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Apple releases updated Mac mini desktops, complete with quad and six-core processor options

It’s been four years since the last Mac mini update, but today that changed.

Apple, during its Brooklyn media event, announced a new Mac mini with modern processors and specifications

The upgrades are spotlighted by quad- and six-core 8th-generation Intel processors, which go by the code name Coffee Lake. According to Apple, the new Mac mini is five times faster than the four-year-old model it replaces.


The updated Mac mini raises the maximum amount of RAM supported from 16GB to 64GB, and the machine uses faster 2666MHz SO-DIMMs. The Mac mini also features flash storage that the company says is four times faster than the four-year-old predecessor, and can be outfitted with a maximum amount of 2TB of drive space.

The unit arrives with the following ports:

– Ethernet (with an option to upgrade to 10 gigabit ethernet)

– Four Thunderbolt 3 ports

– HDMI

– Two USB-A ports

– Headphone jack/audio out

The new Mac mini also includes a T2 security chip, a new thermal system with twice the airflow as its predecessor, and a space gray case.

The new Mac mini price starts at $799, and includes a 3.6GHz Core i3 processors, 8GB of memory, and a 128GB SSD.

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Via Macworld