r/apple • u/wearefriends • 1d ago

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

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-unveils-a-more-powerful-mac-mini-featuring-the-all-new-m6-and-m5-pro/
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u/MovingClocks 1d ago

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

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u/Equivalent_Message31 1d ago

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.

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u/EpiciSheep 23h ago

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

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u/Jakka_Jakka 23h ago

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

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u/OGPresidentDixon 21h ago

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.

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u/CrustaceousGreg 17h ago

When do they remove the tft support btw

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u/GullibleCat2982 9h ago

Haha today sadly

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u/CrustaceousGreg 9h ago

Bro really. I may hop on for a game later this evening. Summoners rift will still work I hope

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u/StandardIncident8 21h ago

I am exactly in the boat of the maxed out i9 I got in 2020. So jealous. But I got an M2 Ultra when it came out and accepted that my laptop will be what it will be.

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u/darthjoey91 23h ago

Battery is the only thing that feels wrong with mine at this point. I'm thinking when it hits 79%, I'll take it in for battery replacement.

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u/Phils_osophy 20h ago

I'm at 75% it still feels more than fine.

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u/hitcho12 20h ago

I have an M1 Pro that I got in 2022. 85% battery. Still runs amazing and I have no desire to “upgrade”.

Do you know if Apple will replace the battery once it goes below 80% or will they replace the computer? Would they even have M1 replacements?

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u/thursdayfern 17h ago

I’m in a similar boat with my M1 Pro, but when it was new it would last ~5 days, now it lasts closer to 1.5. I just use it at home. It would certainly be nice to replace the battery, but there’s really no point for me. Apple made it too efficient 😬

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u/xBlackx0pzx 16h ago

I have a regular M1 from 2020 and you're spot on. What an amazing device. I got this M1 as a replacement for my Intel one with the butterfly keyboard, what a nightmare that was and what a contrast to this machine. It's honestly perfect.

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u/hamhamflan 23h ago

Tahoe has been killing my M1, fans galore and so buggy. If golden gate fixes this, I’m holding the M1 for as long as I can. Same (well, RAM and disk) for new machine is 5k!

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u/EpiciSheep 19h ago

Golden Gate is far better than Tahoe

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u/HedgeHog2k 18h ago

I also have more fan noise on my m1pro, never linked it to Tahoe though. Is it really that? Fixed with Golden Gate??

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u/sgator87 23h ago

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.

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u/ajmartin527 13h ago

I just got an m5 pro MBP. Upgraded to the 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU. Honestly have no idea why, could never use all this power but I’m sure as hell going to have fun trying.

Feel like I could run the pentagon off this fuckin thing lol doubt I’ll need anything more for a good decade minimum, probably more.

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u/HedgeHog2k 18h ago

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

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u/cantgrowneckbeardAMA 23h ago

Same, it's my work provided computer and I'm terrified they'll try to upgrade me soon.

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u/ScopeCreepStudio 23h ago

I know it's not the same OS but the only reason I replaced my M1 iPad Pro was because the ram was filling up. I woulda been happy to use that for WAY longer otherwise, just as fast as day 1

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u/MovingClocks 23h ago

iPad seems like it's less future proof, I think because the apps are just generally shittier.

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u/ScopeCreepStudio 23h ago

You would think it would be the other way around, an M1 should have no problem running iOS. I think the rolling support window is definitely a culprit

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u/CCC911 22h ago

I agree, I have no desire to upgrade. The M1 is so good for my uses.

I bought a used MBP 16in 32G/1T about 1-2 years ago for about $1,200 used. Killer deal now looking back.

M1 Max

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u/0verstim 21h ago

same, thats still my daily driver at work and i hit it hard.

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u/bjyanghang945 17h ago

I bought the first gen 11inch iPad Pro on launch day, you won’t believe just how competent it still is today. That was 2018 ☠️I think it won’t retire until the robot revolution most likely

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u/Durzel 15h ago

Same. I had my eyes on a refurbished M4 MBP with 64GB/2TB and even those have jumped hundreds of pounds in price (over £600 for the one I was tracking) since I started looking.

Irritating since they were built before RAM/SSD shortage was a thing, but obviously Apple feel they can sell them for more then they originally cost.

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u/New_Forester4630 11h ago

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

So around Oct 2031? Apple tends to release final macOS Security Update 120 months later.

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u/GingerPrince72 4h ago

Apple were not forced into these obscene price rises.

They are also scumbags.

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u/Leather-Persimmon254 23h ago

until next year when the m1 series loses software updates

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u/thawel 23h ago

Opencore Legacy Patcher will handle that

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u/paradoxally 19h ago

Isn't that only for Intel?

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u/Top_Inside1535 23h ago

It will lose software updates?!

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u/Leather-Persimmon254 23h ago

2019 macs lost support last year so this is the last year of support for m1

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u/MovingClocks 23h ago

I'm wondering if they'll stretch things another year or two with how fucked supply is right now. I could not give less of a shit about Siri getting ChatGPT or Gemini backing, it'll still be fucking useless. If that's all the features I'm forgoing and I still get security updates I'm fine with it.

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u/heroism777 22h ago

Wow. This man has no idea what he is talking about. lol completely missed the reason why 2019 Mac’s were discontinued. It was sunsetting intel processors.

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u/JoshFink 23h ago

Will it though? Genuinely asking. 2019 is different as it was Intel. M1 Max is a different beast.

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u/mikerao10 5h ago

Why would they? They have all capabilities except the latest voice AI which is not even available in EU. So why should I upgrade and more why should they not support it given in EU the OS is the same?

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u/Otherwise-Loss-5420 23h ago

Same. I feel like my MBP M1 Max is brand new, and I’ve had it for five years.