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Availability date from Apple's[2][3] own newsroom announcement (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-unveils-a-more-powerful-mac-mini-featuring-the-all-new-m6-and-m5-pro/): pre-orders from August 25, 2026, and it 'will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, starting September 22'. September 22, 2026 is the shipping/on-sale day.
Apple's[1][3] Mac mini tech-specs page gives the 5.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 inch size, 0.67 kg (M6) and 0.73 kg (M5 Pro) weights, front USB-C ports and rear Thunderbolt 4 (M6) or Thunderbolt 5 (M5 Pro) ports.
Apple's[1][2] own store page for the Mac mini, the first-party MSRP: $899.00 for the M6 base configuration (the price this pin records), $1,699.00 for the M5 Pro. Checked 20 September 2026, two days before the on-sale date.
9to5Mac's[6] own podcast episode on the new Mac mini, embedded in the 9to5Mac article already cited here, discussing the $899 M6 starting price that the pin records.
MacRumors' own coverage confirms Apple[1][2][3] announced the new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips on 25 August 2026, with deliveries beginning 22 September 2026 - both dates bracketing but not exactly matching the pin's stored 8 September 2026 date, which corresponds to Gear Patrol's weekly roundup window rather than Apple's own announcement or ship date.
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