tradein values

[ivnj]

Apple is giving $150 for my 2014 mini 2.6ghz 8gb rsm. Not bad. Minus 699 for new M1 mini is 550 so mot bad. plus apple care but that is necessary.

But maybe if I wait 1 year and they have M2 minis M1 minis will go on sale. But by then the 150 will be cut in half at least or maybe more.

And how come the new mimis only support 16gb ram and they 2018 went upto 64gb.

And what is unified memory?

 

[Mikael H]

Yes: If you wait, your trade-in value will decrease.

The M1 chip was specifically described as intended for lower-end computers. What we see in the new Mini is a really nice-and-fast computer at a compelling (starting) price, but it is seriously limited in expandability compared to the higher-end Intel version that remains for sale: No option for 10GbE network, fewer ports, a quarter of the maximum amount of memory.
For many use cases this Mini may be good enough. For some it simply won't.

Unified memory means that the computer's working memory is shared between the general purpose processing and the graphics processing parts. When correctly implemented this gives a potential benefit in decreased latency and therefore increased speed.

 

[turnercl]

Apple just informed me that the $210 trade-in for my iPad Air 3 was reduced to $40 because it had "engraving" i.e. the "free" engraving Apple offered when I bought it. Note to self: "free engraving" cost me $170. Makes me feel snake-bit.

 

[Mikael H]

Apple just informed me that the $210 trade-in for my iPad Air 3 was reduced to $40 because it had "engraving" i.e. the "free" engraving Apple offered when I bought it. Note to self: "free engraving" cost me $170. Makes me feel snake-bit.

Well it should be obvious that permanently personalizing a device lowers its resale value: An iPad with an engraved case can only be taken apart and its screen and innards used for spares.

If you want a chance to get more money for it try selling it privately. The buy-back program Apple runs basically is a service where you pay for convenience.

 

[chown33]

And how come the new mimis only support 16gb ram and they 2018 went upto 64gb.

And what is unified memory?

As I understand things, the RAM on all the M1 Macs is on the chip with the CPU, GPU, system controller, etc. It isn't just soldered onto the same board as the M1 SOC (System On a Chip), it's in the same package. Among other things, this means it's more difficult to get good yields.

Reference:

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"M1 unifies its high‑bandwidth, low‑latency memory into a single pool within a custom package."​

 

[ivnj]

This probably mean no upgrading the ram either like 2014 if its soldered.

 

[chown33]

This probably mean no upgrading the ram either like 2014 if its soldered.

Yes, that's my impression. To learn more, I'd say wait for the iFixit teardown, and see what the innards look like. My first guess is no apparent DRAM chips at all.

 

[Erehy Dobon]

Apple just informed me that the $210 trade-in for my iPad Air 3 was reduced to $40 because it had "engraving" i.e. the "free" engraving Apple offered when I bought it. Note to self: "free engraving" cost me $170. Makes me feel snake-bit.

Nothing new with that. Resale value is heavily discounted with engraving. It has been like this since the iPod days (prior to iPhone's debut in 2007).

And this is not Apple specific.

Personalized, monogrammed, etc. used items often have less resale value because of limited market appeal, whether it monogrammed flatware, wine glasses, clothing, etc. The exception is when it was clearly owned by someone famous.

But an iPod engraved "Congratulations Billy on graduating high school. Love Mom & Dad" has zero appeal.

 

[ivnj]

But an iPod engraved "Congratulations Billy on graduating high school. Love Mom & Dad" has zero appeal.

Except to Billy.

 

[Erehy Dobon]

Except to THAT Billy. If you are Billy but graduated from high school in 1984, that doesn't mean anything, especially if your parents were divorced.

But we're not trying to sell the used device to THAT Billy so your comment is particularly irrelevant.

The point is that personalization almost always reduces resale value due to limited market appeal. Are you having difficulty understanding that point?