhere like that. Unfortunately standard ones will not fit.

The whole process is very simple, if you look at iFix it https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+Mini+Late+2014+Hard+Drive+Replacement/32815 step 17 and 18 show the fixing bracket, unfortunately this mini will not come with it and you will need to buy it for around $50 complete with the hard drive bay, but you will not need the bay, just use the bracket and attach it to the current one without removing it, then add your SSD drive as shown.

This is a good deal for £299 but I went for a Big Mac for £2.99 saved myself £296

£2 cheaper plus a 2 year warranty if you are a Costco member: http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/apple-mac-mini-mgem2ba-14ghz-190412

I bet not! I've got 16 GB in most of my machines and bar VM I've hardly ever used above 6 and can cope on 4 GB with SSD in macbook air

Do you use all of it though?

32GB RAM was cheap for it so I indulged.

Reserved online..Went to pick up...And they couldn't get the code to work...Did anyone get it at the discounted price?????

Purchased for my parents, hopefully it means I won't be called on for tech support as frequently. Head added! Thanks

I had the 2012 model of this as my first Mac... Own 5 now! Loved the form factor so much I bought one again last year after selling it the year before! Student discount helped no money loss... This is a cracking deal... Stuck this under a TV when went away to centre parcs with sky go and movies loaded with kodi... Great for that sort of thing!

hot

so basically, you get £100 off any Mac from PC World?
That's very hot!

You can get the mini with 8G ram and better processor for £469 which is £100 less than the Apple Store

Good price.
Heat added.
Unless you are a gamer,Mac is the best platform no question.

It's not as uncommon as you'd think these days. I have 32GB in my (now ageing) iMac. It lets me run 6 VMs each with 4GB RAM allocated, alongside photoshop, xcode and a few other things with absolutely no slowdowns. It was the best upgrade I've ever done.

and you could get double the spec for the same price if all someone wants to do is use Windows on it

​which kind of defeats the point of a mac.

This is a bargain if you want an extra level Mac, seriously i would definitely buy this at this price.

32GB RAM? :confused::confused::confused:

So true. I'd like to buy but no way am I buying the new butchered ones, and buying a used 3yr old one doesn't make much sense either. Hopefully the next version will be a bit better.

This is a great deal, voted hot. Yes its last years tech, but its still the current model. There will probably be a new model Spring 2016 but at the end of the day this is £399 on Apples web site today and before today so to get £100 at PC world is a good deal.

Yes I'd rather have an SSD as others say, (I've had this machine before but sold it for my MacBook air which is the same spec but with an SSD - it does make a big difference) but for a budget Apple mac without going down the 2nd hand route this is a great deal.

No it doesn't, it has a 500GB Hard drive

Doh! It's this guide for removing the Hard Drive https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+Mini+Late+2014+Hard+Drive+Replacement/32815

That guide is for replacing a blade style SSD rather than a mechanical 500gb drive which is what this Mac Mini has (as does mine) the tutorial on that is a lot more problematic

It really is straightforward if you follow the ifixit guide. I'm no computer builder and I found it easy. Just make sure you have the correct tools though.

I have been toying with the idea of getting and SSD and putting it in my Mac mini but it does look a ballache, I am ok with computers (I've built Windows machines from scratch) but this seems a lot of hassle - not sure I want to go down the external HDD route either though

This doesn't have an SSD

John Lewis have price matched

Hang on a minuet, on Amazon, their page for this item (ASIN: B00ORHL3RQ) states, and I quote:

Older model than what? This is the current model. Is there something Amazon know that we shouldn’t?

An apple a day keeps the microsoft windows away

If you want to change to a SSD here's the ifixit guide. Very straight-forward: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+Mini+Late+2014+SSD+Replacement/32646

I have the Late 2012 version but manually upgraded to 16gb ram and an SSD. It runs fantastically well for a 3yo machine. Use it for Graphics and Photography and is more than quick enough.

Obviously the problem with this late 2014 model is that you can't change the RAM and that'd be the first thing you'd want to do with it, unfortunately.

Forgive my ignorance. Does this have SSD ?

This is the same processor and RAM as the base model Macbook Air. For light use or as an HTPC it's just fine - the problem is the 5400rpm HDD inside.

Simple solution - buy one of these and SSD of your choice: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FCLG65U

Speed Test for Samsung 840 Series Pro 128GB
==== Mac OS X 10.8.4 ======
Read: 413.9 Mb/s
Write: 433.4Mb/s

Load OS X via Internet Recovery onto the external SSD and watch it fly (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202796). Use the 500Gb HDD as document/movie/photo storage.

Black Friday is pretty much a load of bull... Just a way to con consumers to buy old stock at a slightly reduced price. There's a few good deals but no better than any other point in the year and certainly not worth flocking for if you're not specifically looking for said items.

I got the NowTV Amazon deal which was pretty good and a dehumidifier I was after for £20 off its original price so I'm happy, but not what I was expecting after all the hype.

That's why I got the model with blade SSD it's very fast and I got 8GB RAM as the RAM is soldered. It's faster for disk operations than the 2012 model but the CPU is so so, easily good enough to run El Capitan though. It's my development unit, I just use it for coding stuff when I get round to it :smiley: I have a Windows 10 HP Workstation with 32GB RAM for other stuff, gaming and VMs etc.

In have one of these and honestly is it under powered for even running iTunes and photos app together it struggles, to get a good OS X experience I would suggest looking at a higher spec model with 8gb ram minimum. I use mine as a media sever only as I hate clicking on an app and waiting 20 seconds for it to load.

Just watched a YouTube video showing how to replace the HDD to an SSD in this model but it looks like a lot of fudging about... I did look at the 2012 model but they're very expensive now and the cpu is very outdated, albeit quad core but the integrated graphics are showing there age and I just don't feel happy buying a nearly four year old mini pc at this price just because Apple haven't made a decent successor! Those that purchased a Mac Mini in 2012 are laughing as they've had all these years usage and their computer has remained the best in its class, but to buy one now... :confused:

Clearly a new model is on the horizon.

I did.

im an apple hater but even im tempted at this price

Is this the one that you can't upgrade the ram or HDD on?

These make very good PMS's!

Nearly get this instead of an apple tv lol.

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http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/apple-mac-mini-500gb-pc-world-2334590

looks a great price, does anyone know how old this is?

Good price