Apple announced today the release of the new Mac mini which, like the new 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, has the new M1 chip at the heart of the machine. The M1 processor brings an 8-core CPU with up to 3x faster performance than the previous generation, dramatically accelerating demanding workloads, from compiling a million lines of code to building enormous multitrack music projects. An 8-core GPU delivers up to a massive 6x increase in graphics performance, allowing Mac mini to tackle performance-intensive tasks like complex 3D rendering with ease.
Starting at $699, the new Apple Mac mini is actually $100 less expensive than the previous model but, according to Apple, is more powerful than ever before with the new M1 chip. All three of the new Macs will run macOS 11 Big Sur, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, and with it the ability to run iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac for the first time. The Mac mini can be preordered now and will be shipping on November 17th.