Deals: Apple's M1 Mac Mini Drops to Best Ever Price of $569.99 ($129 Off)

[MacRumors]

Apple's M1 Mac mini (256GB SSD) has dropped to a new all-time low price of $569.99 today on Amazon, down from $699.00. You won't see this deal price until you add the Mac mini to your cart and an automatic coupon worth $99.01 is applied to the order.

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At a total of $129 off, this is now the best price we've ever tracked on this model of the M1 Mac mini, and only Amazon is offering the sale. The Mac mini is shipped and sold directly by Amazon, with delivery as soon as April 14-15 for most places in the United States.

Note: You won't see the deal price until checkout.​

M1 Mac mini (256GB SSD) for $569.99 ($129 OFF)​

The M1 Mac mini was introduced in November 2020, and is the first Mac mini to include Apple's M1 chip. The M1 in the Mac mini has an 8-core CPU with four high-efficiency cores and four high-performance cores along with an integrated GPU that has 8 cores.

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[xyz369]

256GB SSD

 

[bigcat318]

Anyone use one as a media server primarily? Would it be overkill for Plex with like 2-4 streams max?

 

[nylonsteel]

a very nice price however i'm still good with my 2018 core i7 32gb 2 tb variant - in space grey

 

[johnmarki]

Anyone use one as a media server primarily? Would it be overkill for Plex with like 2-4 streams max?

I use an M1 Mac Mini with the OWC MiniStack (configured with 16tb WD Red Pro HDD) as a media and home server (email, web hosting, Plex, ipTV, HomeBridge and Homekit, etc). It is overkill for Plex, but.... its better than any NAS if you're deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem. Worth every penny.

 

[BGPL]

Anyone use one as a media server primarily? Would it be overkill for Plex with like 2-4 streams max?

I use a M1 Mini as a Plex server and surveillance camera video recorder... I wouldn't say it's overkill at all, for the price it's ideal. Over the years I've piled on other services, so it's a BitWarden server along with a number of crontabs, Docker, web server, etc.

 

[kstotlani]

It’s showing unavailable

 

[oldoneeye]

This is what happens when you don't pay the Intel tax .... good news for us consumers

 

[bigcat318]

I use an M1 Mac Mini with the OWC MiniStack (configured with 16tb WD Red Pro HDD) as a media and home server (email, web hosting, Plex, ipTV, HomeBridge and Homekit, etc). It is overkill for Plex, but.... its better than any NAS if you're deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem. Worth every penny.

Thanks for the reply. That ministack is pretty cool. Im currently using an old 2011 Mini with several attached externals for Plex only, and only 1080P streams. As I look towards the future with things being 4K HDR now I know my 2011 will likely not cut it.

 

[roland.g]

If you want the base RAM or base drive. Otherwise no thanks.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Do these still have Bluetooth issues?

 

[ArrayDecay]

Release the Kraken (i.e., the M2 Mac Mini)!

 

[johnmarki]

Thanks for the reply. That ministack is pretty cool. Im currently using an old 2011 Mini with several attached externals for Plex only, and only 1080P streams. As I look towards the future with things being 4K HDR now I know my 2011 will likely not cut it.

Subjectively: I think you're well suited to upgrade if you're planning for the future. Always better to have the ability and not need it. I prefer overkill in my setups anyway, and its a great reason to have a Mac Mini in your lineup!

Objectively: the M1 is more power than necessary to transcode/encode 1-2 streams for Plex up to 4k @ 24.95fps & 128kbps audio. You can find certain Raspberry Pi machines for this that cost 1/5 of what the Mac Mini is. But you'll be hard pressed for it to do anything beyond that, and will need to upgrade quite often.

Good Luck!

 

[jmonster]

$499 at AAFES and tax free

 

[locovaca]

Do these still have Bluetooth issues?

Yes

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Yes

Thanks, guess thats a pass on this deal.

 

[busuan]

Is it refurbished or new?

 

[RandomTox]

Prices will go down further. Current product line is not appealing at all.

 

[TechRunner]

That’s a great deal for basic use. I have one for just that purpose, and it’s been solid since November 2020. I haven’t had the Bluetooth issues others have had, but YMMV.

 

[Moonlight]

Anyone know of any deals (other than refurbished) for the Mac mini 16GB 1TB variation?

 

[genzai]

I use a M1 Mini as a Plex server and surveillance camera video recorder... I wouldn't say it's overkill at all, for the price it's ideal. Over the years I've piled on other services, so it's a BitWarden server along with a number of crontabs, Docker, web server, etc.

I am looking to set up a multi-purpose server like this as well. What camera systems and software do you use for the NVR?

Thanks,
g\

 

[BornAgainMac]

I wish Amazon had a deal for a Mac Mini M1 with 16 GB, and 2 TB for $1,499.

 

[xxFoxtail]

I had a M1 Mac mini that I used headless for a while with my iPad Pro. I sold it mainly due to lack of use. Now that I have a desk setup for my iPad - with a mouse, keyboard and monitor; I’m tempted to get a Mac mini again. Even though it‘s a year and a half old, it seems like a decent price for it.

 

[CoMoMacUser]

Costco also has it for $569.99.