Ordered my first (old) Mac Mini M1

[OldMacPro2]

I know some people would think I'm a little crazy, but I have a very limited budget.

I've been wanting an Apple Silicon system for quite a while.

So I finally ordered a "refurbished" (not Apple refurbished) Mac Mini M1 from eBay.

There's a bunch to choose from. I am guessing that so many people have upgraded to the newer M4, there is aa glut of used M1s now.

 

[Starfia]

I'd say that's smart, not crazy. I bought my M1 mini used on eBay a year or two in when it was halfway affordable, and I think it's nowhere near close to finished as my main machine. It's a pretty darn good decade for Mac users.

 

[LelandHendrix]

I think you are going to love it. I had several Intel Macs from the 20-teens like your MacBook Pros, and I'll never forget my shock at going to Apple Silicon. My first was an M1 MacBook Air, and since yours is a Mini with cooling you're getting even better performance.

Be excited for the upgrade! I bet you're going to love it. I'm interested to see how long these M1 machines are supported by updates going into the future. Supposedly part of the reason for Macs being left behind in updates was because hardware vendors and drivers and such, so it will be interesting to see our software longevity now that Apple owns the whole package.