Mac Mini M1 at CEX (ie, with a 24month warranty) is around £575, compared to £700 from Apple direct, so a bit of a discount.

Given the mini is only the box and power cable, there is less risk as its a sealed box. No screen to scratch, or keys to fail etc

You can chuck in any USB keyboard. They all work. I regularly interchange my wired ‘PC’ and Mac keyboards, depending on what’s to hand, and they all just well..work. No drama.

Edited by Pheasant (Thu 28-Oct-21 13:37:30)

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You can chuck in any USB keyboard. They all work. I regularly interchange my wired ‘PC’ and Mac keyboards, depending on what’s to hand, and they all just well..work. No drama.

Yep, I use a PC USB keyboard with my Mac Mini, just tell the Mac in the Preferences that it is a "British - PC" keyboard, otherwise you have issues typing " or @