US EditionApple Just Made the Mac Mini More Expensive without Raising Its Price
Apple now starts the Mac mini at $799 after removing the 256GB option worldwide amid tight memory supply and higher costs, Tim Cook said.
- Apple discontinued its 256GB Mac Mini worldwide on Friday, raising the desktop's starting price to $799 from $599. The entry-level model, marketed as the "mini-est, most affordable Mac with mighty performance," has been removed from Apple's website entirely.
- Surging demand for the Mac Mini as an "amazing platform for AI and agentic tools" has strained Apple's supply chain, CEO Tim Cook acknowledged on an earnings call this week. Cook attributed the constraint to "higher-than-expected demand" for both the Mac Mini and Mac Studio.
- Global memory shortages, driven by AI server construction, have forced Apple to confront "significantly higher memory costs," Cook said. Tight RAM availability is likely forcing Apple to make tough business decisions as the company seeks to maintain margins.
- Shipping estimates for higher-end Mac Mini configurations currently reach 10–12 weeks, as Apple continues to face supply constraints. The company confirmed achieving supply-demand balance could take "several months" across both Mac Mini and Mac Studio lines.
- Samsung recently warned that memory shortages could worsen in 2027, with demand outpacing supply. Cook noted that rising costs are expected to have an "increasing impact" on Apple's business, signaling prolonged pressure on product pricing and availability.
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Apple has increased the initial price of its Mac mini desktop computer from US$ 599 to US$ 799, adjusting to the stock shortage caused by demand for AI artificial intelligence) and limited supply of processors. The company is, in practice, increasing the price by removing the basic configuration, a model that includes an M4 processor and 256 gigabytes of storage. The computer now comes with the same chip and 512 gigabytes of space. The initial p…
Apple Inc. raised the initial price of its Mac mini desktop computer to $799 from $599, in response to the shortage of inventory driven by the growing demand related to artificial intelligence and limited availability of processors.The company is effectively increasing the price by eliminating input configuration, a model that included an M4 processor and 256 gigabytes of storage.Now, the computer starts with that same chip, but with 512 gigabyt…
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