Answering the BIGGEST Question About the M2 Mac mini

M2 Mac mini vs M2 Pro Mac mini — how do you choose?

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On Tuesday 17th January 2023, Apple introduced a brand-new Mac mini. It didn’t look any different — there was no chassis redesign or funky new colour selection — but, boy, had it enjoyed quite the internal upgrade.

The Mac mini has endured an odd relationship with the string-pullers at Apple. It has never been removed from the shelves entirely, but it has, arguably, been left to fester for rather too long — particularly during its Intel-only days.

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Now, though, we have a super-powered Mac mini boasting an M2 Pro chip which is capable of having a 19-core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 8TB of internal storage.

Then, we have the standard M2 version of the Mac mini which, at just £649 for the base model, is the most affordable entry point into the macOS ecosystem — and one of the very few recent Apple products to enjoy a price reduction.