Overview
- Apple announced the refreshed Mac line on Tuesday, August 25, and opened preorders on Thursday, August 27 with products scheduled to go on sale on September 22.
- The Mac mini is offered with the new M6 chip or the M5 Pro; M6 is Apple’s first 2nm part with a 12‑core CPU, 12‑core GPU, dual 16‑core neural engines and support for up to 32GB unified memory.
- Mac Studio gains the new M5 Ultra, built from a four‑chip UltraFusion design with up to a 36‑core CPU, an 80‑core GPU and 1.2 TB/s unified memory bandwidth targeted at high‑end pro and on‑device AI workloads.
- The Mac mini adds Apple’s N1 wireless chip with Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread, plus first‑time Genlock support over USB‑C for frame‑locked camera and multi‑display workflows.
- Apple published pricing and local offers — Mac mini starts at ¥6,999 with education and government subsidies affecting street prices in China — and coverage notes growing U.S. assembly at Foxconn’s Houston plant could shape supply and marketing going into Apple’s September iPhone event.