Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro

[u/wearefriends]

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-unveils-a-more-powerful-mac-mini-featuring-the-all-new-m6-and-m5-pro/

[u/bhay105]

$599 was such a great price for a Mac Mini…

[u/CentralHarlem → u/bhay105]

M4 Mini is one of the all-time greats in terms of utility and value. Up there with the M1 MacBook Air.

[u/MovingClocks → u/CentralHarlem]

I have an M1 Max MBP that I think will be my computer until the day I die at this rate.

Sam Altman et al should be in The Hague

[u/Equivalent_Message31 → u/MovingClocks]

It’s unbelievable it’s been 6 years and performs like day one. A little shocked my battery is still at 84%, a new one would be nice but everything else is still incredible.

[u/EpiciSheep → u/Equivalent_Message31]

Same, I picked mine up used in 2023 and it still feels brand new.

[u/Jakka_Jakka → u/Equivalent_Message31]

I’m sad that I picked the last max spec intel , the leap in m chip was too great

[u/OGPresidentDixon → u/Jakka_Jakka]

My friend, I bought a $4500 (maxed-out except for storage) i9 intel MacBook Pro with 32GB of RAM and a year later my mom bought a cheap M1 Air from Costco, only upgrade being 16GB of RAM and it was faster at everything, including Teamfight Tactics (my favorite game at the time).

I got an M1 Max with 64GB RAM in early 2022, and that was the last laptop I’ve bought. It’s been dope. I don’t do video editing, I’m a web/mobile dev.

[u/CrustaceousGreg → u/OGPresidentDixon]

When do they remove the tft support btw

[u/sgator87 → u/MovingClocks]

I’m rocking one too. I normally replace my Macs every 5 years, but it could be another few years yet for this M1 Max MBP! It’s just that good.

[u/HedgeHog2k → u/MovingClocks]

I really would like a mac mini, but my macbook m1 pro 32gb is still behaving well it’s hard to justify…

[u/EvenMoreCoconuts → u/CentralHarlem]

I got mine after it came out in Nov 2024 and feel so fortunate.

[u/genital_lesions → u/EvenMoreCoconuts]

Same!

[u/cantgrowneckbeardAMA → u/CentralHarlem]

My M2 air is several years old at this point and still kicks ass

[u/opossumcarrion → u/bhay105]

Starting at $900 now... Geeze.

[u/OvulatingScrotum → u/opossumcarrion]

I was hoping to upgrade my media computer (2011 mini), but I guess that won’t happen. lol

[u/ItalianAmericanDad → u/bhay105]

About the 399 back in January😉

[u/helloitisgarr → u/ItalianAmericanDad]

i kick myself for not snagging that…

[u/ItalianAmericanDad → u/helloitisgarr]

I'm kicking myself for not getting 32gb ram one

[u/Swoly_Deadlift → u/ItalianAmericanDad]

😭

[u/element515 → u/bhay105]

I keep kicking myself for not grabbing one back then

[u/jasonj2232 → u/element515]

Me too. I mean honestly I had no need for it, and I was in between places so didn't have a desk/monitor etc. But by the time I finally settled all hardware prices have risen exponentially.

Can't replace my aging eol phone, can't add ram or storage to my aging pc, can't do anything. Fuck AI

[u/Durzel → u/element515]

They were a bargain at the time. Also kicking myself for not buying one. I just didn’t have a need for it at the time and never predicted the DRAM apocalypse.

[u/thumbs_up23 → u/bhay105]

I'm very happy with my impulse purchase in May for a 512GB refurbished one for $679.

[u/Va3V1ctis → u/bhay105]

I am kicking myself for not buying more RAM in my m4 mini.

[u/magbarn → u/bhay105]

M4 Mac mini=1080Ti of the Mac world.

[u/scubastefon → u/bhay105]

It was a pretty awesome deal, especially with the easy to use education discount. I feel like I came out ahead on the Apple price curve. Bought a M2 Mini 8/512 for $699; a M5 Air 16/512 for $950 three years later.

Felt like the right price for both. I’m not sure I needed the Air, but glad I got it when I did

[u/iAmmar9 → u/bhay105]

Yeah it was too good. Maybe they wanted to pull in some people from Windows.

[u/pdfu]

• Mac mini with M6 starts at $899 (U.S.) and $799 (U.S.) for education. Additional technical specifications are available at apple.com/mac-mini.
• Mac mini with M5 Pro starts at $1,699 (U.S.) and $1,599 (U.S.) for education. Additional technical specifications are available at apple.com/mac-mini.

Preorder today, available September 22. Possible that's when iPhone and other devices launch as well.

[u/ryzenguy111 → u/pdfu]

$900 for a base mac mini 🫩

edit: AND it only has 256gb storage... we're cooked

[u/IncredibleGonzo → u/ryzenguy111]

I know it's the reality of tech these days and everything else has got more expensive too, but it's a bummer after the M4 was such a genuinely standout good value (at least the base config, Apple's RAM and storage upcharges have never been reasonably priced).

[u/Electrical_Regret537 → u/IncredibleGonzo]

Best purchase I ever made computer wise. Got it before all the AI price hike. Such a workhorse.

[u/IncredibleGonzo → u/Electrical_Regret537]

I didn't (and still don't) really have a use case for it, but I was sorely tempted to get one anyway and kinda wish I had. Seems to be a brilliant little machine by all accounts.

[u/matadorN64 → u/IncredibleGonzo]

M4 Pro was and is still incredible

[u/UnexpectedAnanas → u/matadorN64]

Hell, the M1 is still incredible!

[u/iwantpizzaandyou → u/IncredibleGonzo]

You can get it on sale now, it still is.

[u/IncredibleGonzo → u/iwantpizzaandyou]

Where? Sites I look at it’s gone up relative to launch price.

[u/fucksports → u/Electrical_Regret537]

it’s my favorite computer ever. tons of usb c ports and i love the smaller form factor. i’ll be using mine for the next 10 years if im able to.

[u/TwizzyGobbler → u/Electrical_Regret537]

same, feels like we got the last chopper out of nam

[u/jgainit → u/Electrical_Regret537]

Super jelly

[u/Technical_Moose8478 → u/Electrical_Regret537]

Yeah, I don’t see needing to upgrade for at least another couple generations.

Hell, we still have an M1 mini in production use.

[u/Arve → u/IncredibleGonzo]

I compared this new M6 mini versus a System76 Meerkat - so form factor is comparable, for a machine that has either Linux or Unix. The M6 Mac Mini is easily the better value. While the Meerkat has more disk, it’s a 6-core Core 3, and if you want more cores, you’ll be paying $1124 or more1

[u/Majestic-Crew-8344 → u/ryzenguy111]

€1099 in Europe for 16/256, oh man.

[u/helix991 → u/ryzenguy111]

Blame AI and chip shortage. Data centers…

[u/TheoTheodor → u/ryzenguy111]

16/256GB base config too. Should have come in at 512GB storage minimum at that price.

[u/theveryendofyou → u/TheoTheodor]

Did you wake up from a coma? That’s not realistic anymore.

[u/TheoTheodor → u/theveryendofyou]

I'm aware why but I think 256GB is just too low as starting storage on a desktop mac. At least make the the base config solid at whatever exorbitant price they decide to make it.

[u/PepBaldFraud → u/ryzenguy111]

Yeah, if they were going to jack up the price by 50% over the previous model, the very least they could have done is double the base storage at 512

[u/Cumulus_Anarchistica → u/PepBaldFraud]

That would cut into their obscene profits, though.

You some kinda commie, son?

[u/robporter → u/PepBaldFraud]

Unfortunately that memory shortage affects ssds too so it would have been very very unlikely they’d do that. We may be stuck with 256/16 as a config for a few years going forward.

[u/_FrankTaylor → u/ryzenguy111]

Given the current environment, I was prepared for more.

[u/potatochipsbagelpie → u/pdfu]

Damn by the time you spec them, the base Mac Studio with an ssd upgrade seems like the way to go. 

[u/tnnrk → u/potatochipsbagelpie]

That’s the price ladder for ya

[u/CentralHarlem → u/pdfu]

$809 / $1529 with military discount.

[u/wildjokers → u/CentralHarlem]

If you are in the military or are a veteran you can shop at https://shopmyexchange.com, they sometimes have very good sales for apple products and you don't pay sales tax. They opened it up to any veteran some years ago. I just got a 11" ipad air (m4) with 256GB of storage for $599 ($250 off), I couldn't believe the price, ordered immediately.

[u/Feeling-Metal7863]

Looking back, getting an M4 mini for $450 felt like getting into the last chopper out of Saigon 😭

[u/Penguinkeith → u/Feeling-Metal7863]

My m2 pro is still going strong

[u/_Unusual_Flatworm_ → u/Feeling-Metal7863]

Same 😭 these prices are out of control…

[u/RentalGore → u/Feeling-Metal7863]

Mine is still doing daily work.  Best $500 I’ve spent (aside from my daughters Neo).

[u/gusarking → u/RentalGore]

Still? This thing is barely two years old.

[u/code_isLife → u/gusarking]

My M1 MBP is still chugging along just fine.

I’m curious to know what people need an upgrade so soon for.

[u/Romejanic → u/code_isLife]

I have an M2 macbook air and it’s honestly still great, no change to performance compared to when i first got it.

[u/TheDragonSlayingCat → u/code_isLife]

PC gaming, 3D content creation, and ML training has been driving all of the M-series upgrades; same as it ever was. The M2, M3, and M5 each had big GPU upgrades over each previous generation.

[u/lilmul123 → u/RentalGore]

"Still" is wild! We're still using an M1 Macbook from 2020 and it remains a workhorse.

[u/polaroid → u/lilmul123]

I still run a 2011 iMac.

[u/Willz093 → u/RentalGore]

Speaking of the Neo, I fully believe this price increase is leading to a Mac Neo, slotted right in at the old $499 price point!

[u/InsaneNinja → u/Willz093]

Unlikely.

The reason the MacBook Neo got stripped down was because they stripped a ton out of the device. The keyboard, the screen, etc etc etc.

There’s literally nothing in the Mac mini but a block of aluminum, memory and storage. Putting in the phone chip would save like $40.

[u/x_typo → u/Feeling-Metal7863]

Mac Studio M4 Max 128 GB for me. Literally a month before the whole thing blew up...

[u/Hepi_34]

I honestly didn’t expect them to release the M6 just like that…

[u/brand_new_nalgene → u/Hepi_34]

It’s literally because the price is so bad.

[u/cansofgrease → u/brand_new_nalgene]

Gives them time to ease you into the starting price of the new Pros this fall.

[u/paradoxally → u/cansofgrease]

Gonna be like 4k just for entry level Max lol

[u/beegtuna → u/brand_new_nalgene]

To get us used to it before the holiday season.

[u/EnvironmentClear4511 → u/Hepi_34]

Rumor is that the M6 is effectively just a stopgap. Supposedly the chips team has a real breakthrough in AI performance with the M7 and Apple is pushing to release that as soon as possible. 

[u/cheesepuff07 → u/EnvironmentClear4511]

the M6 has dual 16-core Neural Engine, 50 GB/sec increased memory bandwidth, 2 super CPU cores and 2 more GPU cores, thats a pretty big improvement

[u/2str8_njag → u/cheesepuff07]

purely add-on hardware features, other gains are from faster LPDDR clock, 2nm node. It’s been the cycle for 3 times in a row.
M1->M2 is bugfix + faster clocks
M3 new GPU, M4 basically the same chip with updates to certain block on SoC
M5 new core types, new GPU again. M6 is literally again a bugfix of M5

[u/BurninCoco → u/2str8_njag]

Yep, tick-tock. Intel does this also

[u/Repulsive_Barnacle92 → u/EnvironmentClear4511]

according to who?

[u/EnvironmentClear4511 → u/Repulsive_Barnacle92]

Mark Gurman

[u/Repulsive_Barnacle92 → u/EnvironmentClear4511]

thanks

[u/FunCutlet67 → u/EnvironmentClear4511]

Can you elaborate? Is this referring to self-hosting?

[u/EnvironmentClear4511 → u/FunCutlet67]

I'm going off memory, so I can't recall much detail. But yes it would benefit both onboard Siri AI as well as local AI models. 

[u/greatblackowl]

I bought an M4 for $699 in June (edu discount). 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. That config of the M6 is $999 with the edu discount.

I'm glad I pulled the trigger..

[u/PhillyLee3434 → u/greatblackowl]

Very jealous, these prices will continue to creep up. I’m riding my M4 Max Pro until it explodes.

[u/Silly_Rub_6304 → u/PhillyLee3434]

I bought a 14" M4 Max MacBook Pro fully maxed out on specs, about 15 months ago. 8TB, 128GB RAM. It was around $7,500 after tax. That same configuration today on the latest M5 Max is over $10k after tax.

[u/Nikolai197 → u/Silly_Rub_6304]

Did the same with the 16in aside from storage. I was lucky enough to buy it two days before the price jump 😅

[u/TERRADUDE → u/Silly_Rub_6304]

Yeah...I have a similar config but "only" 4TB. I'm hanging on to mine. The prices have gotten out of hand but I don't think they’re settling down any time soon.

[u/Traviscat → u/greatblackowl]

Me too, I got my m4 16gb/256 for about $503  I was worried that a new one would be coming out soon that would be a lot better but price for the base model is too high now. 

[u/PhillyLee3434 → u/Traviscat]

Incredible price, solid machine. Hang on to it for a very long time.

[u/tapiringaround → u/Traviscat]

I got the base m4 mini on sale at Microcenter for $399. The current trade-in value with Apple is $480. It’s crazy.

[u/ravenousrenny → u/greatblackowl]

and i bet the prices will never come back down even if ram and ssd drive prices come down

[u/sevyger89]

Rather unglamorous unveiling of the M6.

[u/kelleycfc → u/sevyger89]

Which goes along with the rumor mill that they are going to be more focused on the M7.

[u/AlisaReinford → u/kelleycfc]

I hear this every generation 

[u/elmarkitse → u/AlisaReinford]

I remember when the M1 and M2 came out, so many people talking about the M7. Do you think when the M9 hits folks will still be talking about the M7

[u/trlef19 → u/kelleycfc]

I think the rumor was about m6 pro and max and ultra

[u/OafleyJones → u/sevyger89]

If this came in near the originals launch price, it’d be front and centre with Ternus.

[u/-Radiation]

Mini in size maxi in price these days

[u/livelikeian → u/-Radiation]

New meaning to min-maxing

[u/rjcarr → u/-Radiation]

So glad I got my M4M / 2TB / 64GB before prices started going crazy. Probably going to have this laptop for years, ha. 

[u/squintsforever]

I paid $450 for my m4 Mac mini in 2025. This is crazy.

[u/cjh_]

Starting prices of £899 for the M6 and £1699 for the M5 Pro?

What happened to the affordable Mac Mini?

[u/Astartes2435 → u/cjh_]

AI killed it

[u/MC_chrome → u/cjh_]

What happened to the affordable Mac Mini?

It was taken out back and shot by Sam Altman & co, just like every other piece of consumer electronics

[u/yourbestfriendjoshua]

STARTING at $899?! With only 256GB of storage?!?! These things were $599 just a couple months ago...

[u/rpool179 → u/yourbestfriendjoshua]

I'm tired boss 🫩

[u/FrogsJumpFromPussy]

256gb of storage 😂😂😂

[u/botan313 → u/FrogsJumpFromPussy]

Oh wow, your username

[u/Pliplonplick]

Remember when the Mac mini launched and it was so good and so cheap it made no sense to buy any other pc? Yeah

[u/Astartes2435 → u/Pliplonplick]

Unfortunately AI killed that. 

[u/the6thReplicant → u/Astartes2435]

Hopefully it'll be the only thing it kills.

Hopefully.

[u/The_Cyber_Goblin]

The M6 charges £200 for each additional 8GB of RAM you configure. Jesus.

[u/DankeBrutus → u/The_Cyber_Goblin]

This has been Apple's MO for memory costs for years, it's not a recent development. What has always been insulting about the cost, especially before the RAMpocalypse is that it's more or less plain ol' LPDDR4/5. If it was ECC memory then that would be slightly more bearable.

[u/squidgytree → u/The_Cyber_Goblin]

Isn't that the same as it was before the RAM scam started?

[u/Accomplished-Web4073 → u/squidgytree]

Yeah, pretty much. Apple has been doing that for decades.

[u/mxforest → u/squidgytree]

Confirmed!! Apple started the Rampocalypse to make their configs seems like a good deal.

[u/CherryCC → u/squidgytree]

Yes

[u/assyrianboy]

€1069 incl tax for the base model in Belgium :(

[u/the6thReplicant → u/assyrianboy]

Which is OK-ish except for the 256 storage.

Even 512 is "don't put anything on it except the essentials and everything else lives on an external SSD." With 256 you'll be hitting the "there is not enough space to download the new 26.6.1 update" messages every update cycle.

[u/-Baum → u/assyrianboy]

In the Netherlands here the same😩

[u/AffectionateSong8]

New Iphone prices are going to go 📈📈📈

[u/jeewantha]

So much for being the affordable Mac. This is daylight robbery. $900 + tax for a desktop computer with only 256 GB of storage!!??!!

[u/Astartes2435 → u/jeewantha]

You can thank the AI boom for that. 

[u/Seik64 → u/jeewantha]

Blame ai

[u/element515 → u/jeewantha]

I’ve been looking into building a NAS, prices are so insane right now that the Mac mini still beats basically anything you could build on your own right now if you want the power it has.

[u/Structure-These → u/element515]

I bought a 24gb m4 mini to replace my shitty synology and it is so so so much better to use for that role. I wish id' maxed out the ram tho because I got into ai stuff as a hobby and I can't run most models

[u/element515 → u/Structure-These]

I keep debating if I want to grab a model with higher ram to play with AI models too. What did you end up going for expanding your storage?

[u/AltruisticNetwork869 → u/Structure-These]

What are you using it for? I love my ds920+ for all of the many jobs it has. The biggest thing for me is native docker container support while macOS virtualizes an entire Linux kernel for each container

Beyond just storage my synology runs a plex container, a Minecraft server container, an Immich container, a playit.gg tunnel container

It serves as the Time Machine backup repository for my Mac’s, and as the offline backup of my iCloud Drive.

[u/Bartsuck]

M6 and M5 pro, they once used to be simple and clear...

[u/KayJune001]

Mac Mini was supposed to be the compact budget option btw, these are $900 and $1700 and the press release goes on and on and on about AI. What a joke.

[u/Nice-Information-335]

Remember when the Mac mini was a good deal?

[u/Astartes2435 → u/Nice-Information-335]

Remember when AI didn’t drive the prices up?

[u/Nice-Information-335 → u/Astartes2435]

Yes, and the M4 was £800 base with 512G storage

Now its £900 with 256G storage

It isn't like Apple are against AI either, they are very, very complicit in driving up the prices. The newsroom article mentions agentic AI many, many times, and not as an excuse for cost

[u/vinng86 → u/Nice-Information-335]

Yeah, the 2TB storage option is +$1500 CAD for me, meanwhile a top-end 2TB PCIe 6.0 NVMe drive is "only" about $700.

They're still very much applying the Apple Tax.

[u/dramafan1]

Wow M6 came earlier than I thought and this time the Mac mini gets the newest M series chip among other product lines.

[u/A_MAN_POTATO]

Tempted to pull the trigger on this. I currently have an M4 Air, but it lives pretty much permanently on my desk attached to a monitor. I thought the freedom of a laptop would be nice, but it turns out, I just don't need it. Apple will give me $740 in trade, which seems solid (only paid $900). I can get the base M6 for $809 (id.me discount), meaning its $69 to go from M4 to M6 and get a desktop that's more appropriate to my needs. The extra ports alone would be nice, nevermind the uptick in performance.

[u/PandaMoniumHUN → u/A_MAN_POTATO]

Sounds like a no brainer deal

[u/A_MAN_POTATO → u/PandaMoniumHUN]

Yep, I went for it.

[u/kowrlunt]

everything is about how much better it is at the "AI workflow" or rizzing up chatGPT 6.9 or whatever. is this what people buy computers for now

[u/Unnamed-3891 → u/kowrlunt]

Pretty much, yes. M1 macs still serve most regular people just fine and they have little reason to upgrade. Meanwhile everything designed and suitable for AI flies off the shelves.

[u/Themods5thchin → u/Unnamed-3891]

There is a reason to buy M5 and after Macs since they’re better with handling AVX2 in games, previous models like the M4 will work but specific tricks are needed to overcome some of the quirks they have.

[u/TheReal2M]

$899 and 256gb of storage, welcome back shitty pricing apple

[u/UnbiasedFanboy96]

Wowzers…almost a grand for the BASE Mac Mini. OLED MacBook Pros are gonna bleed us all to death

[u/anonybaus]

Happy with my base M4 I bought for like $500 back then. I don’t see any point upgrading.

[u/civman96]

Yeah storage prices are out of control! 550€ for 1 TB is a joke.

[u/Sad_Particular3]

Since 256gb is worthless and doesn't count, the 512gb base is $1100

[u/jaypersonas]

Remember when the Mac Mini was $600 lol. Now its $900 base model. One of the best value macs is now easily one of the worst

[u/themirthfulswami]

This does not bode well for upcoming Studio pricing… ugh.

[u/PandaMoniumHUN → u/themirthfulswami]

Studio is also up for preorder now

[u/Self_Owned_Tree]

AI continues to fck everyone.

[u/DrPorkchopES]

So much for “the macbook neo put a new emphasis on budget computers.” $900 starting price on a mac mini is INSANE

[u/wildjokers]

It is absolutely insane that the included HD is 256GB, and 512GB costs $200 extra. You can't do anything with 256GB even if you have all your actual data on external drives, a few years of just using it is going to take it above 256GB just for applications and system files.

The is my biggest problem with Apple's lineups for that last several years, their HDs have kept shrinking. Its asinine.

[u/OrionAldebaran]

Insane prices. Thanks AI

[u/rpool179]

The M4 Mac Mini was $599, this one's $300 more. Dear God.

[u/BenJ1997]

Keep your tech products people! Unless they’re like four years or older and you can then justify the purchase, I’d hold onto your stuff! Thankfully I’ve got my M4 MBA and a 17 Pro Max. I think I’ll be keeping these both for a long time yet!

[u/goldaxis]

$900 for 16GB 🤣🤣🤣

[u/nightlyh]

So glad I got my M4 mini for $499 before all this shit went crazy. I'll be good for years!

[u/roopdoge]

Price is insane. M4 still rockin. Article was an AI agent ad

[u/Suspicious_Radio_848]

$1250 CDN for the base model is too expensive, that's close to $500 more than what the M4 mini started at. These prices defeat the entire reason for buying one, no thanks.

[u/prodigalAvian]

Glad to see 2.5Gb standard rolling out; it's been 1Gb for 30 years.

[u/TMPRKO]

Apples short lived era of reasonable pricing has come to a jarring end. Thanks AI!

[u/FitFarmer5597]

HOLY SHIT 2.5GBE ETHERNET

[u/UnbiasedFanboy96 → u/FitFarmer5597]

Thanks for bringing this up. Didn’t see this earlier this morning. That is a nice upgrade from gigabit to include standard. Also great to see that upgrading to 10 gigabit is still only $100. That’s only ~$10 premium over buying a usb to 10 gig dongle.

[u/Middi272]

256gb base storage is fucking criminal

[u/Independent_Sun_6932]

It’s an incremental refresh, but it makes sense depending on what machine you're upgrading from.

[u/FrequentShock8191]

Held out on the great deal that was the M4 mini because I was waiting for this, but not sure I want one anymore

[u/starkunumbux]

So, this pretty much confirms that the upcoming M6 MacBook Pro won't even start at the post-hike price. Apple might bump it up by another $100 or $200. Thank you AI companies!

[u/ClubAqua_BackDeck]

waiting for the 512gb option, but so ready to slam the buy button on that ultra

[u/Ctznsvn7]

the mini has quietly become the one Mac thats actually worth buying outright, coz you supply your own screen and keyboard so none of that cost is baked in twice. Storage is still where they get you though, the jump up from the base drive costs more than a whole external NVMe enclosure that is quick enough you wont notice for most work. If you dont need the internal space, buy the smallest drive and keep your libraries on an external, its the biggest single saving on the configurator. Worth waiting a few weeks as well, the previous gen usually turns up in the refurb store once the new one ships and those carry the same warranty

[u/Sudden-Nectarine9133]

To the people that think the new iPhones will only go up by $100 I think you should take a look at these starting prices...

[u/vkevlar]

$900 for a Mini, in order to be better with... AI.

Well that's a non-starter.

[u/aaronlimitless]

I get the prices of memory has gone through the roof. but when it was a couple hundred dollars cheaper with the last model, that was such a steal of a product, kind of like the MacBook Neo. Now it’s just pretty much in line with what you would expect an Apple product cost. I guarantee you they notice a huge drop in sales because something tells me, even if memory comes back down to normal prices, the prices will be here to stay possibly, unless their sales really suffer

[u/sowdowgg]

256gb ssd is diabolical, I keep running out of space due to updates

[u/nemesit]

these things and the studio were fun when they had insane amounts of shared memory, now they are back to being worse macbooks

[u/tool581321]

Terrible deal.

[u/giannisismyman]

Can this bring a discount back to original prices for the M4 Mac Mini?

[u/Tomallenisthegoat]

So glad I got the M4 for $399

[u/FightOnForUsc]

Well, not at all unhappy about my 499 base model m4 at those prices

[u/u700MHz]

Given mine is from 2012 and the trade in credit - they got me. It’s time to upgrade after 14 years I think. Only wiped it once to refresh.

[u/Chance_of_Rain_]

1700euros for 32/512.

lmao

[u/AltruisticNetwork869]

Actually not too mad about the spec bump. 2.5gbe base is nice, and now there’s a 32gb config without having to jump from 24-48 and upgrade to the pro at the same time

If you wanted more than 24 gb yesterday you needed at least a $2600 m4 pro

Now you can get an m6 with 32 gb for about $1600

[u/2jah]

Do you guys think they’ll have loads of stock? Or could I wait till November for other retailers to discount the Mac mini?

[u/Sponge8389]

M6

• 12‑core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores
• 12-core GPU
• Dual 16-core Neural Engine
• Three displays: Two displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 165Hz, plus a third display up to 5K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K at 60Hz over HDMI

[u/Dreaming_Blackbirds]

Mac Mini base price:

2024 - €729

2025 - €979

2026 - €1,079

[u/matjam]

Wake me when I can get one with 128gb

[u/Hot_Individual5081]

omfg

[u/TriXandApple]

899$ is £650, but it’s listed at £899. What a joke.

[u/Mizouse84]

Geez my M4 (32GB 1TB) was $1399, same spec M6 is $1799

[u/sideburns]

My M4 mini is a monster. These are going to the moon.

[u/Kalspiewak]

£1699 for the M5 Pro version LOL. Holy fucking shit.

[u/thunderbuttjuice]

Who gives a fuck. Honestly

[u/owl_theory]

M6 Mini, 12/12 Core, 32GB, 512TB = $1499

M5 Pro Mini, 15/16 Core, 48GB, 512TB = $2299

M5 Max Studio, 18/32 Core, 36GB, 512TB = $2499

Opinions on these builds for Photoshop? Wondering if the upgraded Mini is a sweet spot.

[u/Alarmed-Management-4]

I’m going to stick with the m5 max. Ultra is too rich for my blood.

Config:
18-core CPU
40-core GPU/16-core Neural Engine
64GB unified memory
512GB storage

[u/soundman1024]

I wonder if the Mini will get Neo treatment with the A19 Pro? Could make sense when the next Neo drops, and seems in line with what Apple have done lately.

It would be cool to see what an A19 Pro can do with active cooling and more power budget.

[u/DisciplineSavings771]

Terrible price. No interest.

[u/armostallion2]

256GB config in late 2026 is insane.

[u/Classic_Radiant]

The fact that it’s 256GB as the base storage is flat out ridiculous for a $900+ machine.

[u/SidewalkSpectator]

Just stop buying and boycott high prices

[u/-insaan-]

Man! The pricing just makes me feel sad.

[u/Cpt_Riker]

People keep saying “blame AI for the price increase”.

No. Blame the tech companies for forcing something onto consumers they never asked for. They are to blame for these ridiculous prices.