New Mac Mini and Mac Studio: 13 Things You Might Have Missed
Apple today announced new M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini models and M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio models. We've covered all of the announcements in-depth , but wanted to highlight some interesting tidbits about the new machines. Price Increases - The Mac mini now starts at $899, $300 over the original starting price of the M4 Mac mini when it launched in October 2024. Mac Studio pricing starts at…
Apple unveiled upgraded Mac mini and Mac Studio models featuring advanced processors and connectivity. The Mac mini starts at $899, a $300 price increase from the previous M4 model, while the Mac Studio begins at $2,499, $500 more than the M4 Max model. Both new machines support Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, matching the connectivity standards of the latest iPhones.
They also feature genlock over USB-C, eliminating the need for external sync boxes in multi-camera setups. The Mac mini now supports 2.5Gb Ethernet, with the option to upgrade to 10Gb Ethernet. The M6 chip in the Mac mini includes an enhanced Neural Engine with two 16-core engines, delivering 2x more peak compute for faster AI workflows.
The Mac Studio's M5 Ultra is the first Ultra chip with Neural Accelerators, achieving a 4.3x performance boost over the M3 Ultra. Storage on the Mac Studio has doubled with PCIe Gen 6 SSDs, but upgrading to larger SSD capacities is more expensive than the base price. The Mac Studio's top configuration with a 36-core CPU, 256GB RAM, and 16TB SSD is priced at $18,299.
The announcement of these new machines came in August, marking the first such event in the past decade for Apple. macOS Golden Gate will likely be the operating system for the September 22 launch. Pre-orders started today and will be available on September 22.
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