Deals: Get Apple's M1 Mac Mini for Record Low Price of $569.99 ($129 Off)

[MacRumors]

Last month we tracked an all-time low price on Apple's M1 Mac mini, and that deal has now returned on Amazon. You can get the 256GB M1 Mac mini for $569.99, down from $699.00. You won't see this deal price until you add the Mac mini to your cart and an automatic coupon worth $99.01 is applied to the order.

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This deal remains the best price we've ever tracked for the M1 Mac mini. The Mac mini is shipped and sold directly by Amazon, with delivery as soon as June 10 - 13 for most places in the United States.

Note: You won't see the deal price until checkout.​

M1 Mac mini (256GB SSD) for $569.99 ($129 OFF)​

The M1 Mac mini was introduced in November 2020, and is the first Mac mini to include Apple's M1 chip. The M1 in the Mac mini has an 8-core CPU with four high-efficiency cores and four high-performance cores along with an integrated GPU that has 8 cores.

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[Return Zero]

Shhh... everyone's still sore about not getting an M2 mini this week.

 

[4jasontv]

If no one buys this maybe they will stop making 8GB base models.

 

[Act3]

How much storage is left on the 256 gb model after the operating system?

 

[Weaselboy]

How much storage is left on the 256 gb model after the operating system?

A standard OS along with the default included apps takes about 20GB total, so you should have around 230GB left.

 

[Act3]

A standard OS along with the default included apps takes about 20GB total, so you should have around 230GB left.

thank you. Considering one of these but part of me wants to wait until fall to see if new model comes out.

 

[Return Zero]

thank you. Considering one of these but part of me wants to wait until fall to see if new model comes out.

I'd wager we see an M2 iMac and Mac mini before the end of the year. That said, who knows what pricing will be like. This one may still represent the best value with the discount taken into consideration.

 

[Danfango]

thank you. Considering one of these but part of me wants to wait until fall to see if new model comes out.

You can dangle another disk off one of the thunderbolt or USB ports if you need it. That’s considerably less of a problem than doing it with a MacBook.

 

[Juicy Box]

Even at 1.5 years old, the M1 is an amazing device for the price. This deal just makes it even more worth it.

 

[Mick-Mac]

The 8GB RAM version of this machine is a total non-starter for me. Where are the deals on the 16GB version?

 

[nutmac]

thank you. Considering one of these but part of me wants to wait until fall to see if new model comes out.

Right. If your storage need does not call for fastest performance for 4K/8K rendering or virtualization, you can always get Mac mini-sized SSD/HDD enclosures, such as Satechi or OWC:

 

[JasterMereel]

Wow, I was looking at getting one of these used for around $500-550 on eBay. $570+tax for new is an easy decision for me.

BTW, I'm still rocking a mac mini from 2011 that is dire need of being replaced. It did a good job of serving me for over a decade.

 

[smetvid]

This is really a killer machine for the price. I had a base M1 MBA that was unbelievable how good it was for app development, graphic design and 4k video editing. I upgraded to a base 14" MBP for the XDR Display for Her video grading but honestly the MBA was still la great performer. I also wanted the base 16 GB of ram vs the MBA base which had 8 GB.

With that said after using the 8 GB MBA for a year I can honestly say the ram was rarely ever an issue. Many reviewers will say the same thing. The M1 can do a lot with 8 GB of ram and the super fast storage makes the swap file act like a secondary source of ram without much noticeable slow down.

If one is a content creator on a daily basis 16 GB might be nice to have but I wouldn't really call it a must. Casual YouTube video editing is perfectly fine on the MBA or Mac mini. The M1 is really a stunning chip. More than enough for 95% of users out there. 8GB is also more than enough for most users out there.

I still have a MBA with 16 GB my work provides and honestly it doesn't feel all that much different than my 8GB model. I develop cross platform mobile apps for work and having a ton of development tools and applications open does eat into the ram pretty quickly. I did the same type of work on my 8 GB MBA as well without any issues at all. So really I have mixed feelings on the subject of 16 GB. I'm not entirely sure its really needed.

One last thing. After a year of heavy swap file usage on my MBA 8GB the usage cycles for the life of the drive was between 1% and 2%. There is zero concern about wearing out the flash storage with heavy swap file usage. Many reviewers are finding the same thing and recommend lower ram amounts to save money or use towards storage instead. The larger the storage the faster it will be making the swap file even faster.

For those on a budget I highly recommend the base Mac mini. This sale price makes the point of entry very affordable for what you get. A desktop PC for $570 would likely be a turd compared to this.

 

[A418t81]

We have a couple of these at work and they are amazing. I have a studio display that I drive with either my M1 MBA or my 14" MBP with the M1 pro. I don't transcode video or anything that takes big horsepower, and in my regular daily usage I simply cannot tell any material difference in performance between the two. Everything happens nearly instantly.

 

[apparatchik]

I'm waiting for the M2 & M2 Pro Mini's in the fall (the latter should finally replace the high-end Intel model).

 

[macduke]

Great device for a kid. I wish Apple would implement the same sort of parental controls you have on iPad for the Mac. My kids are still a bit young for a computer but my daughter is getting more interested in my Mac lately.

 

[AppleInLVX]

I'm waiting for the M2 & M2 Pro Mini's in the fall (the latter should finally replace the high-end Intel model).

I gave up. I've been sitting on a 2014 iMac since, well, 2014. I ordered a new Mini yesterday. Studio display follows next year. I figure whenever they release the M2 version, the speed difference is something like 10-15% in actual usage, so I'll be noticing an additional like 5-10 seconds per minute on heavy compute processes which seldom happen for me, and virtually no other difference on everything else I do all day long. I'll only ever run my one monitor anyway, so I'm good for graphics. The M1 will last a while for me, I'm sure. The only thing that'd give me any buyer's remorse is if they add more ports somehow, but that seems unlikely. IF they do, worst case this is the easiest little machine to replace for the least cost.

One thing is certain: The jump from an Intel 3.5GHz i5 should be pretty noticeable.

 

[cjgrif]

I finally caved and ordered one. For the price it will be worth it just to see how it performs for what I want to do with it, and also give me a better idea of what upgrades would be worth the money on a future machine. I've mainly been using Windows and iOS after I retired my 2005 Mac mini years ago, so it will be nice to have a current Mac again!

 

[Hodar1]

Absolutely agree. On-board memory use on the M-series is NOT the same as it was on previous Intel chips. I'm not sure as to how/why there is an apparent difference, perhaps it's the memory bandwidth that makes swapping data so fast that you aren't aware of the memory limits; but it just seems that the M-series does far more with less.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Not bad -- the ebay refurbished ones for I think $449 a few weeks back was the all time leader on deals so far

 

[MatthewUT44]

Can I use this as a streaming PC for twitch?

 

[axcess99]

I'm still waiting on an apple silicon mac mini (not studio) that can support 2 displays over Thunderbolt or displayport (daisy-chain MST would be nice but not important to me).

If their laptops can all drive a retina screen and an external 4k display, clearly the chips can handle it.

 

[nt5672]

The last thing Apple wants is for anyone to buy a Mac mini. They want you to have to replace everything when the battery goes bad (just an example folks, don't get your panties in a wad about how a mini does not have a battery).

 

[steve217]

thank you. Considering one of these but part of me wants to wait until fall to see if new model comes out.

With Teams, OneDrive, office, plus the major browsers (FF, Edge, Chrome), I have about 170GB left on this same model.

 

[Act3]

With Teams, OneDrive, office, plus the major browsers (FF, Edge, Chrome), I have about 170GB left on this same model.

I currently use a dell i7 desktop from 2010, lol. Still serves me for all my needs. I been thinking of moving to the mac mini for better integration with my ipad and iphone. I'd imagine the performance over my old desktop would be great.