Apple's new desktop computers are designed specifically for local AI development
Ars Technica 1 week ago 44 ● 7 sources
Apple released refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio desktop computers aimed at running local AI development workloads. The Mac mini with M6 starts at $899 with 16GB of memory, and preorders open today with shipping on September 22. Developers can buy these systems to shift AI coding and open-weight model use from paid cloud inference toward local compute, while also getting faster storage and faster networking options.