Apple just made the Mac mini more expensive without raising its price
Apple has discontinued the $599 Mac mini with 256GB storage, leaving the $799 model as the new entry-level option. The company did not raise the price directly but removed the cheaper configuration from its lineup. This move is likely driven by rising production costs for RAM and NAND storage, allowing Apple to maintain profitability without a visible price increase.
- ▪Apple discontinued the $599 Mac mini with 256GB storage, no longer offering it for purchase.
- ▪The cheapest available Mac mini now costs $799 and includes an M4 chip, 16GB RAM, and 512GB storage.
- ▪Apple did not issue an official statement but likely removed the lower-priced model to manage rising component costs.
- ▪The Mac mini is a popular entry point into the Mac ecosystem for users who already own peripherals.
- ▪The 512GB Mac mini originally launched at $799 in late 2024.
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Apple has quietly discontinued the $599 Mac mini, making the 256GB model no longer available for purchase. Rather than raising its price to reflect rising memory and NAND costs, the company simply pulled it from the lineup, leaving buyers with a steeper entry point than before. Did Apple just raise the Mac mini’s price without calling it a price hike? Since Apple pulled the 256GB model from its website, the cheapest Mac mini you can buy now comes with a $799 price tag, featuring an M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. Apple has not made an official statement on why, but the reason is not hard to guess. Profitability. Rising RAM and NAND costs have made consumer electronics more expensive to produce, and in most cases, those costs have been passed directly on to customers.
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