Apple kills the entry-level Mac mini by raising its price by 33%

[Sergioejbf]

Apple kills the entry-level Mac mini by raising its price by 33%

In Spain, the price here in Europe has gone from €719 to €969 on the Apple Store.
Despite the lack of stock, it seems Apple is preparing us for the price increase of the upcoming Mac Mini M5.

 

[Bigwaff]

Already covered here. Long thread.

Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799

Apple this week stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini worldwide. As a result, the desktop computer now has a higher starting price. In the U.S., for example, the Mac mini now starts at $799 with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, whereas it previously started at...

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[Bazza1]

As they did with the MacBook Air (once the de facto 'inexpensive' Mac for students, road warriors and the cafe crowd - now priced out of that market), I wonder if this argues for the solution they had for laptops? That is, the Neo.
'Neo Mini': an A9 processor, 12GB RAM, minimum 256 GB storage, fewer USB-C ports - all wrapped in a colorful case and priced at $US299 / €299?

 

[Weaselboy]

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Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799

Apple this week stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini worldwide. As a result, the desktop computer now has a higher starting price. In the U.S., for example, the Mac mini now starts at $799 with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, whereas it previously started...

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