Apple Mac Mini Pre-Owned 2018, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Space Gray
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average cpu (2nd percentile)
- Below average ram (3rd percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple Mac Mini Pre-Owned | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Dell ECT ECT1250 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 180 | 90 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac Mini Pre-Owned | 1.6 | 35.6 | 2.9 | 91.4 | 29.5 | 99.3 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 54.1 | 94.7 | 53.6 | 70 |
| Dell ECT ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 68.7 | 54.1 | 87.1 | 69 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
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Usage Scores
- Overall46.4
- AI/LLM15.3
- Gaming9.6
- Portability60.6
- Creator16.5
- Business51.6
- Developer36.2
- Home Office43
- Workstation30.2
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