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Apple Mac mini with M6 chip 12-core CPU 12-core GPU 16GB 512GB SSD

MHQL4X/A
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Apple Mac mini with M6 chip MHQL4X/A packs pure power into a small 5 x 5 inch desktop that delivers next-level AI capabilities. Mac mini features 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet with support for Wi-Fi 7(1) and Bluetooth 6.1 with ports on the front and back.

Everything on Mac mini feels more responsive with the M6 chip and its next-generation CPU. Fly through AI workflows with up to 4.8x faster AI performance(2) thanks to a Neural Accelerator in each GPU core faster unified memory and a dual 16-core Neural Engine. Mac mini features three Thunderbolt 4 ports an HDMI port and a 2.5Gb Ethernet port in the back with two USB-C ports and a headphone jack in front. Supports up to three external displays. 

Apple silicon is optimised to speed up AI workflows like self-hosted agents or multitasking across apps with AI features. M6 brings up to 170GB/s memory bandwidth and up to 2x faster storage(3) for quick access to large media files or accelerating AI workloads. The ultracompact Mac mini fits perfectly under a monitor or is mini enough to set up just about anywhere.

macOS runs apps lightning-fast as an advanced operating system featuring Siri AI(4) a capable assistant with personal context understanding and broad world knowledge with Apple Intelligence(5) further seamlessly integrated into everyday apps and experiences. With window tiling Sidecar and more you can stay productive. Mac works like magic with other Apple devices. View and use what s on an iPhone from a Mac with iPhone Mirroring(6) or copy something on iPhone and paste it on Mac.

Disclaimers: (1) Wi-Fi 7 availability varies by country. (2) Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU both configured with 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K-token prompt using a 14-billion parameter model with 4-bit quantisation and LM Studio 0.4.18+1. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini. (3) Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU both configured with 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.42 1024KB request size 10GB test file and IO depth=8. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini. (4) Siri AI will be available in beta later this year and requires an Apple Intelligence enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS iPadOS and watchOS. (5) Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Danish Dutch English French German Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish Turkish or Vietnamese. Some features or devices may not be available in all regions or languages. (6) Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that the iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication both iPhone and Mac are near each other with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on and Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (such as camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.

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