Looking for a Mac mini for sale at a lower price than Apple charges directly? Amazon has one this weekend. MacRumors reported Saturday that the retailer has knocked up to $149 off the new Mac mini, covering both the M6 and M5 Pro versions of the machine, while also discounting the M5 Max Mac Studio by $200.
The specific cuts, as listed by MacRumors: the 16GB RAM/256GB SSD Mac mini was going for $779.99, a $119 reduction. Step up to the 16GB RAM/512GB SSD configuration and the price was $949.99, down $149. MacRumors said the M5 Pro Mac mini carried similar savings, though it did not list exact figures for every configuration of that model.
On the Studio side, the M5 Max version with 36GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD was priced at $2,299.00, down from its usual $2,499.00. That's the full $200 cut mentioned in the report, and it applies to the higher-end Studio tier rather than the base M5 configuration.
None of this is a limited one-day flash sale as far as the reporting indicates. MacRumors described it as a weekend promotion, and Amazon has a habit of running these kinds of Apple discounts on a rolling basis rather than a single countdown clock. Still, retail pricing on Amazon moves fast and without much warning, so what one shopper sees at checkout Saturday afternoon may not match what shows up Monday morning.
The discounts land at a moment when Apple's desktop lineup is relatively fresh. Both the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini are described in the report as Apple's newest versions of the small desktop, meaning Amazon is undercutting brand-new hardware rather than clearing out an older generation ahead of a refresh. That's a different kind of deal than the typical pattern of discounts showing up right before a new chip ships.
For anyone comparing options, the entry-level Mac mini cut brings a 16GB/256GB machine under $800, while the jump to 512GB of storage for under $950 could appeal to buyers who'd otherwise pay full price to avoid Apple's storage upgrade fees. The Mac Studio discount, meanwhile, targets a smaller audience: professionals and power users who need the M5 Max chip's extra performance headroom over the base Studio or the mini entirely.
MacRumors did not specify an end date for the promotion, and Amazon prices on Apple hardware have historically fluctuated without much notice. Shoppers watching the Mac mini price should expect it to move again before the holiday shopping season picks up, when retailers typically run a fresh round of Apple discounts.
DDFiled by The Deals Desk
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