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One look at the Apple Mac Mini A1347 desktop computer proves that big things truly do come in little packages. The compact square desktop machine contains a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core processor that allows you to multitask with ease. With a DDR3 memory module holding 4GB of RAM, you get enhanced performance and fast reboots. You can choose to expand this DDR3 memory unit to 8GB. With this Mac Mini, you'll enjoy enough memory to edit large audio and video files. Patented Apple UEFI technology will automatically detect any memory you add to this model. Store all of your digitized videos, photos, and music in high-definition formats thanks to the generous 500GB hard drive. Gamers will enjoy playing intensive games with plenty of power and space. The Mac Mini features integrated Intel HD graphics, and the graphics board contains a separate 4000-series video processor to give you the freedom to run even the most intensive games. This also makes it fully compatible with the Apple Mac version of Steam. Apple's engineers found ways to put many connectivity options into the Mac Mini. It offers two Thunderbolt 2 and four USB ports, an HDMI terminal, a Gigabit Ethernet Rj-45 jack, and an SDXC card slot. The HDMI port offers full HD 1080p video output over any display. The additional jacks give you the freedom to connect multiple iPod music players and transfer over songs. Photographers can eject the cards from their cameras and insert them directly into the SDXC card slot, thus eliminating the need for dongles. Apple installed a special low memory version of OS X on this late miniature model iMac. Since this version of Mac OS has a lower memory footprint than a standard install, you'll be able to work that much faster. Apple also designed this small Mac to allocate memory the way that a UNIX-core laptop would, rather than the usual way a desktop does. You'll have more free memory available for apps instead of it being taken up by the operating system. Screen tearing is a thing of the past because of this unique memory management scheme. Full-screen videos play just as if they were on a television set. Since the MD387LL/A was introduced in October 2012, it's fully compatible with Sierra and all compatible versions of OS X. All accessories certified to work with an Apple laptop would work with these small desktops. The system software will automatically recognize USB and wireless printers that carry the Apple seal. External storage accessories fall under the same umbrella, but Apple added some special features to work with external drives. Any native HFS+ drive will show up in the OS X accessories panel as soon as you plug it in. Apple installed compatibility drivers to ensure that exFAT volumes also show up in the accessories panel. You can actually even mount NTFS volumes, but the system software gives you the tools to reformat these with a native Apple file system. This gives you the ability to add a ton of storage to this machine, which means you can build entire music, video, and photo collections.Product Identifiers
BrandApple
MPNMD387LL/A
UPC0885909546831
ModelApple Mac mini
eBay Product ID (ePID)129593633
Product Key Features
Most Suitable ForCasual Computing
GPUIntel HD Graphics 4000
Hard Drive Capacity500 GB
Operating SystemMac OS X 10.9, Mavericks
Processor Speed2.50 GHz
Storage TypeHDD (Hard Disk Drive)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 3rd Gen.
Form FactorDesktop Slimline
Screen SizeNone
RAM Size4 GB
TypeDesktop
Dimensions
Weight2.7lb.
Depth7.7in.
Height1.4in.
Width7.7in.
Additional Product Features
RAM TechnologyDDR3 SDRAM
Audio OutputLine Out, Speakers, Analog Audio, Headphone
Data Link ProtocolIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11A, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11g, Ethernet, IEEE 802.11n
Audio InputStereo Input Jack, Microphone, Line-in (3.5mm)
OTHER Features64bit Ready
Product FamilyMac mini
Motherboard I/O PortsUSB 2.0x4, RJ-45 LAN Port X 1, Hdmi X 1, FireWire (Ieee1394b) X 1
Number of CoresQuad-CORE
Hard Drive Rotation SPEED5400RPM
Hard Drive TypeSsd
ON Board Graphic ProcessorIntel HD Graphics 4000
Hard Drive InterfaceSerial ATA III
Release Year2014
Expansion SlotsSDXC Card
Networking TypeBluetooth, Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card, Integrated Wireless LAN
Rammax Supported Size16GB
Video OutputsDvi X 1
Installed Caché RAM Size3MB
Video Output InterfaceUSB
RAM RAM Size Slots Qunatity2X Sodimm
Release DateOctober, 2012
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 22 Jan, 2019Most favourable review
A nice Mac Mini & great value
The ad headline says it all, really. I needed a second Mac Mini for my office and this late 2012 model was just what the doctor ordered. It came with sufficient RAM and large enough SSD so I did not have to do any additional upgrade work, so it was plug-and-play which was nice. This machine has plenty of performance to handle all of my work needs, including running legacy software on both Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro 64-bit via Parallels. I've had the same machine as my primary office rig since I got it new in 2012 and it continues to get the job done day in and day out without problems. I have a lot of peripherals connected using all of the ports (USB 3, Firewire 800, HDMI, and Thunderbolt) and it all just works.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jun, 2020Most critical review
2012 Mac Mini is not useful for modern MacOS
The version that was lists was from 2012. It is just too slow for the modern OS.I did not know it was a 2012 model as the title was misleading. After upgrading the hard drive to SSD and adding more RAM, it got somewhat usable but I still regret the purchase.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Sep, 2017
Still one of the best desktops built by Apple
I bought this unit to replace an older Mac Mini whose SSD fried. I had six happy years with the previous Mac Mini, that I just had to get this slightly updated unit from 2012, the last model where you could upgrade the RAM memory yourself and quite easily too. For what I do on a daily basis, this model still rocks. I tossed the 4 GB that came with the unit and installed a new 16 GB pair and then updated the OS X to the latest High Sierra, and this hot rod runs smooth as butter. I connected it to a Samsung 4K monitor, and even though the Intel graphics card is not 4K-compatible and certainly slower than any graphics card sold this year, it still does a great job with the basics and colors.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Feb, 2018
Powerful but you may need to upgrade the hardware
This is a fantastic value for the money. The overall specs are good, with solid hardware, RAM, and a decent processor. The only downside is the possible need to change out hard drives depending on your level of patience. If you are used to the speed of a solid state drive, you will be less than thrilled with the initial speed of this machine. But, leaving aside that minor and easily fixable quibble, this is an excellent machine and if I needed to buy or replace, I would purchase the same model again.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Jul, 2018
Mac mini
I have its HDMI output displayed on my 55” UHD TV and for $450 I have a very powerful computer. This one is upgraded to 16GB RAM and it has a 256GB SSD so it is extremely fast. I am using it to learn Xcode and so far so good. This came with the Apple wireless keyboard which is excellent and I bought a wireless Logitech M310 mouse for $13 and I already knew it was a great mouse. It’s not the same functionality as the wireless Apple mouse, but I am a PC user mostly, so I don’t know what I am missing!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Nov, 2022
Still very good in this 2022!
This is still a great computer. I'm a little tech enthusiast and bought this for my teenage daughter. After receiving the Mac Mini, I opened the device and installed a NVMe SSD adapter inside. Above the power connector, there's an empty slot that can fit said adapter (easy to find on eBay); a 500GB SSD from Kingston, new thermal paste, a good cleaning with compressed air and it's good to go. A total investment of ~$90 USD got me a more than decent desktop from Apple. The machine can be updated to MacOS Monterey and it feels very snappy for doing homework, office tasks, light photo editing, internet browsing, media consumption... It's not a powerhouse by any means but for the price, It's a far better option than any 2-in-1 Pentium BS computers sold out there. She loves the Mac Mini and I'm pleased with the deal.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Feb, 2019
Mac Mini i5 2.5 GHz great value
Works great. This 2012 Mac Mini is the last model in which the RAM and hard drive can easily be modified i.e. user serviceable. I use this computer to study, watch the news, do email, etc. With the upgrade to 16 GB RAM this machine is plenty fast enough but once I upgrade the hard drive to a solid-state drive it will be a speed demon. Awesome little computer and highly recommend!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Dec, 2017
Not another review of the last upgrader
Contrary to the reviewer who cut and pasted his review from another site, lambasting the platform as a laptop without a monitor.. I've read that review in at least 10 other places, word for word btw. This mini has great value for virtualizing workflows and projects. I have one that runs a hyper v server with a freepbx image, and an sql server instance. my 2nd mini runs as a migration target for this pair of guests, my 3rd mini runs 4 purpose built linux guests including a mail server, freenas connected to 11tb of external space, webapplication server, a kong gateway and a windows 10 development environment. my fourth and fifth minis run as failover sophos home firewalls. All built from 2012 minis and with ram upgraded to 16gb in each and HD space upgraded as needed. They all run flawlessly on this architecture even with bootcamp installed to support my windows servers and hyper v. The Freepbx install alone, originally implemented on my first device in 2012 has run perfectly since- It handles 10 extensions and roughly 75-100 voip calls per day over a public routed VPN network. No jitter, no dropped calls and no need to reboot. EVER. About the only time I reboot any of them is to install software. They just run and run and run. Had every assortment of fanless sdd non-mac hardware and you cant keep a virtualized environment running on them until you get into the 1000+ dollar range. You can pick these macs up for 300 dollars pretty much every day- add another 75 to upgrade the ram to 16gb and you have a micro server farm that will run until the cows come home.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Apr, 2018
Under rated work horse media machine
We’ve been using another Mac Mini exactly like this one for years and it just keep on ticking. We bought this one as a back up since the 2012 model is that last truly user upgradable ram and HD so it was a concern that they are getting harder to find. We run Plex and Kodi with no issues and even used it to do 2017 taxes. The only upgrade we have done so far is changing ram to 8gig from the standard 4 for $50 but installing an SSD is coming next to increase speed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Feb, 2019
A great old Mac Mini computer.
This Mac Mini is not better than expected. It is a great product and what I expected. That a 2012 computer is still worth buying says a lot. I purchased an Apple refurb 2012 Mac Mini (for the same purpose as this one) about 2½ years ago. I did then as I did now, after confirming that everything worked, opened it up and increased the RAM to 16 GB and the internal drive to a 500 GB SSD (250 GB for this one). The difference between an Apple and an eBay refurb was obvious. The Apple refurb gleamed like new; this one appeared to have been worked on by people who were equipped with more than their fair share of thumbs. Nevertheless, it works perfectly and I am, as I expected, very happy with it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
