footballzombii
Well Known Member
Item: Upgraded Mac mini i5 (Late 2012) 16GB RAM + 500GB SSD + 1.5TB HDD
Age: 10 years?
Price: R7500 R 6500 R5950 excl. peripherals, R 6650 incl. peripherals
Payment Method Accepted: Cash/EFT
Warranty: none
Warranty Holder: none
Packaging: none
Condition: Excellent
Location: Bedfordview/Edenvale
Reason: NAS
Shipping: No
Collection: Yes
Link: https://support.apple.com/kb/sp659?locale=en_ZA
Includes:
- Upgraded 16GB RAM (2x8GB mac compatible Crucial DDR3l-1600 (DDR3-1600)) (Installed) Valued at R1855
- Primary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 500GB SSD (WD Blue 3D Nand SATA SSD) with macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7 configured (Installed) Valued at R1260
- Secondary drive upgrade kit: Unbranded Data Doubler 2.5" HDD/SSD Installation Kit and Tools (Installed) Valued at R400
- Secondary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 1.5TB HDD (Seagate ST1500LM012 SATA HDD) with 500GB storage partition and 1TB Time Machine partition configured
Extras:
Need to knows:
- All four USB 3.0, HDMI, Audio in, Audio out ports are working.
- Don't expect to run a 4K monitor through the HDMI, its not specced for it. Requires Thunderbolt display adapter.
- I don't know if the Firewire 800 or Thunderbolt ports are working. I don't have the adapters to test them.
- The Gigabit Ethernet port seems to not be working. I don't know if it's a driver issue or not. I couldn't get it to work, but I only have one access point to test from.
- The SD card reader also seems to not be working. I don't know if it's a driver issue or not or a problem with my microSD adapter.
The system is currently running non-natively supported macOS Monterey 12.4 through Open Core Legacy Patcher. If you want it set up like that - do so at your own risk. If you don't know what that means then this option isn't for you either. I'll reinstall the latest natively supported macOS Catalina 10.15.7. if you prefer.
I'm currently happily using it as an extra computer for Photoshop and Illustrator work and as a Plex/file server. Give me a day to backup my data and wipe the system before collection, please.
Touchpad and keyboard sold separately. Config options shown in table below if you wanna save a buck
FYI
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Age: 10 years?
Price: R
Payment Method Accepted: Cash/EFT
Warranty: none
Warranty Holder: none
Packaging: none
Condition: Excellent
Location: Bedfordview/Edenvale
Reason: NAS
Shipping: No
Collection: Yes
Link: https://support.apple.com/kb/sp659?locale=en_ZA
Includes:
- Upgraded 16GB RAM (2x8GB mac compatible Crucial DDR3l-1600 (DDR3-1600)) (Installed) Valued at R1855
- Primary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 500GB SSD (WD Blue 3D Nand SATA SSD) with macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7 configured (Installed) Valued at R1260
- Secondary drive upgrade kit: Unbranded Data Doubler 2.5" HDD/SSD Installation Kit and Tools (Installed) Valued at R400
- Secondary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 1.5TB HDD (Seagate ST1500LM012 SATA HDD) with 500GB storage partition and 1TB Time Machine partition configured
Extras:
Need to knows:
- All four USB 3.0, HDMI, Audio in, Audio out ports are working.
- Don't expect to run a 4K monitor through the HDMI, its not specced for it. Requires Thunderbolt display adapter.
- I don't know if the Firewire 800 or Thunderbolt ports are working. I don't have the adapters to test them.
- The Gigabit Ethernet port seems to not be working. I don't know if it's a driver issue or not. I couldn't get it to work, but I only have one access point to test from.
- The SD card reader also seems to not be working. I don't know if it's a driver issue or not or a problem with my microSD adapter.
The system is currently running non-natively supported macOS Monterey 12.4 through Open Core Legacy Patcher. If you want it set up like that - do so at your own risk. If you don't know what that means then this option isn't for you either. I'll reinstall the latest natively supported macOS Catalina 10.15.7. if you prefer.
I'm currently happily using it as an extra computer for Photoshop and Illustrator work and as a Plex/file server. Give me a day to backup my data and wipe the system before collection, please.
Touchpad and keyboard sold separately. Config options shown in table below if you wanna save a buck
| Config options | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac mini i5 (Late 2012) | R3,000.00 | |||
| + Original 4GB RAM (2x2GB Elpida PC3-12800 (DDR3-1600)) (Installed) | R0.00 | |||
| + Primary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 1.5TB HDD (Seagate ST1500LM012 SATA HDD) (Installed) | R250.00 | |||
| + Dell 19" VGA monitor 1366x768 resolution (requires a HDMI to VGA adapter) | FREE | |||
| TOTAL | R3,250.00 | |||
| Add keyboard and trackpad | R1,000.00 | Save R0 | ||
| TOTAL | R4,250.00 | |||
| Mac mini i5 (Late 2012) + Upgraded RAM only | ||||
| + Upgraded 16GB RAM (2x8GB mac compatible Crucial DDR3l-1600 (DDR3-1600)) (Installed) | R1,800.00 | Save R300 | ||
| TOTAL | R5,050.00 | |||
| Add keyboard and trackpad | R900.00 | Save R100 | ||
| TOTAL | R5,950.00 | |||
| Mac mini i5 (Late 2012) + Upgraded SSD only | ||||
| + Primary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 500GB SSD (WD Blue 3D Nand SATA SSD) (Installed) | R900.00 | Save R150 | ||
| + Secondary drive upgrade kit: Unbranded Data Doubler 2.5" HDD/SSD Installation Kit (Installed) | R300.00 | Save R100 | ||
| + Secondary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 1.5TB HDD (Seagate ST1500LM012 SATA HDD) (Installed) | -R50.00 | Save R300 | ||
| TOTAL | R4,400.00 | |||
| Add keyboard and trackpad | R950.00 | Save R150 | ||
| TOTAL | R5,350.00 | |||
| Mac mini i5 (Late 2012) + Upgraded RAM + SSD | ||||
| + Upgraded 16GB RAM (2x8GB mac compatible Crucial DDR3l-1600 (DDR3-1600)) (Installed) | R1,600.00 | Save R500 | ||
| + Primary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 500GB SSD (WD Blue 3D Nand SATA SSD) (Installed) | R900.00 | Save R200 | ||
| + Secondary drive upgrade kit: Unbranded Data Doubler 2.5" HDD/SSD Installation Kit (Installed) | R250.00 | Save R150 | ||
| + Secondary drive: Upgraded 2.5" 1.5TB HDD (Seagate ST1500LM012 SATA HDD) (Installed) | -R100.00 | Save R350 | ||
| TOTAL | R5,900.00 | |||
| Add keyboard and trackpad | R750.00 | Save R250 | ||
| TOTAL | R6,650.00 |
FYI
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