Don’t miss this deep discount on the M2 Mac mini

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It's hard to beat the value the M2 Mac mini provides at its discounted price.
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Apple’s small wonder, the M2 Mac mini, is down to its lowest-ever price. After a $99.01 discount, you can get the machine with 512GB of storage for $699.99.

The M2 Mac mini has previously seen a maximum discount of $50. This new deal makes the 2023 Mac mini a stellar deal.

M2 Mac mini is very powerful

Apple announced the M2 Mac mini refresh at the beginning of the year. While the Mac mini still resembles its Intel and M1-based sibling, it packs noticeably faster internals.

The 2023 Mac mini uses the same M2 chip that powers the 2022 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro. Apple claims the M2 chip delivers 18% faster CPU performance, while the 10-core GPU brings a 30% performance uplift.

As for connectivity, the M2 Mac mini features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI 2.0 port, a headphone jack, and an Ethernet jack.

Compared to the M1, the M2 Mac mini supports two external displays. This makes it a great office desktop replacement for many.

The Mac mini remains one of the cheapest ways you can enter Apple’s ecosystem provided you have access to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Save 12% on the 2023 Mac mini

In an unexpected move, Apple dropped the price of the entry-level M2 Mac mini with 256GB storage by $100 to $599. But it left the price of the 512GB variant unchanged. This means you must pay a $200 premium for bumping the storage from 256GB to 512GB.

Take advantage of Amazon’s latest deal, and you can get the 512GB M2 Mac mini for $699.99. That’s a sweet $99.01 off its MSRP and makes it a lot more value for money.

Apple only uses a single NAND chip on the 256GB M2 Mac mini. Due to this, the entry-level M2 Mac mini offers significantly slower SSD speeds than its predecessor and its 512GB counterpart. Depending on your use case, this could have a negative impact on your workload.

If you still want the entry-level model, it is available with a modest $20 discount. This drops its price to $579.99.

Buy from: Amazon

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