The Mac mini has been a staple in Apple’s desktop lineup since 2005. Originally introduced as an easy way to get the Mac-curious into Apple’s ecosystem, the new Apple Silicon Mac mini might now be the most compelling purchase for anyone looking for a new Mac.
The M1 Mac mini is Apple’s smallest desktop computer, and it also happens to be one of the fastest. The latest model is powered by Apple’s M1 system-on-chip, which uses a different processor architecture and instruction set than older Intel Macs.
The base Mac mini is an M1-powered computer that has 8 CPU cores, 8 GPU cores, 8GB of Apple’s “unified” memory, and a 256GB solid-state drive. You can pick these up from Amazon or from retail stores like Best Buy, or you can go through Apple and upgrade to an 8-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of storage at the checkout.
