The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming

[EugW]

Looks like with the release of the base 14” MacBook Pro that we have our answer. It stays with thunderbolt 4 probably for product differentiation.

Product differentiation yes, but at the level of the SoC, since the Thunderbolt controller is built right into the SoC.

Doesn’t bode well for uk price of Mac mini going forward. Best case scenario appears to be price parity while EU folks might get a price cut depending on currency hedging when m5 mini gets released (probably next summer now with latest rumours)

I’m not yet 100% convinced there will be a Mac mini with M5 anything. I think there should be, but I wouldn’t be completely shocked if they skipped the entire generation and waited for M6.

 

[sublunar]

I’m not yet 100% convinced there will be a Mac mini with M5 anything. I think there should be, but I wouldn’t be completely shocked if they skipped the entire generation and waited for M6.

M5 Mac mini by the time of wwdc 26 is severely late for sure but way too early for m6 I’d have thought.

iMac will surely be due m5 soon and the m5 pro will be key as the MacBook Pro needs both pro and max skus of the m5.

If they do skip m5 for the mini it doesn’t necessarily mean they do that for the iMac.