2012 Base Mac mini on sale at Best Buy for $399

jimnguyen07 said:

Been keeping an eye on Best Buy for the last week and now its on sale for $399 2012 Base Mac Mini.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-m...548287950&skuId=4840634&st=mac mini&cp=1&lp=3

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Nice catch. How much of an improvement will a 2012 base be over the 2011 base I have now? 2.3 Sandy bridge with HD3000 v 2.5 Ivy Bridge with HD4000.

Would it be a noticeable upgrade?

I got an alert from Slickdeals for this. I guess I'm cancelling my $419 order from Apple.

snagged one of these this morning and have it ready for pickup at BBY now.

Was going to get the new one but when I found an open box and applied the 10% and saw the total at 360 after tax I had to get it. Should get mine in the mail in a week or so.

Open box excellent is only $379:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-mac-mini-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive/4840634.p;jsessionid=3F4F3074272034EB9D77472C28A5004B.bbolsp-app03-126?id=1218548287950&skuId=4840634&st=mac%20mini&cp=1&lp=3

Is the deal over already?? I just checked again and it shows as sold out online with store pickup not available.

dvdchance said:

Is the deal over already?? I just checked again and it shows as sold out online with store pickup not available.

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yes

dvdchance said:

Is the deal over already?? I just checked again and it shows as sold out online with store pickup not available.

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Sold out online. Try calling your local stores and see if they honor the online price.

jplusc said:

snagged one of these this morning and have it ready for pickup at BBY now.

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Did the same thing. Don't need one but could not resist a slick deal.

Although it shows sold out online, I was able to walk into my local Best Buy and picked up the Mac mini at $399. May want to call ahead to see if they have it in stock and use SKU 4840634

With online sold out, was able to grab the last one for $399 at my local Best Buy. Online now shows sold out, but at $439... very short sale.

So this might soon mean the 2.3 i7 will be $599 and open box would be $579? If so, I might have to cancel my $589 refurb deal from Apple!

Just went to a best buy that had it in stock but would not sell it to me for $399

Just left best buy. Got 2 more at $399.

Seems like you should just avoid BB at Union Square New York.
They had no idea what I talked about and just looked in their system where it said $449 even though I showed them the news about it

did the price go up? i see 449

henryonapple said:

did the price go up? i see 449

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Online it did. Best buy sucks that way. Each store is different in a loose way.

jimnguyen07 said:

Been keeping an eye on Best Buy for the last week and now its on sale for $399 2012 Base Mac Mini.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-m...548287950&skuId=4840634&st=mac mini&cp=1&lp=3

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link says $449 when I clicked on it...

SCORE!




Scored 3 x 2.5ghz 2012, 1 x 2.6ghz i7 Quad 2012, and my 2010 2.4ghz core 2 duo I already had.

Who snagged an extra that they might be willing to sell??? I'd be interested in one.

rebby said:

Who snagged an extra that they might be willing to sell??? I'd be interested in one.

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(crickets)

BJonson said:

SCORE!

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Scored 3 x 2.5ghz 2012, 1 x 2.6ghz i7 Quad 2012, and my 2010 2.4ghz core 2 duo I already had.

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how much was the 2.6 quad?

henryonapple said:

how much was the 2.6 quad?

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$839 from B&H free shipping, no tax and came with parallels 10. Got it the second the store re-opened and they were gone 10 minutes later.


But $399 for the BETTER than 2014 model mac mini? DAMN!