When the 2012 is too obsolete and is incapable of doing something I need to do with it, then I’ll look at the then current iMac and Mac Mini line up to see what I want. Same boat as you, however, my 2012 i7 w/ 16gb also runs an nvidia 1060 egpu (still on 10.13. The M1 is a lot more powerful, but it doesn’t provide any new useful features over what I already have. Wear and Tear from previous use - Scratches in case Fully Tested and 100 Functional 90 Day Hardware Warranty MacOS v 10.14 Mojave The Apple Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.3 (Late 2012/Aluminum Unibody) features a 22-nm Quad Core 'Ivy Bridge' 2. Refurbished Apple Mac Mini A1347 i7 2. 14 Days no Quibble Return policy In stock. I would wait at least another year or more before going for something else. HDMI, FireWire 800, Four USB 3.0 and SD Card slot 6 Months Hardware Warranty. If I were to get one it would be the 1TB 16GB model, but there is no reason to do so since I have everything I need already. I too have thought about the M1 Mini and I’m going to pass. The Apple Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.3 (Late 2012/Aluminum Unibody) features a 22-nm Quad Core 'Ivy Bridge' 2.3 GHz Intel 'Core i7' (3615QM) processor with four independent processor 'cores' on a single chip, a 6 MB shared level 3 cache, 4 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-12800) memory, a 1 TB hard drive, and Intel HD Graphics 4000 which shares system. When it finally gets too old to use it will turn into a media server/connected to a television. The SSD is slightly slower than the SSD in my old 2017 MacBook Pro, but not by much and that is the only weakness I have noted. I do web browsing, photo editing, and stuff like that with it, all with my AirPods Pro in my ears. I use a 2012 Mini with 2.6Ghz i7, 16GB, 1TB Samsung SSD, and 5TB Seagate HDD as my main computer. Apple Mac mini (Quad-core Intel i7 2.3 GHz / 4 GB RAM / Hard Drive 1 TB / Intel HD Graphics 4000) - 215 990.00.

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