The New Mac Mini: A Revolutionary Leap in Performance and Capability

The new Mac mini is here, and it's a game-changer. With its powerful M1 chip, this tiny desktop packs a remarkable amount of performance and capability into its compact design. The system on a chip design allows for a tremendous level of integration, making the Mac mini a formidable force in the world of computing.

Mac Mini Delivers the Mac Desktop Experience with Unparalleled Performance

The Mac mini delivers the Mac desktop experience in an incredibly small form factor, boasting an eight-core CPU and M1 chip. This combination provides up to three times faster CPU performance than its previous quad-core version, making it a monumental leap forward for Mac mini. Whether you're a developer compiling a million lines of code in Xcode or a musician using Logic Pro to take music production to the next level, performance never skips a beat.

The 8-Core GPU: A Six-Fold Increase in Graphics Performance

The 8-core GPU gives the Mini an enormous six-fold increase in graphics performance. In fact, if you compare Mac mini to the top-selling PC desktop in its price range, the Mini is just one-tenth the size and yet it's up to five times faster. This makes the Mac mini a clear winner when it comes to performance and capability.

Advanced Thermal Design: Sustaining Breakthrough Performance

The Mac mini's advanced thermal design ensures that M1 is unleashed easily, sustaining its breakthrough performance while staying cool and quiet. This means you can enjoy top-notch performance without worrying about overheating or noise pollution.

Connectivity: A Range of I/O Options

When it comes to connectivity, the Mac mini offers an array of I/O options, including two USB-C ports that now support both Thunderbolt and USB4. These ports allow you to connect a wide range of peripherals, including the Pro Display XDR at a full 6K resolution.

A New Era of Affordability: Starting at Just $699

The Mac mini starts at just $9.99 for education and $699 for the air, making it an incredibly affordable option. This is a significant drop in price from its previous generation, offering tremendous value to users.

The Future of Macs: M1, Big Sur, and Beyond

But that's not all - with the new Mac mini comes Apple's latest operating system, macOS Big Sur. This release introduces a bold new design, powerful updates for apps like Safari and Messages, and the latest improvements to industry-leading privacy features. By designing the whole system together, hardware and software, Apple is able to make the things you love about your Mac even better.

Instant Wake from Sleep: A New Era of Convenience

One of the most exciting features of macOS Big Sur on M1 is instant wake from sleep. This means that your Mac will instantly spring back to life, just like an iPhone or iPad. The system animations are also buttery smooth, providing a snappy and responsive experience.

Metal Delivers: A Huge Boost to Demanding Apps

The M1 chip, combined with macOS technologies like Metal, delivers a huge boost to demanding apps. Whether you're rendering 3D animations or editing raw video footage, performance is smoother than ever before.

Universal Apps: The Future of Software Development

Apple has introduced Universal Apps, which are the fastest and most powerful apps available. These apps include a native binary version built for Apple Silicon as well as a native version for Intel processors. This means that one app can run on all of your Macs, providing unparalleled flexibility and convenience.

Rosetta 2: Seamless Performance across Systems

Big Sur includes an amazing new technology called Rosetta 2, which seamlessly runs apps built for Intel-based Macs. This means that even without an app update, you can keep working on that Fusion 360 project or get to the next level in your favorite game.

Running iPhone and iPad Apps on Your Mac: A Game-Changer

For the first time ever, you can run your favorite iPhone and iPad apps directly on your Mac. This opens up a whole new world of possibilities, allowing you to enjoy more games, content to watch, and more apps for everything you want to do.

A New Era of Advancements: M1, Big Sur, and Beyond

The M1 chip is by far the most powerful chip that Apple has ever created. It makes these Macs dramatically faster provides all new capabilities with extraordinary battery life and enables the Mac to run more software than ever. This is exactly why we're transitioning the Mac to Apple Silicon.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe mac has always been about innovation and bold change in june we announced that the mac is taking another huge leap forward by transitioning to apple silicon and we promised that the first mac with apple silicon would arrive by the end of this year well that day is here the 13-inch macbook pro is the best-selling notebook in its class and it appeals to an incredibly wide range of users and with m1 the 13-inch macbook pro becomes way more powerful and way more pro the eight core cpu delivers up to 2.8 times faster performance this is game changing for developers using xcode who can now build their apps nearly three times faster than before and for photographers using photoshop who can apply filters and effects to high-res photos faster than ever when it comes to graphics the eight core gpu is up to a whopping five times faster so whether you're using shaper 3d to design a new product or constructing an immersive new world in cinema 4d the new macbook pro handles it all with ease and when compared to the best-selling windows laptop in its class it's up to three times faster in fact the new 13-inch macbook pro can do things that no other compact three-pound pro notebook can do like playback 8k prores footage in full quality in davinci resolve without dropping a single frame the new macbook pro also features an active cooling system this allows it to sustain its remarkable pro performance when ripping through intensive tasks like video transcode in compressor and even with all this unbelievable compute power the battery life is simply amazing thanks to the efficiency of m1 running big sur the new macbook pro delivers up to an incredible 17 hours for wireless web browsing and up to 20 hours for video playback that's 10 more hours than before and that's the longest battery life ever in a mac and finally with its two thunderbolt ports with usb4 support the new pro connects to more peripherals than ever including the pro display xdr at full 6k resolution all these mind-blowing leaps in performance new features and amazing battery life still fit in the same incredibly portable three pound design with big sur and the m1 chip at the heart of the 13 inch macbook pro it shatters the limits of what a compact pro notebook can do and with all this performance and new capabilities the new pro is still just 12.99 and just 11.99 for education an incredible value for both students and pros alike so that's the new macbook pro with m1 our most popular macbook pro gets a tremendous boost in cpu graphics and ml performance macbook air is the most popular mac in fact it's the world's best-selling 13-inch notebook users love its stunning retina display great everyday performance and incredible portability all in a sleek wedge-shaped design with eight incredibly powerful cores the cpu soars to a whole new level of performance that's up to three and a half times faster than the previous generation so if you're editing family photos or exporting a video for the web with imovie the new air blazes right through it or if you're working in lightroom you can manage huge raw libraries that unheard of speeds turning your air into a mobile photo studio and with the world's fastest integrated graphics that feature up to eight cores air delivers up to five times faster graphics performance that's the biggest sleep ever for macbook air and for the first time you can edit multiple streams of full quality 4k pro res video without dropping a frame that's mind-blowing for such a thin and light notebook and when you compare macbook air to the best-selling windows laptop in its class the new air is up to three times faster and what's even more amazing is that with m1 macbook air is faster than 98 of pc laptops sold in the last year and even storage gets a performance boost with ssds that are up to two times faster thanks to the m1 storage controller and latest flash technology with up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing and up to an amazing 18 hours of video playback that's six hours longer than before and when you're video conferencing which can rapidly drain the battery you can go up to twice as long on a single charge this is the longest battery life ever in a macbook air and finally all these powerful features with a completely new level of performance are delivered in a sleek wedge-shaped design with m1 and big sur we've taken the macbook air and transformed it into something far beyond any other thin and light notebook and even with this gigantic increase in performance along with its new features the air still starts at just 9.99 and for education it starts at just 8.99 delivering way more value than ever before this is the new mac mini the tremendous level of integration offered by the system on a chip design of m1 allows us to pack a remarkable amount of performance and capability into its compact design mac mini delivers the mac desktop experience in an incredibly small form factor with the eight core cpu and m1 mac mini delivers up to three times faster cpu performance than the previous quad-core version this is a monumental leap in cpu performance for mac mini so if you're a developer compiling a million lines in xcode or a musician using logic pro to take music production to a whole new level performance never skips a beat and the 8 core gpu gives the mini a gigantic six-fold increase in graphics performance in fact if you compare mac mini to the top-selling pc desktop in its price range the mini is just one-tenth the size and yet it's up to five times faster mac mini just blows the competition away and with the mac mini's advanced thermal design m1 is unleashed easily sustaining its breakthrough performance while the mini stays cool and quiet when it comes to connectivity there's an array of i o including two usbc ports that now support both thunderbolt and usb4 to connect a wide range of peripherals including the pro display xdr at a full 6k resolution with the m1 chip and big sur our most versatile mac packs a staggering amount of performance and incredible new features and even with all of its power and capability mac mini now starts at just 6.99 that's a hundred dollars lower than the previous generation no other desktop combines such breathtaking performance with such an affordable price so that's the mighty new mac mini powered by the m1 chip it takes an enormous jump in performance it is so exciting to be able to reinvent three of our most popular and affordable macs and to make things even more exciting you can order the new macbook air mac mini and macbook pro starting today and they will all be available next week and mac os big sur will be available this thursday our latest release mac os big sur is absolutely incredible on m1 big sur introduces a bold new design powerful updates for apps like safari and messages and the latest improvements to our industry-leading privacy features and by designing the whole system together hardware and software we're able to make the things you love about your mac even better your mac now instantly wakes from sleep just like the iphone and ipad the whole system is distinctly snappy and system animations are buttery smooth the sheer speed of m1 together with mac os technologies like metal deliver a huge boost to the most demanding apps so you can render 3d animations or edit raw video footage with ease of course we've optimized all of our apps for m1 from every app that comes with macos to every other app made by apple now mac os big sur has incredible technologies that enable you to run a greater range of apps than ever before first are universal apps simply put universal apps are the fastest most powerful apps you can get universal apps include a native binary version built for apple silicon as well as a native version for intel processors the two come together into a single app that you can download from the app store or from the web meaning that one app can run on all of your macs and adobe is bringing universal versions of their apps starting with lightroom next month and other flagship apps including photoshop early next year for existing apps that haven't yet upgraded to universal big sur includes an amazing new technology rosetta 2. on m1 systems rosetta seamlessly runs apps built for intel based macs so even without an app update you can keep working on that fusion 360 project and get to the next level in your favorite game thanks to metal and m1 some of the most graphically demanding apps actually perform better under rosetta than they did running natively on previous macs with integrated graphics it's really incredible and these new macs can do something that no mac has ever done before for the first time ever you can run your favorite iphone and ipad apps directly on your mac you'll have more games to play more content to watch and more apps for everything you want to do all together you get access to the biggest collection of apps ever for the mac and it's only going to get better as developers continue to build new apps for m1 this truly is a huge day for the mac and a huge day for apple advancements of this magnitude only come from making bold changes the m1 chip is by far the most powerful chip that we have ever created it makes these macs dramatically faster provides all new capabilities with extraordinary battery life and enables the mac to run more software than ever this is exactly why we are transitioning the mac to apple siliconthe mac has always been about innovation and bold change in june we announced that the mac is taking another huge leap forward by transitioning to apple silicon and we promised that the first mac with apple silicon would arrive by the end of this year well that day is here the 13-inch macbook pro is the best-selling notebook in its class and it appeals to an incredibly wide range of users and with m1 the 13-inch macbook pro becomes way more powerful and way more pro the eight core cpu delivers up to 2.8 times faster performance this is game changing for developers using xcode who can now build their apps nearly three times faster than before and for photographers using photoshop who can apply filters and effects to high-res photos faster than ever when it comes to graphics the eight core gpu is up to a whopping five times faster so whether you're using shaper 3d to design a new product or constructing an immersive new world in cinema 4d the new macbook pro handles it all with ease and when compared to the best-selling windows laptop in its class it's up to three times faster in fact the new 13-inch macbook pro can do things that no other compact three-pound pro notebook can do like playback 8k prores footage in full quality in davinci resolve without dropping a single frame the new macbook pro also features an active cooling system this allows it to sustain its remarkable pro performance when ripping through intensive tasks like video transcode in compressor and even with all this unbelievable compute power the battery life is simply amazing thanks to the efficiency of m1 running big sur the new macbook pro delivers up to an incredible 17 hours for wireless web browsing and up to 20 hours for video playback that's 10 more hours than before and that's the longest battery life ever in a mac and finally with its two thunderbolt ports with usb4 support the new pro connects to more peripherals than ever including the pro display xdr at full 6k resolution all these mind-blowing leaps in performance new features and amazing battery life still fit in the same incredibly portable three pound design with big sur and the m1 chip at the heart of the 13 inch macbook pro it shatters the limits of what a compact pro notebook can do and with all this performance and new capabilities the new pro is still just 12.99 and just 11.99 for education an incredible value for both students and pros alike so that's the new macbook pro with m1 our most popular macbook pro gets a tremendous boost in cpu graphics and ml performance macbook air is the most popular mac in fact it's the world's best-selling 13-inch notebook users love its stunning retina display great everyday performance and incredible portability all in a sleek wedge-shaped design with eight incredibly powerful cores the cpu soars to a whole new level of performance that's up to three and a half times faster than the previous generation so if you're editing family photos or exporting a video for the web with imovie the new air blazes right through it or if you're working in lightroom you can manage huge raw libraries that unheard of speeds turning your air into a mobile photo studio and with the world's fastest integrated graphics that feature up to eight cores air delivers up to five times faster graphics performance that's the biggest sleep ever for macbook air and for the first time you can edit multiple streams of full quality 4k pro res video without dropping a frame that's mind-blowing for such a thin and light notebook and when you compare macbook air to the best-selling windows laptop in its class the new air is up to three times faster and what's even more amazing is that with m1 macbook air is faster than 98 of pc laptops sold in the last year and even storage gets a performance boost with ssds that are up to two times faster thanks to the m1 storage controller and latest flash technology with up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing and up to an amazing 18 hours of video playback that's six hours longer than before and when you're video conferencing which can rapidly drain the battery you can go up to twice as long on a single charge this is the longest battery life ever in a macbook air and finally all these powerful features with a completely new level of performance are delivered in a sleek wedge-shaped design with m1 and big sur we've taken the macbook air and transformed it into something far beyond any other thin and light notebook and even with this gigantic increase in performance along with its new features the air still starts at just 9.99 and for education it starts at just 8.99 delivering way more value than ever before this is the new mac mini the tremendous level of integration offered by the system on a chip design of m1 allows us to pack a remarkable amount of performance and capability into its compact design mac mini delivers the mac desktop experience in an incredibly small form factor with the eight core cpu and m1 mac mini delivers up to three times faster cpu performance than the previous quad-core version this is a monumental leap in cpu performance for mac mini so if you're a developer compiling a million lines in xcode or a musician using logic pro to take music production to a whole new level performance never skips a beat and the 8 core gpu gives the mini a gigantic six-fold increase in graphics performance in fact if you compare mac mini to the top-selling pc desktop in its price range the mini is just one-tenth the size and yet it's up to five times faster mac mini just blows the competition away and with the mac mini's advanced thermal design m1 is unleashed easily sustaining its breakthrough performance while the mini stays cool and quiet when it comes to connectivity there's an array of i o including two usbc ports that now support both thunderbolt and usb4 to connect a wide range of peripherals including the pro display xdr at a full 6k resolution with the m1 chip and big sur our most versatile mac packs a staggering amount of performance and incredible new features and even with all of its power and capability mac mini now starts at just 6.99 that's a hundred dollars lower than the previous generation no other desktop combines such breathtaking performance with such an affordable price so that's the mighty new mac mini powered by the m1 chip it takes an enormous jump in performance it is so exciting to be able to reinvent three of our most popular and affordable macs and to make things even more exciting you can order the new macbook air mac mini and macbook pro starting today and they will all be available next week and mac os big sur will be available this thursday our latest release mac os big sur is absolutely incredible on m1 big sur introduces a bold new design powerful updates for apps like safari and messages and the latest improvements to our industry-leading privacy features and by designing the whole system together hardware and software we're able to make the things you love about your mac even better your mac now instantly wakes from sleep just like the iphone and ipad the whole system is distinctly snappy and system animations are buttery smooth the sheer speed of m1 together with mac os technologies like metal deliver a huge boost to the most demanding apps so you can render 3d animations or edit raw video footage with ease of course we've optimized all of our apps for m1 from every app that comes with macos to every other app made by apple now mac os big sur has incredible technologies that enable you to run a greater range of apps than ever before first are universal apps simply put universal apps are the fastest most powerful apps you can get universal apps include a native binary version built for apple silicon as well as a native version for intel processors the two come together into a single app that you can download from the app store or from the web meaning that one app can run on all of your macs and adobe is bringing universal versions of their apps starting with lightroom next month and other flagship apps including photoshop early next year for existing apps that haven't yet upgraded to universal big sur includes an amazing new technology rosetta 2. on m1 systems rosetta seamlessly runs apps built for intel based macs so even without an app update you can keep working on that fusion 360 project and get to the next level in your favorite game thanks to metal and m1 some of the most graphically demanding apps actually perform better under rosetta than they did running natively on previous macs with integrated graphics it's really incredible and these new macs can do something that no mac has ever done before for the first time ever you can run your favorite iphone and ipad apps directly on your mac you'll have more games to play more content to watch and more apps for everything you want to do all together you get access to the biggest collection of apps ever for the mac and it's only going to get better as developers continue to build new apps for m1 this truly is a huge day for the mac and a huge day for apple advancements of this magnitude only come from making bold changes the m1 chip is by far the most powerful chip that we have ever created it makes these macs dramatically faster provides all new capabilities with extraordinary battery life and enables the mac to run more software than ever this is exactly why we are transitioning the mac to apple silicon\n"