A New Mac Mini Is Coming This Week Before the September iPhone Event (Confirmed)

Summary

Apple plans to launch a new Mac mini in the coming days, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Tuesday. The announcement would come before Tim Cook steps down on September 1 and ahead of the September 9 iPhone event. Chip configuration remains uncertain: Gurman initially pointed to the M5 and M5 Pro variants, but a separate report suggests Apple tested a combination of the base M6 and M5 Pro chips. The current Mac mini launched with M4 in late 2024. No major design changes are expected, but internal chip and performance upgrades would mark a quick generational turn.

Why it matters

If you have been waiting on a Mac mini purchase, the announcement is likely this week. The MacRumors Buyer’s Guide already lists the current M4 Mac mini as a “Don’t Buy” in light of this news. For anyone considering a compact Mac for a home office setup, the next few days are worth watching.

HTD Says

A new Mac mini is reportedly days away, which means if you have been eyeing one for your home office, now is exactly the time to hold off until the announcement lands. And the new Mac minis with M6 and M5 Pro have just been announced by Apple.

According to the Apple Press release, the pricing is pretty standard (probably adjusted for the component pricing upswing). The Mac mini with M6 starts at $899 (U.S.) and $799 (U.S.) for education. The Mac mini with M5 Pro starts at $1,699 (U.S.) and $1,599 (U.S.) for education. Additional technical specifications are available at apple.com/mac-mini.

Mac minis were extremely popular a few months ago when customers were getting them to run local AI LLMs or tools like Clawdbot and, later, Moltbot (now known as OpenClaw), thanks to their solid specs for handling AI locally. I’m going to guess these will be snapped up pretty quickly.

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MacRumors