Apple doesn’t often launch new products in January, but 2023 was an exception — albeit through press releases, rather than a special event.
The updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros use Apple’s latest top-of-the-line M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, with the former also making its way into the Mac Mini. As our review of the latter shows, the combination of performance and affordability makes entry-level models particularly attractive.
There you will have to settle for the regular M2, with the M2 Pro models being significantly more expensive. But all configurations are a significant upgrade over the 2020 M1-powered version.
With Mac Mini deals now available in the US and UK, here’s everything you need to know about buying one.
Best Mac Mini M2 Deals in USA
In the US, one retailer offers discounts:
Best Mac Mini M2 deals in the UK
But in the UK there are a few options:
- KRCS – up to £194.90 off M2 (from £584.10), up to £459.90 off M2 Pro (from £1,259.10)
- AO – £50 off M2/256GB and £35 off M2/512GB£50 off M2 Pro only one model available
- Amazon – £50 off M2£134.01 off M2 Pro
- Apple – M2 and M2 Pro – no discounts
- John Lewis – M2/256GB, M2/512GB And M2 Pro/512GB available, no discounts but 3 months free Apple TV+ for new subscribers,
- Curries – all main models available, no discounts
- Very – alone M2/256GB And M2/512GB available, no discounts
- Argos – alone M2/256GB available, no discounts
Best Mac Mini M2 prices right now
This article is regularly updated, but the comparison widget below provides the very latest pricing information. First up, M2:
$579.99
$598.73
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$598.93
$599
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$599
Then the M2 Pro with 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU. A less powerful version of this chip is also available for $799 / £849 at full price:
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$1199
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$1289.96
$1,294.76
$1299
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$1299
When was the Mac Mini M2 released?
Apple has officially announced the latest Mac Mini January 17, 2023.
It then became available a week later – January 24, 2023 – in the US, UK and many other countries.
How much did the Mac Mini M2 cost at launch?
Despite improved chips, the new Mac Mini is actually cheaper than the 2020 version in both the US and UK. Here are the three main ones you can choose from:
- M2 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD – $599 / £649
- M2 Pro (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD – $799 / £849
- M2 Pro (10-core CPU, 16-core GPU), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD – $1,299 / £1,399
It’s worth noting that you can boost any of the above models with up to 24GB RAM, up to 2TB SSD, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (as opposed to regular Gigabit), but prices are rising fast.
For context, here’s how much the baseline M1 Mac Mini models cost at launch:
- M1 (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD – $699 / £699
- M1 (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD – $899 / £899
We also have similar articles for the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro and HomePod 2.