Mac Mini M3 Coming?

[dacanales]

I googled "m3 mac mini" this morning, and this came up. It shows a descriptive summary of the current Mac Mini offered on Apple's website as having the "Apple M3 chip." When I clicked the link to jump to Apple's website, there was no mention of the M3 chip with the minis. I'm hopeful it's forthcoming. 🤞

 

[b.lam]

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The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming

Correct. I replied to Boyd01's comment.

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nothing announced yet

 

[iStorm]

Looks like it's just showing the description of the iMac towards the bottom of that page.

 

[dacanales]

Looks like it's just showing the description of the iMac towards the bottom of that page.

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Thanks for pointing that out. It's odd that the product description comes from the iMac but the price is of the mini. I still hold a smidgen of hope that they'll update it soon.

 

[kent5]

I used to hold out hope for that too, but apparently, Apple's plan is to ignore the Mini for a year after all the other Macs are upgraded.

My guess is that we won't have M3 Minis in actual customer hands until August -- virtually a year after the other Macs were upgraded. And, as another poster in another thread stated, by that time M4 will be on the horizon, and the whole cycle starts over again.

 

[Bazza1]

M2 Mini came out late January 2023. I'd expect the same time of year for the M3, just as a guess. No particular reason, but Apple a creature of habit.
Similarly, I wouldn't expect the next iPhone SE (if it exists) to show up until the Spring of 2025.

 

[MayaUser]

At WWDC if Apple plans to release the Mac Studio and Mac pro, they have no reasons not to release the Mac mini with M3 and M3 Pro

 

[kent5]

M2 Mini came out late January 2023. I'd expect the same time of year for the M3, just as a guess. No particular reason, but Apple a creature of habit.
Similarly, I wouldn't expect the next iPhone SE (if it exists) to show up until the Spring of 2025.

You mean you might expect that a Mac Mini M3 not appear until January 2025? (since "Jan 2024" is loooong since passed)

 

[Boil]

M4 & M4 Pro Mac mini Spring 2025...

 

[MegaBlue]

Thanks for pointing that out. It's odd that the product description comes from the iMac but the price is of the mini. I still hold a smidgen of hope that they'll update it soon.

It's pulling the price from the iMac, not the mini.

Apple states the mini starts at $599, not $1299. $1299 is the price of the model with M2 Pro, but they always advertise the mini starting with the base config price.

 

[Bazza1]

You mean you might expect that a Mac Mini M3 not appear until January 2025? (since "Jan 2024" is loooong since passed)

Yes.

 

[kent5]

Yes.

If true, that means that People wanting to buy a desktop Mac have only 2 choices: buy the "outdated and at least 1 year behind everything else" Mac Mini, or spend nearly three times that amount to buy an up-to-date Mac and be locked into the built in display/structure of the iMac. Or spend nearly four times the cost of the Mac Mini and get a Studio.

Apple's plan:
1st: Lock down all expansion to literally nothing. If your memory/storage needs change, dump it and buy again.
2nd: Limit new Mac desktop PC choices to either "outdated" or "outrageously expensive".

I was really excited to re-adopt Mac as my main PC, but Apple is seemingly doing its best to make that a painful experience. Too bad "2024" isn't more like "1984", because I'm feeling like today's Apple is more like the enslaved audience and less like the runner.

 

[picpicmac]

I was really excited to re-adopt Mac as my main PC, but Apple is seemingly doing its best to make that a painful experience.

Just buy an M2 Mac Mini.

The masses of online commenters are in a constant war with each over on one of two beliefs:

A: Computer Company just needlessly turn out new models too quickly, to boost sales, when the old models do more than what is needed; or...
B: Computer Company is so slow and behind and why don't they give me what I want!

You can see both kinds of comments daily, here on this website, over the exact same company (Apple) and the exact same products.

 

[dacanales]

Just buy an M2 Mac Mini.

The masses of online commenters are in a constant war with each over on one of two beliefs:

A: Computer Company just needlessly turn out new models too quickly, to boost sales, when the old models do more than what is needed; or...
B: Computer Company is so slow and behind and why don't they give me what I want!

You can see both kinds of comments daily, here on this website, over the exact same company (Apple) and the exact same products.

That's likely the route I'm taking. The google search gave me some (false?) hope. 🤣

 

[kent5]

Just buy an M2 Mac Mini.

The masses of online commenters are in a constant war with each over on one of two beliefs:

A: Computer Company just needlessly turn out new models too quickly, to boost sales, when the old models do more than what is needed; or...
B: Computer Company is so slow and behind and why don't they give me what I want!

You can see both kinds of comments daily, here on this website, over the exact same company (Apple) and the exact same products.

I guess there is no better way to ensure that Apple releases the M3 Mac Mini tomorrow than if I buy a new M2 Mac Mini today. 😆

 

[NewOldStock]

M4 announced end of 2024 and will be available in 2025.
Ai infiltration in Google search engine is wack. Find all kinds of wrong answers lately.

 

[brsilb]

We may see Apple event to release M4 Macs in October along with software release 15.

Update: Gurman says Mini and Studio in mid 2025, which may mean M3 version at WWDC.

 

[washablemarkers]

The Mini seems to be on a two-year cycle now, so I doubt we'll get an M3 and M4. Probably an M4 close to the end of this year or early next year.

 

[Newgoblin49]

It depends on how much of a hurry you are in. I am not in that much of money, so I will likely wait for the next model. Whenever it releases. It’s important to note that in my country, we usually hang onto our electronic devices for a longer time, so I will be waiting for the latest one, and I will be using it for six years at least, a Pro Mac mini

 

[Guenter]

I dont think we will see a m3 mini. If apple releases a m3 mini we will see it next week. WWDC will focus on AI and may be on the related m4. To announce a m3 at that time does not sound right to me.