Apple discontinues cheaper Mac Mini, now $799
Apple has discontinued its $599 Mac Mini model with 256GB of storage, leaving the $799 512GB version as the new base option. The higher-priced model features the M4 chip and 16GB of RAM, maintaining the same memory as the discontinued version. Supply constraints due to global manufacturing issues and a memory chip shortage contributed to the decision.
- ▪Apple discontinued the 256GB Mac Mini that previously cost $599.
- ▪The new base model Mac Mini is priced at $799 and includes 512GB of storage and an M4 chip.
- ▪Both the discontinued and current base models have 16GB of RAM.
- ▪Apple CEO Tim Cook cited global manufacturing pressures and supply constraints for the change.
- ▪A global memory chip shortage is expected to worsen over the next year.
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Home > Tech Apple discontinues cheaper Mac Mini, now $799 The company's 256GB option is no longer available By Chase DiBenedetto Chase DiBenedetto Social Good Reporter Chase joined Mashable's Social Good team in 2020, covering online stories about digital activism, climate justice, accessibility, and media representation. Her work also captures how these conversations manifest in politics, popular culture, and fandom. Sometimes she's very funny. Read Full Bio on May 2, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Credit: CFOTO / Contributor / Future Publishing via Getty Images Apple just axed its cheapest Mac Mini option, a compact 256GB desktop brain that previously cost Apple shoppers just $599.
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