Mac mini (M1, 2020)
ImagineFX|March 2021
COMPACT COMPUTING The Mac mini is back, and now packing Apple’s latest M1 chip to woo even more creatives into its fold
Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Price From £699 Company Apple Web www.apple.com

The new Mac mini (M1, 2020) is easily one of the best compact machines creatives can buy. Thanks to Apple’s new M1 chip, it’s an incredibly competent machine that will handle complex creative workloads with ease.

Apart from its design and performance, the price of this Mac mini is its most impressive aspect. Starting at just £699 for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, this is by far the cheapest entry point into the Mac ecosystem. It comes with the brand new macOS Big Sur operating system, and the same Apple M1 chip that powers the far more expensive MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020), so you’re not compromising at all.

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