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Mac mini review roundup: M6 and M5 Pro make this a marvel, but a costly one

The first reviews of the new M5 Pro and M6 Mac mini are starting to come out, and they concentrate on how the new processors make this smallest Mac one of the best buys, but at a price.

Silver Apple Mac mini computer with rounded edges sitting on a white tiled surface, showing front ports and black Apple logo on the top
M4 Mac mini. M5 is identical externally

AppleInsider described even the M4 Mac mini as being the “perfect headless Mac,” and the device has long been an extraordinarily adaptable machine for countless different use cases and different users. It’s now been updated with two new processor options, and unsurprisingly, reviewers are saying it’s a more powerful hit than ever.

That performance, though, comes alongside a much higher price than the Mac mini traditionally has had.

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