Thinking of getting a Mac Mini

[jhill89]

So my laptop broke so I've been looking at a Mac Mini for xmas. I have an Acer monitor I can hook up to it. Only thing is do I buy one before or after xmas? Anyone know if the price is likely to drop anytime soon or if Apple will have a January sale? Lowest price new I have seen on the internet so far is £540 for the cheapest version.

Thanks

 

[Hellhammer]

Apple doesn't do sales. Maybe some resellers will have it with slight discount but usually the prices remain the same. Look at refurbs if you want to save money.

 

[jhill89]

Would be great if I could get one for under £500, and would rather have one new than a refurb. I was looking at getting a desktop PC for around the same price but figured a Mac Mini would hold it's price better in the long run.

 

[Capt Crunch]

It's $612 right now at Amazon.com.

EDIT: I'm not observant about the locations involved.

 

[krravi]

It's $612 right now at Amazon.com.

EDIT: I'm not observant about the locations involved.

I just got mine from macconnection.com for $599.00 shipped.

 

[philipma1957]

you appear to be in the UK. I maintain waiting for the next one is the thing to do. I feel this mini lacks cpu power and was a cosmetic upgrade over the 2009 mini. A 2011 mini should be much better. Just my opinion.

 

[jhill89]

I can see your point but I kinda need one now as I've been using my friends laptop since mine broke and not having the freedom of my own computer is really annoying!

 

[Mac-100x]

I doubt we will see any price drops, this time around from Apple. But like the others said, check out the refurbished store, it's basically like buying a new Apple product, just with different packaging. Plus you save lots of money.