I forgot to mention in the video, but the original listing of the "renewed" model I bought does not show up on Amazon or Woot anymore. I linked the closest listing on Amazon (which is from Woot also) which is actually listed as Brand New. Sorry for any confusion.
I would be very tempted to pay $350ish for this MM 2018 if I didn't picked up a used one for $50 2018 i5 not too long ago. The problem I have with this compared to the older 2012 or 2014 MM is that you can't swap out the storage.
My last Intel Mac was the i5 2018 Mac mini, from there I went to the M1 Macs. It was a great device, and what I miss most is the ability to run Windows under Boot Camp (Parallels just isn't the same). You got a fantastic deal.
@@bapt_andthebasses I did, a SFF Dell OptiPlex that I upgraded. I have a few old, 32-bit applications that Apple doesn't have a suitable replacement for, and it runs those without a problem. I set it up to dual boot Windows and Linus Mint, so I have 3 platforms to play with. My daily driver is still an Apple device, an M3 Pro MacBook Pro 14.
Dang! NEW? For that low on Amazon? Bought mine! I wonder how much you got yours for, but mine totaled $371.25 (tax included). They now show it as "NEW". Though 128GB SSD that CANNOT be upgraded (soldered to MB) is disappointing, the price and specs make up for it! Plus, I just happen to have a 2TB Samsung EVO 980 Pro NVMe in an enclosure just waiting to be put to good use. The timing of your video couldn't be better for me as I just ordered a GPU for my Razer Core X a day ago and the native compatibility will be so much better than with my 2012 Mac Mini or 2012 rMBP. I'm not sure I'll ever need to upgrade ram to 64GB, but it's good to know that's an option for later if needed. Thank you!
These are great little machines, even in 2024. I recently bought a 2018 Mac Mini from Woot and noticed a scratching sound when it reads/writes, almost like an old hard drive. After some research, I found that people back in 2018 and 2019 mentioned that their units had the same issue, stating it was coil whine from the capacitor of the SSD and/or GPU chip. Some said this noise is normal for M.2 PCIe SSDs, while others said their machines were whisper quiet. My 2012 i7 with a SATA SSD is silent, so it’s odd hearing this. Every time I do something, I hear a 'Krrrrr' sound. Has anyone else who bought one from Woot experienced this? Maybe this is why Woot could sell them as 'New'-perhaps a slight manufacturing defect in this batch? You never know how Woot came across these units. I figured I’d ask for the consensus before setting up a return.
You’re right. When I bought it, it was listed as Renewed, and it also showed up on Woot’s website as a sale. Now it’s not on the Woot site, and it’s more money on Amazon. My hope is that they occasionally list them on Woot on sale and they drop on Amazon also. Just letting people know to keep their eyes open in case they’re looking for one. Thanks for watching!
nice !! I too switched to M-series Macs but still have a thing for the Intel Macs - almost like a sort of nostalgia, I don't know. Just the fact that MacOS can smoothly run on two completely different CPU architectures is fascinating. I would like to see Apple re-adopt the Intel chips (as the new Lunar Lake chips are pretty much as efficient as Apple silicon) - would be amazing to have a choice at the checkout - what you want, x86 or ARM ? :) Would be so cool. Anyway, hope you find some time to do some comparisons between the M1 mini and this 2018 mini. Cheers `!!!
Yeah, I forgot to mention that. It was listed as renewed, and also showed up at Woot on sale. Now the listing at Woot is gone, and the product at Amazon now doesn’t say renewed. I’m wondering if they just drop the price every now and then to blow some out?
I dunno how to say this, but Intel Macs aren’t really supported that much anymore do you can’t do too much on on any Mac from 2018 anymore. 2020 and later Macs are better as they have Apple Silicon
@@FamilyGeekery yeah, as long as most apps are supported. Only reason I like Intel Macs is because they have BootCamp which lets you officially install windows on a Mac
I used to buy a lot of "refurbished" PCs from Dell's refurbished store. Most of them looked like they were brand new. My guess is that Dell wanted them off their inventory so Dell called them refurbished and then lowered the price. There are all kinds of laws against selling something used and calling it new, but nothing against selling something new and calling it used.
@@blasegangbeats1865 That is a shame. I did not know they were soldering the SSD before the M1 Macs. It kind of makes it not worth it. This model only had 3 years of support left if Apple does what it usually does and I done my calculations correctly. Apple only support 3 version of their OS at a time. Next summer they will release a version this model does not support. The next summer after that then it will be on the last version Apple will support and the year after that it will not be support it all.
Sadly 2018 is when Apple started to solder RAM to the MB. So the easy answer is "no". If you're skilled with a heat gun and chip replacement? MAYBE???? But you'd risk ruining your computer trying it out.
Yes, I forgot to mention that the listing I bought from was not available anymore, but the one I linked was the closest listing, which is sold by Woot.
Serial no. staring with Z is custom order Refurbished would have F in the serial number. this is most likely unclaimed custom order that was never opened.
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I forgot to mention in the video, but the original listing of the "renewed" model I bought does not show up on Amazon or Woot anymore. I linked the closest listing on Amazon (which is from Woot also) which is actually listed as Brand New. Sorry for any confusion.
I would be very tempted to pay $350ish for this MM 2018 if I didn't picked up a used one for $50 2018 i5 not too long ago.
The problem I have with this compared to the older 2012 or 2014 MM is that you can't swap out the storage.
You deserve that surprise Chris, with your awesome help and support to the Mac Community. 👌 👍
Wow! I really appreciate that!
My last Intel Mac was the i5 2018 Mac mini, from there I went to the M1 Macs. It was a great device, and what I miss most is the ability to run Windows under Boot Camp (Parallels just isn't the same). You got a fantastic deal.
I love the Boot camp option. Thanks for bringing that up!
If you want to run Windows, it's pretty simple: buy a Windows PC
@@bapt_andthebasses I did, a SFF Dell OptiPlex that I upgraded. I have a few old, 32-bit applications that Apple doesn't have a suitable replacement for, and it runs those without a problem. I set it up to dual boot Windows and Linus Mint, so I have 3 platforms to play with. My daily driver is still an Apple device, an M3 Pro MacBook Pro 14.
I'm interested in seeing the comparison tests between this and the M1 Mac Mini with 8GB RAM.
I scored the space gray i3 from a B+H sale for $350 new. Rocks.
Dang! NEW? For that low on Amazon? Bought mine!
I wonder how much you got yours for, but mine totaled $371.25 (tax included). They now show it as "NEW".
Though 128GB SSD that CANNOT be upgraded (soldered to MB) is disappointing, the price and specs make up for it! Plus, I just happen to have a 2TB Samsung EVO 980 Pro NVMe in an enclosure just waiting to be put to good use. The timing of your video couldn't be better for me as I just ordered a GPU for my Razer Core X a day ago and the native compatibility will be so much better than with my 2012 Mac Mini or 2012 rMBP. I'm not sure I'll ever need to upgrade ram to 64GB, but it's good to know that's an option for later if needed.
Thank you!
I noticed the serial number on the box (1:18), starting with Z doesn't match the one in the about mac window (5:16) which starts by H. Kinda strange
You're confusing the part number with the serial #, the box clearly has a serial starting with H.
These are great little machines, even in 2024. I recently bought a 2018 Mac Mini from Woot and noticed a scratching sound when it reads/writes, almost like an old hard drive. After some research, I found that people back in 2018 and 2019 mentioned that their units had the same issue, stating it was coil whine from the capacitor of the SSD and/or GPU chip. Some said this noise is normal for M.2 PCIe SSDs, while others said their machines were whisper quiet. My 2012 i7 with a SATA SSD is silent, so it’s odd hearing this. Every time I do something, I hear a 'Krrrrr' sound. Has anyone else who bought one from Woot experienced this? Maybe this is why Woot could sell them as 'New'-perhaps a slight manufacturing defect in this batch? You never know how Woot came across these units. I figured I’d ask for the consensus before setting up a return.
My question was..How are all the apps working with your new 2018 mac mini?
enjoy your new mac mini
I'm sorry..do all the apps work well with macos sequoia?
SOLD OUT!
Just checked. Definitely not sold out.
@@johnnyboy55 Just checked again and definitely sold out
The link states they are brand new factory sealed.
You’re right. When I bought it, it was listed as Renewed, and it also showed up on Woot’s website as a sale. Now it’s not on the Woot site, and it’s more money on Amazon.
My hope is that they occasionally list them on Woot on sale and they drop on Amazon also. Just letting people know to keep their eyes open in case they’re looking for one. Thanks for watching!
If it is new, you can get a full Apple Care warranty right?
best colour Mac mini. imo transplant/swap guts with the m1.
nice !! I too switched to M-series Macs but still have a thing for the Intel Macs - almost like a sort of nostalgia, I don't know. Just the fact that MacOS can smoothly run on two completely different CPU architectures is fascinating. I would like to see Apple re-adopt the Intel chips (as the new Lunar Lake chips are pretty much as efficient as Apple silicon) - would be amazing to have a choice at the checkout - what you want, x86 or ARM ? :) Would be so cool. Anyway, hope you find some time to do some comparisons between the M1 mini and this 2018 mini. Cheers `!!!
Thanks! I’ll see what I can come up with to compare the two. Thanks for watching!
It’s definitely says “new” on the Woot listing. I bought one last year, at a higher price.
Great deal , excellent machine
How much did you pay?
Do I need to update of the apps?
Will an intell cpu be compatible with all the apps compared to M1, 2, and 3`?
it says in the amazon link they are new factory sealed units. Did it not say this when you bought yours?
Yeah, I forgot to mention that. It was listed as renewed, and also showed up at Woot on sale. Now the listing at Woot is gone, and the product at Amazon now doesn’t say renewed. I’m wondering if they just drop the price every now and then to blow some out?
That’s a weird spec. In the UK the standard i7 spec was a 256gb SSD. I suspect they were for education
BTW 2018 Mac Mini, you can swap out SSD right?
Sadly, no. That was when Apple started soldering storage to mind's mother boards.
@@Lesydian some Biches
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Hahahahahaha I just checked Amazon. The import fee to Denmark is almost the same as the price 418 $ and the mac mini is 499 $ omg what a joke.
Can’t be compatible with Apple Intelligence, only M series chips can run it, I thought Apple was dropping support for all Intel Macs
I dunno how to say this, but Intel Macs aren’t really supported that much anymore do you can’t do too much on on any Mac from 2018 anymore. 2020 and later Macs are better as they have Apple Silicon
That’s always a concern. But I use a 2016 MacBook Pro for about 90% of my daily tasks. Still a beast. Photo editing, content creation, etc.
@@FamilyGeekery yeah, as long as most apps are supported. Only reason I like Intel Macs is because they have BootCamp which lets you officially install windows on a Mac
A Mac Mini redesign will be announced end of Oct 2024. M series. Intel models have little value.
I would argue that “value” is a relative term. And depending on the use-case, this thing packs a ton of value.
I used to buy a lot of "refurbished" PCs from Dell's refurbished store. Most of them looked like they were brand new.
My guess is that Dell wanted them off their inventory so Dell called them refurbished and then lowered the price. There are all kinds
of laws against selling something used and calling it new, but nothing against selling something new and calling it used.
Very clever to show the serial number….
I don’t understand? Should I have masked it out? I wasn’t trying to be clever.
@@FamilyGeekery Yes you should... But never mind.. It's now online...
Can you upgrade the SSD?
No
@@blasegangbeats1865 That is a shame. I did not know they were soldering the SSD before the M1 Macs. It kind of makes it not worth it. This model only had 3 years of support left if Apple does what it usually does and I done my calculations correctly. Apple only support 3 version of their OS at a time. Next summer they will release a version this model does not support. The next summer after that then it will be on the last version Apple will support and the year after that it will not be support it all.
Sadly 2018 is when Apple started to solder RAM to the MB.
So the easy answer is "no". If you're skilled with a heat gun and chip replacement? MAYBE???? But you'd risk ruining your computer trying it out.
Item description "BRAND NEW factory sealed Apple units, have not been opened."
Yes, I forgot to mention that the listing I bought from was not available anymore, but the one I linked was the closest listing, which is sold by Woot.
2018 32 gigs and in 2024 16 gigs bravo apple
I want to purchase one..that's why I'm asking
What was your question? I don’t see it.
only buy from apple
Serial no. staring with Z is custom order
Refurbished would have F in the serial number.
this is most likely unclaimed custom order that was never opened.
Great info!