A year later, the Mid 2011 Mac mini brought Thunderbolt, and the removal of the optical drive. Apple brought back the $599 model, and a year later in 2012, the separate Server edition was quietly ...
Launched in 2005 as the first sub-$500 Mac — a key in attracting "switchers" from Windows PCs — the Mac mini (now $799 and up from the Apple Store) was most recently redesigned in late 2018.
The Mac mini was updated in January 2023 with Apple's M2 and M2 Pro chips, replacing the prior M1 and Intel-based models. It now starts at a lower $599 price point. Introduced in January 2023 ...