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Review on Renewed Apple Mac Mini MGEM2LL/A 1.4 Ghz Intel Core i5, 4GB LPDDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD Desktop: Performance at an Affordable Price! by Kendrick Barron

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Oh no. No no no. No, no, no, absolutely not.

OS X fails to load by default after using Boot Camp. When you reboot the system, you need to manually enter the installer and select the macOS partition. Boot Camp also doesn't support WiFi on this device and can't find the OS X partition in Windows (I'm using wireless MX dongles, which prevents me from booting macOS manually). This device is a building block and you should not purchase it unless you absolutely need that particular device. It doesn't cost more than $50 in most cases, especially since the mechanical drive makes it pretty much useless. I only bought it to listen to music and it can't do that. After all, the device won't even turn on, you're paying Apple taxes for what's essentially a paperweight. Buy an old EliteDesk on Ebay and install a Linux distribution on it. A Chromebook would also be a better choice.

Pros
  • Done
Cons
  • Some issues