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I actually got lucky with my last (used / refurbished) iPhone, it was basically looking like new, with a fresh (non-apple) battery in it, and has held up great. I'm looking again now for my mother and frankly don't really see good offers on the used market, only dodgy sellers or prices that are kinda high really, so personally I'd rather get (an older model, but) a brand new device for peace of mind.
The absolut minimum you should get is an iPhone series 8, as everything below isn't supported any more, OS wise (dead end at iOS 15). If you get an 8, or even better an X that will already set you back a couple hundred if you buy good condition / new.
So not that much money left for the actual mac.Mac wise I'm not in the know exactly what stuff costs right now; of course get apple silicon (M1 or better) if your budget allows it, but as you said you wanted to do video stuff and would maybe like a laptop..
..as mentioned before I think you should be clear first about what kind of computer you actually want / need.
Also - if you, so far, are not tied into the apple eco-system at all, and are actually comfortable using windows (and non-apple smartphones) then likely you would get more bang for you buck.
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Thanks for your replies.
So correct me if I'm wrong but I think I'll go with either a mini or if possible a laptop, but definitely with an M1 chip, for about £600-800 and then the rest on an iPhone. Obviously, neither will be new.
So any advice similar for the iPhone? Which would be the oldest one I could get away with?
Edit: minis are £600 ish new, so I'd buy that new tho
Edit, Edit: is it worth getting a second hand mini to shave £100 or whatever off? Or better to just get a new one?