The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming

[just!ns]

I've been keeping my eye on the Mini M4 Pro ... currently sold out at Best Buy in Canada (whether online or in-store), and lead time is almost a month if I ordered through Apple directly. Maybe M5 version coming very soon?

Edit: just checked Amazon and Costco and there are zero Mac Mini's available.

 

[Corefile]

M4 Minis will be able to run Sequoia. M5 Minis won't be able to run Sequoia.

 

[bsoon2]

I ordered an M4 24GB/1TB last week, shipping today. But noticed shipments for new order with same configuration won't ship til April. And a lot of shops are sold out, too.

Feels like a bit of a Mac Mini shortage.

Can't wait for my Mini to arrive! Replacing an old Intel 27" iMac.

 

[ivnj]

I ordered an M4 24GB/1TB last week, shipping today. But noticed shipments for new order with same configuration won't ship til April. And a lot of shops are sold out, too.

Feels like a bit of a Mac Mini shortage.

Can't wait for my Mini to arrive! Replacing an old Intel 27" iMac.

Shortage for a 1 year and 4 month old computer? I got one 3 weeks after they came out. 16gb only but still there was plenty.

 

[majkom]

I expect new m5 mini to be announced tomorrow or on day after tomorrow

 

[Elwe]

I expect new m5 mini to be announced tomorrow or on day after tomorrow

That would be great. The neural accelerators do make a big difference for AI workloads. Even if they bump the base cost to $699, doubling the storage to 512GB, it is such a comparatively good deal.

 

[ivnj]

M4 Minis will be able to run Sequoia. M5 Minis won't be able to run Sequoia.

Why does that matter? Sequoia sucks. Tahoe is where it's at now. And eventually Sequoia will be outdated.

 

[Corefile]

Why does that matter? Sequoia sucks. Tahoe is where it's at now. And eventually Seq

If by "sucks" you meant it's excellent then, yes, I agree.

 

[ivnj]

If by "sucks" you meant it's excellent then, yes, I agree.

No I mean sucks as in sucks. And eventually will be outdated. Tahoe is so much better.

 

[Corefile]

No I mean sucks as in sucks. And eventually will be outdated. Tahoe is so much better.

I always wanted to say hi to that one person. "Hi!"

 

[ivnj]

I always wanted to say hi to that one person. "Hi!"

What is it about Tahoe everyone hates so much?

 

[DCIFRTHS]

What is it about Tahoe everyone hates so much?

The UI gets in the way while trying to be transparent.

 

[Corefile]

What is it about Tahoe everyone hates so much?

Rounded corners are a 1970s Buck Rogers thing. Embarrassing for Apple to do that.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

Rounded corners are a 1970s Buck Rogers thing. Embarrassing for Apple to do that.

Perhaps they should emulate Raspberry Pi OS Trixie...

 

[bsoon2]

I had no idea the Mac Mini had speakers. They're trash, haha, but totally unexpected.

Loving my M4 Mini and Studio Display. 🙂

 

[Elwe]

I expect new m5 mini to be announced tomorrow or on day after tomorrow

So . . . Nope.

 

[majkom]

🤷‍♂️ what can i say

 

[SkippyThorson]

For years, the Mac mini was always just the guts of the prior laptop. In some ways, that still applies. What I'm afraid of is the Mac mini getting a price cut...

I'm referring to the M4 punching way above its class. If they decide to cheapen the Mini to hit a lower price, the likelihood if it getting an A chip instead of an M chip is pretty high.

I am also quite content should it remain an unsung value in the desktop space.

 

[aarhon]

20,418 replies is insane

 

[DonutHands]

Went to order a Mac mini, looking at 10-12 week lead times for custom orders...

 

[just!ns]

Went to order a Mac mini, looking at 10-12 week lead times for custom orders...

Good chance the M5 mini update will be included as part of the 50th anniversary group of announcements on April 1st.

 

[Boil]

50th Anniversary would be a GREAT time to announce the all-new Mac Pro Cube featuring the all-new M5 Extreme...! ;^p

 

[yellowhelicopter]

I had no idea the Mac Mini had speakers. They're trash, haha, but totally unexpected.

It's much MUCH better in M4 minis than before though, bass particularly.

 

[EugW]

It's much MUCH better in M4 minis than before though, bass particularly.

It’s still trash but it’s better than nothing and works in a pinch if you have no headphones or external speakers handy.

 

[sublunar]

Went to order a Mac mini, looking at 10-12 week lead times for custom orders...

Just had a look myself and can corroborate this - orders into May for anything custom on the UK Apple Store. Even a 16/512 'basic' config was looking into mid April. Let's hope there's new hardware coming and it's not related to shipping issues.

Good chance the M5 mini update will be included as part of the 50th anniversary group of announcements on April 1st.

Was hoping for an M6 in October to be fair but with the MacBook Neo at hand it's probably a good time to shift other Macs to M5 class CPUs to keep the benchmark gap healthy. The fact that the M5 Pro is fairly new on the scene may have been a factor here as M6 Pro might not be available in October this year.

What I have noticed that stocks of older Macs have disappeared from third party retailers like Costco UK, whereas Argos may still hold old stocks - they probably don't sell as many. I noted that Costco UK appear to have no stocks of Minis or Studios and their iMacs have basically disappeared too. Argos seem to have stocks but they probably don't sell as many.

It does appear to point to a 50th Anniversary super-refresh of several lines from Wednesday April 1.

Let's hope that AppleTV is amongst the updates too.