02-26-2019, 06:24 AM
3d wrote:
I bet you have 20+ PMs right now from lurkers asking for free Mac Minis. Remember, it's human nature to grab grab grab when something is offered for free. Most people who ask for a MacMini don't really *NEED* a 6 year old MacMini. They just want it because it's free. F.O.M.O. is a real condition.
Not in my case. I am the Mac guru for my "other" mom, whom I recently "upgraded" from her old 2006 iMac to her son's 2009 Mac mini. I dropped an SSD and some RAM in it for her, but that was pretty much all I could do to speed it up.
Going from that 2009 iMac mini (Core2Duo!) to a 2012 i7 Mac mini would be a HUGE leap forward in performance for her. Given that she is retired and living on a fixed income, free is exactly the right price for her.