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BoulderPapa Author

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2020 Mac mini says its a 2018 Mac mini

I just bought a 2020 Mac mini from apple. Under about this Mac, System Report, its says its a Macmini8,1. That's a 2018 Mac mini. Whats going on?

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 25, 2020 4:13 PM

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woodmeister50

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Posted on Apr 4, 2020 11:22 AM

What people are "seeing" is the "new" when selecting Mac on the home page:

and on the purchase page:

and because of it people posting are calling it and assuming

it is a 2020 model even though the only thing that changes

was the base SSD installed.

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BoulderPapa Author

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Apr 26, 2020 1:37 PM in response to woodmeister50

Sorry, I was having a senior moment. I bought a new iPad Pro at the same time I bought the Mac mini. I got the two confused. I agree that there was no change in the Mac mini. I still feel like I was suckered into buying the mini because they said it was new. As I get older, I find more and more product descriptions are getting tricky and you really have to examine and ponder every thing they say about their products.

McEmmDee

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Jun 2, 2020 4:55 PM in response to atillaGLTSRY

I have the same problem and can't help but feel I've been lied to by Apple!

I'm also having major problems with my Mac Mini and being able to use it on ANY display, including an external LG 4k monitor or using my old imac as a display. Hopefully sending it back and exchanging for a MBP.

Mar 25, 2020 4:20 PM in response to BoulderPapa

I have the same problem! I just got mine in today and called apple and they said it was their mistake, they started a return n exchange, now its going to take over a week to exchange it.

etresoft

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Apr 4, 2020 6:48 AM in response to BoulderPapa

Where is everyone seeing this “Early 2020” text? The official Apple Support document says 2018: https://support.apple.com/HT201894

Lanny

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Apr 4, 2020 9:25 PM in response to BoulderPapa

Also see: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251238204?page=2

Lanny

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Mar 26, 2020 8:26 AM in response to BoulderPapa

The year is for the time that the current model was introduced, it is not the year of your purchase.

BoulderPapa Author

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Mar 26, 2020 8:33 PM in response to woodmeister50

Thanks.

BoulderPapa Author

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Mar 26, 2020 8:34 PM in response to Lanny

Thanks.

jsdrexel

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Apr 3, 2020 7:21 AM in response to BoulderPapa

same thing for me -- returning mine as well. Pain in the *** --

Apr 3, 2020 7:25 AM in response to jsdrexel

jsdrexel wrote:

same thing for me -- returning mine as well. Pain in the *** --

Why? What do you anticipate to replace it with, as there is no such beast as a 2020 model?

Lanny

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Apr 3, 2020 7:36 AM in response to jsdrexel

There no 2020 models.

Lanny

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Apr 3, 2020 9:04 AM in response to jsdrexel

The internals are exactly the same, not "pretty much the same." The only difference is the availability of larger SSDs.

Lanny

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Apr 5, 2020 7:41 AM in response to etresoft

Uhh, that’s the point. They just bought Mac minis and are alarmed when they’re seeing 2018 in About This Mac.

Apr 5, 2020 10:06 AM in response to Lanny

[redacted ... /viking]

Lanny

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Apr 5, 2020 10:25 AM in response to VikingOSX

The date is for the model's introduction, not the date of manufacture or the date of purchase. Changing the default minimum size of the SSD most likely wouldn't be considered a new model.

2020 Mac mini says its a 2018 Mac mini