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  "id": 3283263,
  "title": "Apple just gave Mac mini a huge performance boost with M6, and a fat price hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-just-gave-mac-mini-a-huge-performance-boost-with-m6-and-a-fat",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:35:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Trends",
    "slug": "digital-trends",
    "url": "https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-just-gave-the-mac-mini-a-huge-performance-boost-but-theres-a-catch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has upgraded its Mac mini with the powerful M6 chip and increased its price. The new Mac mini offers either the M6 chip or the M5 Pro chip, both providing significant improvements in AI performance compared to their predecessors. The M6 chip features a 12-core CPU and GPU with Neural Accelerators, resulting in up to 4x faster AI performance and 2x quicker graphics and storage. It also comes with 16GB to 32GB of unified memory. The M5 Pro chip is geared towards heavy workloads like video editing, 3D rendering, and running large AI models, boasting up to 18-core CPU, 20-core GPU, and 64GB of unified memory. Both models support Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and 2.5Gb Ethernet, with Thunderbolt ports, HDMI, and a headphone jack included. The M6 model starts at $899, a $300 price increase from the previous $599 M4 Mac mini, while the M5 Pro model starts at $1,699, a $300 price hike from the $1,399 M4 Pro Mac mini. Pre-orders are available now, with shipments beginning on September 22. Apple has also refreshed its Mac Studio with new M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip options starting at $2,499, both built around a notable leap in on-device AI performance.",
  "summary": "Apple refreshed the Mac mini with the all-new M6 chip and a beefier M5 Pro option, promising up to 4x faster AI performance in the same tiny design.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Apple announces new Mac Mini and Mac Studio models with AI upgrades",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-announces-new-mac-mini-and-mac-studio-models-with-ai-upgrades",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple updates the Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra, with up to 4.3x faster AI performance, faster graphics, and up to 512GB of unified memory for $2,499+ (Apple)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-updates-the-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra-with-up-to-4-3x",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:05:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple raises Mac mini and Studio prices: the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini are $899+ and $1,699+, $100 above M4 models, and the M5 Ultra Mac Studio is $5,499+, up $200 (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-raises-mac-mini-and-studio-prices-the-m6-and-m5-pro-mac-mini",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:45:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "Apple’s M5 Ultra Mac Studio gets a huge AI boost, Thunderbolt 5, and a new networking chip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apples-m5-ultra-mac-studio-gets-a-huge-ai-boost-thunderbolt-5-and-a",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:59:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Apple unveils new Mac mini, Mac studio with major chip upgrades",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-unveils-new-mac-mini-mac-studio-with-major-chip-upgrades",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Apple launches faster Mac mini, Mac Studio to tap AI boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-launches-faster-mac-mini-mac-studio-to-tap-ai-boom",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:19:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Apple launches faster Mac mini, Mac Studio to tap AI boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-launches-faster-mac-mini-mac-studio-to-tap-ai-boom-3295022",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:36:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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