Mac Mini Price Rises to $799, Could Be Scarce for Months
▼ Summary
– Apple’s Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops have become increasingly difficult to buy, with many configurations listed as “currently unavailable” on Apple’s site.
– A top-end Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM was delisted from Apple’s store entirely.
– The $599 entry-level Mac mini has been removed from Apple’s store, making the cheapest available model $799.
– The $799 Mac mini includes an M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, the same price as when it launched in late 2024.
– The $599 model’s discontinuation means it can only be found at third-party retailers with remaining stock.
Apple’s Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops have become increasingly hard to find this year, with multiple configurations now listed as “currently unavailable” on Apple’s website,a rare occurrence that signals deeper supply issues. For those who can still place an order, shipping times stretch into weeks or even months. The top-end Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM was quietly delisted from the store entirely back in March, a move widely seen as an acknowledgment of the ongoing RAM shortage.
Now, the entry-level Mac mini, which launched at $599 with an M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage, has also vanished from Apple’s online store. The cheapest Mac mini you can currently order directly from Apple costs $799, offering the same M4 processor and 16GB of RAM but with 512GB of storage. This isn’t a straightforward price increase,Apple has charged $799 for that configuration since the M4 Mac mini debuted in late 2024. However, with the base $599 model apparently discontinued, buyers can no longer access that original price point unless they find leftover stock at third-party retailers.
The shift means that for anyone hoping to snag a Mac mini at its lowest-ever price, the window has effectively closed. Apple may take several months to catch up with demand for both the Mac mini and Mac Studio, leaving the market in an unusual state of scarcity for a product line that has historically been readily available.
(Source: Ars Technica)
