Apple introduced the new Mac mini powered by the M2 and new M2 Pro chips. With the support of the M2 chip, the Mac mini is more powerful and practical than ever, and the new starting price is RMB 4499. Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro brings faster performance, more unified memory and advanced connectivity. The M2 model supports up to 2 displays at the same time, and the M2 Pro model supports up to 3 displays at the same time. The new Mac mini will be available for order on January 19, and will be officially released on February 3 (Friday). The starting price of the Mac mini equipped with M2 is RMB 4499, and the starting price of Mac mini equipped with M2 Pro is RMB 9999.
The M2 and M2 Pro chips bring a new generation of faster CPUs and GPUs, higher memory bandwidth and a more powerful media engine to the Mac mini than the chips in the previous Mac mini, for superior performance and industry-leading performance. Leading energy efficiency performance. Both Mac mini models feature an advanced cooling system for sustained high-performance output.
Mac mini with M2
Mac mini with M2 features an 8-core central processing unit (including 4 high-performance cores and 4 energy-efficient cores) and a 10-core graphics processor. For users who need to get more done, Mac mini with M2 is also up to the tough stuff. Thanks to up to 24GB of unified memory and 100GB/s memory bandwidth, tasks like editing images with Adobe Photoshop can be up to 50% faster than previous models. The M2 also brings ProRes acceleration to the Mac mini, making tasks like Final Cut Pro video editing up to twice as fast. The M2 model supports simultaneous playback of up to two streams of 8K ProRes 422 at 30 fps, or up to twelve streams of 4K ProRes 422 at 30 fps. Mac mini outperforms the best-selling Windows desktops by up to 5x in overall performance.
Mac mini with M2 Pro
M2 Pro brings professional-grade performance to the Mac mini for the first time. The M2 Pro is equipped with a maximum 12-core CPU (including 8 high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores) and a 19-core graphics processor. The memory bandwidth is double that of the M2, reaching 200GB/s, and supports up to 32GB of memory. The new-generation neural network engine is 40% faster than M1, accelerating machine learning tasks such as video parsing and image processing. The M2 Pro’s powerful media engine handles common video codecs at high speed, supporting up to five simultaneous streams of 8K ProRes 422 video at 30 fps, or up to 23 simultaneous streams of 4K ProRes 422 video at 30 fps, Dramatically increase video playback and encoding speeds while maintaining extremely low power consumption. The M2 Pro model is up to 14 times faster than the Mac mini with the most powerful Intel chip.
Mac mini continues to offer a wealth of connectivity options through a variety of ports. The M2 model comes with 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports and supports connecting up to 2 displays simultaneously. The M2 Pro model is equipped with 4 Thunderbolt ports and supports connecting up to 3 displays at the same time. In addition, the M2 Pro model also supports the connection of an 8K display, which is a first for the Mac mini. Both models feature 2 USB-A ports, 1 HDMI port, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port (optional 10Gb Ethernet port), and an upgraded headphone jack that supports high-impedance headphones. In terms of wireless connection, both models support the latest standard high-speed Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 6E has not yet been supported in mainland China), which is up to 2 times faster than the previous generation, and also supports Bluetooth 5.3.
Price and time to market
The new Mac mini with the M2 and M2 Pro chips will be available to order starting January 19. Customers in mainland China can order through apple.com.cn/store and the Apple Store app. Starting Friday, February 3, the Mac mini with the M2 and M2 Pro chips will be available to customers in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and New Zealand. The starting price of Mac mini equipped with M2 is RMB 4499, and the starting price of education discount is RMB 3699. The starting price of Mac mini equipped with M2 Pro is RMB 9999, and the starting price of education discount is RMB 9199.
