What is a Mac Mini 2012?

Is Mac Mini 2012 Still Good?

With a limited budget, one does the best that one can. The 2012 Mini remains a "workable" Mac and should do ok for your use purposes. YES, you do want to upgrade the RAM.

What is a Mac Mini Used For?

Mac minis are commonly used in a variety of settings, such as at work, in education, for playing games, listening to music, digital signage, web browsing, accessing emails, for personal multimedia, and general home computer use.

What can I do with a 2012 Mac Mini?

More Than A Computer. In short, an old Mac mini is going to be far more than a computer.
Remotely Connecting to Your Mac mini.
Creating a media server.
Remote collaboration server for DaVinci Resolve.
Recording a podcast.
Linux server.
Beta Testing.
Powering LTO backups.

How Long Will 2012 Mac Mini be Supported?

There will be two years of critical security update support after the next MacOS release in 2020 which would mean an EOL for any potential MacOS updates for the 2012 Mini by the Fall of 2022.

Is a 2012 Mac Mini Worth Buying?

The 2012 Mac Mini was a fine machine. If you dont need to carry around a laptop, and you dont want an allinone iMac, and you dont need a powerful Mac Pro, its a great machine to get. The i7 was better than the i5, but is a lot harder to find now.

Is a 2012 Mac Mini Still Good in 2021?

I used a 2012 i7 Mini for 6 years have a 2018 Mini now. It still runs fine on the back table. If both have platterbased hard drives inside, booting and running from SSDs would greatly improve performance.