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Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price
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Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supply | Fortune
Apple Inc. raised the starting price of its Mac mini desktop to $799 from $599, adjusting to inventory shortages driven by AI demand and the tight supply of processors. The company is effectively increasing the price by removing the entry-level configuration, a model that includes an M4 processor and 256 gigabytes of storage. The computer now starts with that same chip and 512 gigabytes of space. The $1,399 starting price of the M4 Pro model hasn’t changed. The discontinuation of the $599 tier comes after that model sold out at most outlets. Other configurations still take weeks or months to arrive from Apple’s online store and have been in limited supply at the company’s retail stores. On Thursday, Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said the shortages were tied in part to the so-called SoC, or system on a chip, the processor that serves as the brains of the Mac mini. “The constraints were primarily driven by the availability of the advanced nodes our SoCs are produced on,” he said on an earnings call with analysts. The other factor is that consumers have been snapping up Mac minis and Mac Studios to run artificial intelligence, he said. “These are amazing
Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price
Skip to main contentApple CEO Tim Cook said ‘supply constraints’ could affect several of its Mac models in the coming months.Apple CEO Tim Cook said ‘supply constraints’ could affect several of its Mac models in the coming months.by Emma RothMay 1, 2026, 9:52 PM UTCPhoto by Chris Welch / The VergeEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Apple’s Mac Mini now starts at $799 after the company pulled the $599 option with 256GB of storage from its online store, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. The model’s discontinuation comes just one day after Apple CEO Tim Cook said during an earnings call that a chip shortage will impact its Mac products in the coming months.“If you look forward to June, the majority of our supply constraints will be on several Mac models,” Cook said. “We think looking forward that the Mac Mini and the Mac Studio may take several months to reach supply-demand balance.” He added that both devices saw “higher-than-expected demand” as well, with many people buying up the device to use with AI agents like OpenClaw.The global memory shortage
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