Amazon pushed its Mac mini discounts deeper this Friday, knocking $150 off two upgraded configurations of Apple's current lineup, according to a report from AppleInsider published October 30.
The first is the M6 Mac mini bumped to 24GB of unified memory from the standard 16GB, paired with 512GB of storage. AppleInsider reported the listing at $1,149 when it checked Friday, a $150 cut off MSRP and $30 lower than the previous sale price the outlet had tracked.
The second is the M5 Pro Mac mini, also configured with 24GB of RAM, which AppleInsider found marked down by $150 to $1,549.99. That model carries the part number MHQN4LL/A and comes with a 15-core CPU, a 16-core GPU and a 512GB SSD, specs aimed at people doing heavier editing or compiling work who don't want to spend Mac Studio money to get there.
For anyone searching for a cheaper way in, the standard Mac mini configuration was also on sale, listed at $779 when AppleInsider reported it, a smaller discount than the two upgraded models but still below Apple's own listed price for the base unit.
AppleInsider says it maintains a running breakdown of these offers, with per-retailer pricing, in its 2026 Mac mini Price Guide, which is worth a check if you're deciding between configurations or want to see how other sellers compare to Amazon's numbers.
Worth remembering with any of this: retailer pricing on Apple hardware moves fast and without warning. A $150 cut on a Friday can vanish by Monday, or deepen further if Amazon is clearing inventory ahead of a refresh. None of these prices are guaranteed to hold, so anyone comparing the M6 against the M5 Pro mini should treat Friday's numbers as a snapshot rather than a standing offer.
The gap between the two tiers is still the real decision point here. At $1,149 versus $1,549.99, the extra $400 buys the Pro-grade CPU and GPU jump rather than more memory, since both discounted units carry 24GB of RAM. For buyers who don't need the extra cores, the cheaper M6 configuration covers the same storage and memory for roughly 70 percent of the price. Whether either deal resurfaces after the weekend is something only Amazon's internal pricing systems know, and AppleInsider's guide is the place to watch for the next move.
DDFiled by The Deals Desk
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