Apple’s new Mac mini and Mac Studio models hit store shelves today in the US and several other countries and regions around the globe. Same-day pickup is now available at many Apple Store locations.
Mac mini with M6 starts at $899 ($799 for eligible education customers), while Mac mini with M5 Pro starts at $1,699 ($1,599 for eduction). Mac Studio with M5 Max starts at $2,499 ($2,299 for eduction), and Mac Studio with M5 Ultra starts at $5,499 ($5,099 for education).
I checked availability in the southeastern part of the United States, which is where I reside, and all of the options I checked were available for pickup either today in stores in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama.
Keep in mind that same-day Apple Store pickup is not available for custom Mac configurations with upgraded specifications ordered through Apple’s online store.
Apple Store pickup involves adding your configuration to your bag on Apple.com or in the app, go to checkout, select the “I’ll pick it up” option, enter your ZIP code, choose an available Apple Store location, and select a pickup date. You’ll complete payment online, and be sure to have a valid government-issued photo ID and the order number handy when you pick it up.
Apple Upgrade is available in the United States, allowing eligible customers to lease a new Mac with monthly payments and upgrade at the end of their lease. For more information, visit the Apple website.
About the New Mac mini
Apple says the M6 allows the Mac mini to now deliver up to 4x faster AI performance, 2x faster storage and graphics, and 40% faster CPU performance. Mac mini with M6 provides plenty of horsepower for everything to everyday productivity tasks to agentic AI workflows. Meanwhile, the Mac mini with M5 Pro delivers pro-level performance for demanding projects like video production to game development.
Both Mac mini models include Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, as well as upgraded 2.5Gb Ethernet, with a 10Gb option available.
About the New Mac Studio
Mac Studio with M5 Max boasts an 18-core CPU, with up-to-40-core GPU with Neural Accelerators built into each core, and up to 128GB of unified memory, Apple says it is built to accelerate complex pro and AI workloads.
Meanwhile, the Mac Studio with the powerful M5 Ultra, scales up to a 36-core CPU, up to an 80-core GPU, and a staggering 512GB of unified memory (so that won’t be cheap!), enabling users to run enormous LLMs entirely on device.
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 are available on the Mac Studio for the first time, while Thunderbolt 5 provides access to blazing-fast external storage, PCIe expansion chassis, and powerful hub solutions. Thunderbolt 5 also enables multiple Mac Studio systems to be clustered, bringing up to 3x faster performance for distributed AI inference when compared to a single system.
