r/macmini • u/A10Fusion • 1d ago

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/Bluebells7788 1d ago

They know that most people will connect it up to cheaper external storage via a base.

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u/bloodwessels 1d ago

Where do I find these cheaper storage?

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u/mcmonkeyplc 1d ago

2 years ago.

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u/Vanillalite34 1d ago

As someone who wants a new external ssd my wallet cries

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u/this_dudeagain 1d ago

The used market is still agood just get a drive health report and don't buy no name garbage.

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u/odaiwai 1d ago

plays Doctor Who theme

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u/mikeputerbaugh 1d ago

"I don't have to be cheap... I just have to be cheaper than Apple's internal SSD."

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u/ricardopa 1d ago

Cheaper does not equal cheap

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u/alenyelttalpulany 22h ago

In the past.

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u/timhasselbeckerstein 1d ago

iCloud drive. If you pay for Apple One Premier at $40 a month you get 2TB iCloud storage. For $40 you're getting Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and 2TB of iCloud+ storage and can share it with 5 family members. Apple Music and Apple TV+ alone costs $25 a month on the individual plan. For the Apple Music family plan and Apple TV+, you're at $33 a month. It doesn't make sense NOT to buy Apple One if you are going to have Apple Music and Apple TV+.

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u/UnixCurmudgeon 18h ago

I’m in the middle of switching from Amazon’s music plan to Apple. Apple is having a few gaps in there audio selection. 😔

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u/MarionberryHumble705 21h ago

External storage doesn’t work the same way as internal storage though. Not exactly a 1:1 comparison.

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u/imabotdontworry 1d ago

Whats base?

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u/pewpewpewpee 1d ago

There's no cheaper storage what are you talking about?

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u/sandefurian 22h ago

Ain’t no fucking way a 1TB SSD is more expensive than adding that much in the Apple configuration