Apple EDU Discount: Apple Mac Mini w/ M4 Chip Pre-Order: 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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Slickdeals alert to Apple EDU store

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I so tried to talk myself into purchasing an iMac for my office (the 24" is bigger than my 16" laptop that serves as my office computer), but there is such a price penalty for purchasing a computer with a built-in monitor. I'm not sure why Apple stopped offering the 27" (or bigger) iMac, but I suspect the cost of building in a high-quality monitor might make this "consumer" machine prohibitively expensive.

So, it looks like a Mini for my office (plus a second external monitor). However, I will probably wait to see test results.

While I'm a fan of Slickdeals, that's just the normal EDU price.

That said, the $100 does seem much more significant on the base model than it does on the other preconfigured models.

For the Mini and iMac, it's pretty much a flat $100 off any model. Individual upgrades are typically about 10% less than retail, but I noticed that this is not the case with the non-pro M4 Mini. If you want want to bump the RAM or storage, EDU doesn't get any discount on the first tier upgrades (such as 256GB to 512GB) and only a 5% discount when going from 256GB to 1TB. Understandable when the base model is so attractively priced, but you can see how they are squeezing all they can from those choosing to upgrade.

Pretty sweet. I put in an order for one for testing.

I replaced $1000 PCs with the M3 version this year. Saved 50% and a much better user experience and support experience. These things are a game changer.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2024 07:55PM by C(-)ris.

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Pretty sweet. I put in an order for one for testing.

I replaced $1000 PCs with the M3 version this year. Saved 50% and a much better user experience and support experience. These things are a game changer.

I'm assuming that you made that a very profitable situation for yourself. You go boy.