A18 iMac and Mac Mini

[bunce66]

Any chance Apple will be making dirt cheap Mac Mini and iMacs with A18 chips? Maybe for the education market or emerging markets. Would this make sense?

 

[Paddle1]

The Mac mini is already cheap (as far as Apple prices go). I find Apple usually puts one product in a lineup that notably undercuts the others as an entry point. A cheap iMac doesn't really fit with this, a cheap MacBook does since the mini isn't portable.

 

[crazy dave]

Any chance Apple will be making dirt cheap Mac Mini and iMacs with A18 chips? Maybe for the education market or emerging markets. Would this make sense?

It seems pretty certain that Apple will be releasing a cheap A-series based MacBook this year, possibly by the end of January.

 

[IvyKing]

With occasional sale prices of $399 for a base M4 Mini, I don't think the A18 would lower the cost enough to make it worthwhile. The cheap MacBook is a slightly different story as the A18 may have lower power consumption than a base M4 or M5 processor. The lower power consumption would allow for smaller battery and simpler heat sinking, neither of which would make much of a difference in a Mini.