Is it worth selling my late 2012 model?

[Trusteft]

It has the second top i7, two SSDs I installed (256GB and 500GB Samsung SSDs), 16GB of RAM I installed.

I mean, do they actually sell at all today, or you might as well keep it?

 

[maflynn]

If you're not using it and you can make money off of it, then yeah go for it.

I guess I'm a bit of a doubting thomas in that I'd be surprised to know there's a market for a 11 year old computer but who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Heat_Fan89]

You might want to check Ebay pricing. At one time that was Mini to get because they were extremely FAST and upgradeable. There's a night and day difference between the M1 and M2 Mini's and the 2012 i7 Mini's. That said I still have my 2012 i5 Mini. It's currently running Monterey via OCLP. I debating whether to install Ventura.

You can also load Linux on your 2012 Mini if you decide to keep it.

 

[G5isAlive]

It has the second top i7, two SSDs I installed (256GB and 500GB Samsung SSDs), 16GB of RAM I installed.

I mean, do they actually sell at all today, or you might as well keep it?

You can still get at least $100 for it because that particular model has cult like status as a server.

 

[now i see it]

Ive got a 2010 Mac Mini on El Capitan and I still have a use for it

 

[Fishrrman]

It won't sell for much.

Have you considered keeping it as "a backup"...?

 

[velocityg4]

I’d think you’d get more use out of it by making it a file or media server for your network. Than whatever pittance you’d get for it.

 

[Spike77777]

I see one for sale locally, this is copied from the ad.
They're asking $350. Personally I would just keep it, use it as a media or music server

System Specs:
- Intel Core i7 2.30GHz
- 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
- 180GB SSD (Boot Drive) + 1TB HDD (Storage)
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Built in Wireless + Bluetooth
- HD Audio
- USB x4
- Thunderbolt
- HDMI
- Ethernet in
- Firewire 800
- SD Card Reader
- Audio In/Out

What's Included:

- Mac Mini Server Late 2012
- Power Cord
- Two Monitors
-Monitor Stand
-Keyboard
-Blue Tooth Mouse Pad

 

[Trusteft]

I see one for sale locally, this is copied from the ad.
They're asking $350. Personally I would just keep it, use it as a media or music server

System Specs:
- Intel Core i7 2.30GHz
- 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
- 180GB SSD (Boot Drive) + 1TB HDD (Storage)
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Built in Wireless + Bluetooth
- HD Audio
- USB x4
- Thunderbolt
- HDMI
- Ethernet in
- Firewire 800
- SD Card Reader
- Audio In/Out

What's Included:

- Mac Mini Server Late 2012
- Power Cord
- Two Monitors
-Monitor Stand
-Keyboard
-Blue Tooth Mouse Pad

I thought it was cheap, then I saw they also included 2 monitors...that's just insane.
Thanks.
What a shame, I guess there is no point in selling it if I get as much as I will pay for the shipping costs.

 

[Boyd01]

Yeah, I have the top 2.6ghz quad 2012 Mini with original Apple SSD and used it pretty heavily with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. Before the 2018 Mini was introduced, these fetched a good price and were even a bit hard to find at times. But that all changed in 2018 when the base i3 had the same geekbench rating with much faster everything else. Then Apple Silicon completely changed it all again.

Mine is now a headless fileserver with four 5-tb external disks, used for time machine backups and archival storage. Not worth selling unless you really need the few bucks you'd get.

 

[MBAir2010]

Macsales OWC is asking $69,00 for the 2012 Mac mini i5 with price bumps for extra speed, ram etc.
i'm using my i7 Macmini for watching sports downstairs with a headphone jack to a nice speaker of sound.

oh ebay sellers are unrealistic in pricing I have noticed lately on MacBooks and mini's.

 

[Trusteft]

Yeah, I have the top 2.6ghz quad 2012 Mini with original Apple SSD and used it pretty heavily with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. Before the 2018 Mini was introduced, these fetched a good price and were even a bit hard to find at times. But that all changed in 2018 when the base i3 had the same geekbench rating with much faster everything else. Then Apple Silicon completely changed it all again.

Mine is now a headless fileserver with four 5-tb external disks, used for time machine backups and archival storage. Not worth selling unless you really need the few bucks you'd get.

I do need the money (I am officially poor now), but the amount I would get is just so low that I can't make myself sell it. Not that I am using it. I was using it for FCP only, then several years ago (2017?) Apple came with an upgraded engine or whatever it was which just destroyed the performance and I just gave up on it and moved all my editing to my main PC. A Windows 10 now PC that is, 9 years old and while it was top of the line (i7 5960X) when I got it, it is now under the minimum requirements for Vegas Pro...yeah.
Anyway, thanks.

 

[Trusteft]

Macsales OWC is asking $69,00 for the 2012 Mac mini i5 with price bumps for extra speed, ram etc.
i'm using my i7 Macmini for watching sports downstairs with a headphone jack to a nice speaker of sound.

oh ebay sellers are unrealistic in pricing I have noticed lately on MacBooks and mini's.

Ebay I like, but yeah prices can be...let's say interesting.

 

[MBAir2010]

Ebay I like, but yeah prices can be...let's say interesting.

IEBay giveth,
and taketh!

I might offer or "donate' a MacBook Air 2011 2GB logic board encased with trackpad and keyboard on the site,
but I know the vultures will sell the parts from $30-$120 each, which I can't do.

 

[Spike77777]

I thought it was cheap, then I saw they also included 2 monitors...that's just insane.
Thanks.
What a shame, I guess there is no point in selling it if I get as much as I will pay for the shipping costs.

I should have included the picture they had, here it is. It's a wired keyboard but all this for $75 would be perfect for someone wanting to get into macos.