Mac mini
The mini-est, most affordable Mac desktop.
Amazon is usually cheaper and comes with the same one-year Apple warranty. Either way you can add AppleCare+ within 60 days of purchase.
iHelp's verdict
New M6 chip, August 2026. The most affordable way onto a current Mac if you already have a screen.
Key facts
- Released
- 22 September 2026
- Colours
- Silver
- Chip
- 12‑core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
- Display
- Supports up to two external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
- Storage
- 256GB SSD
Who should buy it
Anyone whose Intel Mac is being left behind by macOS 27 and who already has a monitor, keyboard and mouse. The most affordable way onto a current Mac desktop.
In more detail
M6 chip, Apple's first on a 2 nanometre process, 16GB of memory as standard, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI and Ethernet. An M5 Pro model with Thunderbolt 5 is available for heavier work.
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Tech specs
Full details at Apple →Chip
- 12‑core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 12-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Memory
- 16GB unified memory
- 24GB or 32GB (170GB/s memory bandwidth)
- 24GB unified memory
- 32GB
Storage
- 256GB SSD
- 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
- 512GB SSD
- 1TB or 2TB
Display
- Supports up to two external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
- Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds
- Supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR and multi‑channel audio
- Three displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 165Hz
Audio
- Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
Size and weight
- Height: 5.0 cm (2.0 inches)
- Width: 12.7 cm (5.0 inches)
- Depth: 12.7 cm (5.0 inches)
- Weight (M6): 0.67 kg (1.5 pounds)
In the box
- Mac mini
- Power lead (1.8m)
Headline specs from Apple's UK tech specs pages, base configuration unless stated.
