Apple’s new M6 Mac Mini is over $100 off
The Verge Cameron Faulkner
Apple’s new Mac Mini is on sale for the first time. The M6 model drops to $779.99, undercutting a restocked M4 version.
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Apple’s new Mac Mini has finally slipped below its launch price, and that matters because the launch price was the whole problem. The 2026 model starts at $899, up from the last-gen machine’s $599 debut, so any cut is welcome.
Right now, Amazon has the base model for $779.99. That gets buyers 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and an M6 chip with a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU. It’s the first discount this model has seen, and it showed up as one of the October Prime Day deals that just started appearing.
The appeal is simple: the new Mini keeps the same tiny footprint but brings more speed. The M6 chip is about 20 percent faster than the M4, which is a pretty decent jump for a box that still looks almost unchanged from the outside.
There’s also a nearby trap for bargain hunters. Best Buy has restocked the M4 Mac Mini with the same 256GB of storage for $799, which is close enough to the M6 deal to make the older model look awkward. It’s cheaper only if you ignore the part where it’s less powerful. Don’t.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
Apple has a talent for charging luxury prices for machines that look like office furniture, then acting relieved when the first discount arrives. The real story here isn’t the sale; it’s how quickly the old model becomes a bad buy once the newer one dips just enough. Bargains are nice, but Apple’s pricing games are doing most of the work.
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