9to5Mac Daily: August 25, 2026 – New Mac mini and Mac Studio unveiled
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Apple has unveiled a new Mac mini and a beefed-up Mac Studio. The Mac mini starts at $899 and comes with either Apple's new M6 chip or the M5 Pro. According to SiliconANGLE, the M6 chip features a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, and a standalone artificial intelligence accelerator, with 12 cores for both CPU and GPU.
The new Mac mini is $100 more expensive than its predecessor. Economic Times Tech and Dawn both report this price increase. The devices have become popular with consumers looking to run autonomous AI agents locally.
Dawn reports that Johny Srouji, Apple's hardware boss, said, “Whether it’s being used as a home computer, powering a professional studio, or as an always-on agentic device, it’s the little Mac that can do it all.” According to Dawn, the M6 chip delivers up to four times faster AI performance and double the graphics and storage speeds compared with the previous M4-powered model.
AppleInsider notes that AppleCare options are available for the new Macs, but are not immediately visible during the order process, unlike with other Macs.
Brief written by urgent.news from 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, AppleInsider, Economic Times Tech, Dawn — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
