Help with used Mac Mini purchase

[slipper]

I'll be purchasing a used Mac Mini later tonight. According to the seller it is a year old, 2.0ghz Core2duo, 9400M GeForce. When I meet the guy I won't have an opportunity to test the unit or view the specs. What precautions should I take? Will the unit have the model number on it? What model number should it be? Any other advise?

 

[philipma1957]

what is the price? did he say any specs 2gb ram 120gb ? 160gb hdd? if it was a new one and not a refurbished one it would be MB463*/A


http://www.retrevo.com/s/Apple-MB463-Desktops-review-manual/id/23533dj296/t/1-2/




here is one on ebay. he lists specs

http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Mac-Mini-.../330510415602?pt=Apple_Desktops#ht_820wt_1143

 

[slipper]

1gb RAM 120gb HDD

Does this sound right? I just want to make sure it has the GeForce 9400M, DDR3 RAM and all the newer stuff so i can run my HD videos and HTPC.

He's selling for $400. Is that a decent deal?

 

[philipma1957]

it is okay you need to add a ram stick and a better hdd


an install video


http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/mac_mini_2009/


ram stick

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/8566DDR3S4GB/

a good hdd

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western Digital/WD5000BEKT/

 

[slipper]

I was gonna get 4gb RAM used or new and i already have a Hitachi 7k320 HDD and i will be connecting my WD MyBook external.

Is $400 a good deal? Do you recall how much this sold for new?

 

[GoCubsGo]

Op, the model seems about right, $400 seems like a decent enough deal. Meet somewhere so you can power it up at the very least. I'd be meeting at a place where I could see the unit power up while plugged into some sort of display if I weren't buying it online.

 

[slipper]

^good job reading the op's post man!

Op, the model seems about right, $400 seems like a decent enough deal. Meet somewhere so you can power it up at the very least. I'd be meeting at a place where I could see the unit power up while plugged into some sort of display if I weren't buying it online.

Unfortunately i couldn't meet up at a place where i could test the unit. I bite the bullet and bought it anyway and fired her up at home and it seems all is well. It is a bit dirty though. Seems like it was used near a window cause theres a layer of Hawaiian red dirt covering the Mac Mini, its cables, and the vent intake next to the ports in the back. Maybe i'll open her up and do a clean up.

BTW classic sig!