Apple Mac mini review: The new M6 impresses, but the price hike is rough

Ars Technica
By Andrew CunninghamSep 21, 2026, 9:00 am211 pts
The new Mac mini is the kind of Mac upgrade Apple has done a million times. It’s the same design as before but with new guts. These play-it-safe updates aren’t very exciting, but they’re also usually all upside—you get a year or two's worth of technological improvements for the same price you would have paid…

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