Apple is refreshing its smallest desktop. The company showed off an updated Mac Mini with its new M1 chip that starts at $699.
The Mac Mini new desktop model comes packed with an 8-core M1 chip, which Apple says will deliver three times the CPU performance compared to the prior quad-core base Mac Mini model. Apple’s representatives say it’s one-tenth the size of a comparable PC in its price range, while also running “five times faster” than the same PC in question.
All Mac Mini M1 models will include Wi-Fi 6, GigaBit Ethernet, an HDMI 2.0 jack, two USB Type-A ports, and two ports that double as Thunderbolt and USB Type-C 4.0 connections. You’ll need the latter to max out the new Mac Mini’s maximum resolution threshold of “up to two displays, including Apple’s Pro Display XDR in full 6K resolution.
Apple is offering the newly upgraded Mini in two configurations: 8GB of memory and 256GB of SSD storage for $699, or 8GB of memory with a 512GB SSD for $899. Apple also lets you configure the Mac Mini with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 2TB of storage. The company continues to offer a version of the older Intel-based model. Orders begin today, with Mac Minis being available “next week.”
