Apple’s 2023 Mac mini comes with M2 and M2 Pro chips inside, the same design, but with a major price cut
The M2 chip was announced back in June of 2022 alongside the redesigned MacBook Air. The new Mac mini has now been upgraded to an M2 chip as well. You also have the option to buy the M2 Pro Mac mini for faster performance. The M2 Pro chip features a 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU conjoined with 32GB of RAM. With the latest chips onboard, users will get enhanced computing and graphical performance compared to the M1 and M1 Pro chips. Externally, the new M2 Mac mini features the same design and form factor as the M1 model, but the machine features a wide range of I/O ports. You will get two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet, and a headphone jack. On the M2 Pro Mac mini, you will get two additional Thunderbolt 4 ports. Both models ship with WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 - the fastest standard available in the market. The M2 Pro will deliver up to 2.5 times better performance compared to the M1 Mac mini in Affinity Photo, 4.2 times faster ProRes transcode in Final Cut Pro, and 2.8 times better gameplay in Resident Evil Village. You can check out more details on the M2 Pro and M2 Max performance in our announcement post. Apart from this, the new M2 Mac mini has received a significant price cut, coming in at $599 for the base model. You can order right now from the Apple Online Store. To break it down, the M2 Mac mini with an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU with 256GB of SSD and 8GB of RAM is priced at $599. The high-end model configuration comes with the M2 Pro chip that features a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage capacity. We will share more details on the subject as soon as further information is available. Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
