Apple Unveils New Mac Mini Powered By M1 Chip, Pricing Now Starts at $699

[Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)]

Fully customized silicone, no more spinning disk or optical drive (for years), yet they couldn’t update the design 10 years later?

Is there a need to make it different? You're asking for change for change sake.

I'm sure those with accessories they'll be able to continue using with the new Mac mini will be happy. I don't see any need for change and have had numerous Mac minis throughout the years. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Deinocheirus]

You have no idea whether that is a downgrade. This is a complete different chip architecture. No iPad has more than 6 GB RAM.

Fine. How is one to make a buying decision? Current Macs use every GB of RAM that is thrown at them. Today I consider 32 GB to be the minimum for a multitasking workload. How is one supposed to just believe that 16 GB of unified memory is enough? iPad is not a basis for comparison at all.

 

[Codeseven]

The Mini's maximum RAM configuration used to be 64GB but now it's only 16GB - quite a downgrade, and that's the problem with putting everything on the SOC. (Same with MacBook Pro - that's not going to fly for a lot of power users.)

The ‘traditional’ way of thought has been more and more RAM for best performance, however, that old way of thought may have now changed. Perhaps in the future (from now on) the sign of max performance capability will be how little RAM is needed.

 

[jetjaguar]

Placed an order to hold me over until the big boys get released next year

 

[Mizouse]

well I got an i7 model about a month ago. So far I’m not really THAT impressed with the M1 Mini.

interestingly they didn’t lower the price of the 2018 that’s still using 8th gen Intel chip.

 

[lowendlinux]

Looks like $1100 for 16/512

 

[Deinocheirus]

I love the way Apple pushes their only display, a $5000 display, as compatible with the $700 Mac mini. Yeah that's realistic and not anti-customer at all.

 

[MacRumorUser78]

Waiting for speed comparisons to my 2017 iMac. Assume I can use the iMac screen and drive as a backup.

 

[locovaca]

What would be the better investment, this Mac Mini or updating my 2012 i7 to SSD?

A used 2018 model now

 

[jayducharme]

The mini page is up. Apple is still offering the i5 Intel variant. The M1 choices are confusing, with apparently the only differences begin storage (a $200 difference).

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini

With 16 gb RAM and a 1 tb SSD, the new mini is $1299.

 

[Che Castro]

Can we change the SSD ourselves?

 

[Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)]

Man, they took out 2 of the 4 thunderbolt ports from the previous model? Really?

No, they took 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports and upgraded them to 2 Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports.

Are you really crying about this? You can get hubs for under $10 if you really need additional ports. 😅

 

[ashleykaryl]

Just looking at the UK store where they have the two new M1 models, but still keeping the Intel machine on sale, which is more expensive:

Buy Mac mini

Mac mini with the M4 and M4 Pro chips. Built for Apple Intelligence. With front and back ports. Get credit when you trade in an eligible Mac. Buy now.

www.apple.com

 

[Deinocheirus]

That seems awfully cheap for Apple.

The 16 GB / 1 TB SSD model is $1,299 without a display or keyboard or mouse. It's not cheap by anyone's standards.

 

[peter2]

Up to 16 GB of RAM. You got to be kidding me... current generation supports up to 64 GB RAM. Good bye scientific computing with these custom chips that include (ridiculously low amounts of) RAM.

 

[Samuel Sosa]

First thing I noticed too. Dumb.

I think it has to do with a limitation on the chip. It looks like all the Mac that were updated only have 2 TB ports. Im sure the next wave will be the Macs with more ports ie. iMac, higher end MBPs

 

[iDento]

This is my next Mac, I have a Mac mini from 2012 that is currently a NAS. In 2028, after using and abusing it for 8 year, this one will work as a NAS too.

So much for Apple gadgets are expensive.

 

[Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)]

Can we change the SSD ourselves?

No. You haven't been able to since the Late 2014 mini.

 

[Che Castro]

Looks like $1100 for 16/512

And that’s just ram and storage , not a faster computer from $699

 

[reyesmac]

Even though if history repeats itself, these M1 models will be completely and totally blown away by what follows it. I don't know what that might be unless Apple gets into the VR market and the M1 chip just wont cut it for that. But if you know this going in and are willing to upgrade once you find out you can't do any of the fancy new stuff 2 years later, then I would say this isn't bad if you plan on not doing anything professional with it. If the OS dosnt slow down after years of upgrades for what I do at home with a computer this is pretty good. Would I expect so little of a Windows PC at this price point? Not on your life.

 

[Pressure]

The storage prices are just ridiculous. 2TB upgrade is a whopping $600 ...

 

[RFolk]

I want to see what M1 can do with its unified 16Gb RAM . This is the biggest concern I have right now as the RAM will not be upgradable . For large music projects with VI, RAM is critical.

 

[zackkitzmiller]

Up to 16 GB of RAM. You got to be kidding me... current generation supports up to 64 GB RAM. Good bye scientific computing with these custom chips that include (ridiculously low amounts of) RAM.

ARM uses RAM much differently than amd64 instruction sets. Let's see benchmarks first.

 

[widEyed]

you don't need a lot of ram on arm, I'm buying that Mac mini

then opens safari and chrome with 100 tabs each. bet you even this Mac mini freezes up for five seconds every twenty seconds.

 

[Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)]

This is my next Mac, I have a Mac mini from 2012 that is currently a NAS. In 2028, after using and abusing it for 8 year, this one will work as a NAS too.

So much for Apple gadgets are expensive.

I'm in the same spot. Old 2012 Mac mini runs awesome still. Show me a 8 year old sub-$1000 PC that does the same.