Apple today unveiled its newest line of Mac computers, including theMac Mini andMacBook Pros , all of which are now equipped with the company's snappier M2 and M2 Pro chipsets.
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Hot off the press, the M2-equipped Mac Mini is said to offer up to 50 percent faster speeds in services like Adobe Photoshop compared to its two-year-old M1 predecessor, and up to 35 percent faster gameplay in titles like Resident Evil Village. Basically, you're getting a more capable compact desktop PC this time around -- and for a starting price of$599.
That's right, the M2 Mac Mini, though clearly faster and more performant than its$699 predecessor, is being sold for$100 less right off the gate. Starting today you can preorder from the following configurations:
Should you be adventurous and opt for the fully specced-out Mac Mini, it'll come with the M2 Pro chip with 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, 8TB of SSD, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and set you back$4,099.
No matter which model you buy, the Mac Mini will come with two additional USB-A ports, an HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet support, a headphone jack, and in Silver. There's no Space Gray this time around. And thanks to the new M2 chip, the Macs can support up to two displays at a time, with the M2 Pro capable of extending to a full-on 8K monitor, a first for any Mac computer.
The new Mac Mini is available for preorder today, with open sales starting on Tuesday, January 24.
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