Apple Mac mini with M2 M2 Pro chip 2023

Apple has outdone itself with the Mac mini M2, improving upon its predecessor's already excellent value by chopping $100 off the price and slotting in a speedy M2 chip. The option to upgrade it to an M2 Pro sweetens the deal, turning this pint-sized PC into a decent gaming machine.

Apple has outdone itself with the Mac mini M2, improving upon its predecessor's already excellent value by chopping $100 off the price and slotting in a speedy M2 chip. The option to upgrade it to an M2 Pro sweetens the deal, turning this pint-sized PC into a decent gaming machine.

• Powerful, especially with M2 Pro
• Small, quiet and looks good on a desk

The Apple Mac mini M2 ($599) is faster and cheaper than its predecessor, sweetening what was already a pretty compelling deal for most people.The M2 Pro offers better performance and more features than the M2.

the Mac mini M2 is the first Apple desktop to get upgraded with Apple's latest slice of bespoke silicon: the M2 chip. And for the first time, you can choose to upgrade the Mac mini with an even more powerful version, the M2 Pro.

The Mac Mini M2 remains a refined metal slab with a shiny black Apple logo on top. It looks timeless rather than dated, although it’s much larger than many of today’s dinky PCs. Apple clearly sees no benefit in making a smaller Mini (akin to an Apple TV). It quickly becomes clear this was a smart move.

The new Mac mini has Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, 2x Thunderbolt 4, 2x USB-A, and headphones. There’s no SD card slot, though, and no ports on the front, which irks when dealing with accessories.

The new Mac Mini M2 Pro occupies a space between the Mac Mini M2 and the Mac Studio. Over the standard Mini, you get more RAM/storage (16GB/512GB by default) and two additional Thunderbolt 4 ports, It can support up to three displays (including 8K/60Hz over HDMI), rather than two.