One photo gallery was posted detailing the opening of the Mac Mini from the shipment box. [removed]
Smash's World posted a short MPEG4 video (Quicktime) of the (safe) disassembly of the Mac Mini.
Meanwhile, Appleinsider posts some additional details about the Mini. Most tantalizing is the follow blurb:
Finally, sources note that the mini's non-standard power connector contains too many leads to serve solely as a power source, and could provide hints of upcoming add-ons...
At this point, this remains pure speculation... (and some reader comments claim that this is simply unlikely, with extra pins not likely to be used for anything other than power).
Additional Notes:
- Ships with iLife '05 - iPhoto '05 book/photo ordering support not yet available (later this month)
Thursday April 16, 2026 1:03 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Perplexity today launched Personal Computer, an expansion of Perplexity Computer that integrates with local files and apps on a Mac. Personal Computer was announced in March and was available on a waitlist basis, but it is officially rolling out today for Max subscribers.
Perplexity Computer came out earlier this year, and it's an all-in-one "digital worker" able to create and execute entire ...
Wednesday April 22, 2026 2:59 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Apple appears to be sold out of the base Mac mini, and the machine is listed as “Currently Unavailable” from the Apple Online Store.
The base Mac mini is the model with an M4 chip, 256GB of storage, and 16GB RAM. M4 Mac mini models with upgraded storage are still in stock, as are Mac mini models that are equipped with the M4 Pro chip. Configurations with 24GB RAM are also still...
Thursday April 30, 2026 2:59 pm PDT by Juli Clover
During today's earnings call for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the Mac mini and Mac Studio could be hard to get for months to come.
"We think, looking forward, that the Mac mini and Mac Studio may take several months to reach supply demand balance," Cook said.
Apple underestimated demand for the Mac mini and the Mac Studio. "Both of these are amazing...
