Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799

Source: MacRumors

Pricing Change

Apple this week stopped offering a 256 GB storage option for the Mac mini worldwide. In the U.S., the Mac mini now starts at $799 with the M4 chip, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage, whereas it previously started at $599 with the M4 chip, 16 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage. The 512 GB configuration has always started at $799, so customers who wanted a new Mac mini for $599 no longer have that option.

Impact on Other Configurations

Mac mini models with the M4 Pro chip already required a minimum of 512 GB of storage, so there are no pricing changes for those configurations. The 256 GB option had already been unavailable to order since last week, and it has now been removed from Apple’s configurator entirely. Apple has been contacted for comment.

Supply Constraints

Mac mini and Mac Studio supply is constrained, and Apple indicated it may take “several months” to achieve a supply‑demand balance. Both Macs are described as “amazing platforms for AI and agentic tools,” leading to higher‑than‑expected demand. Apple also stopped offering the Mac Studio with 512 GB of RAM and is expecting “significantly higher memory costs” in the current quarter, with tight RAM availability likely influencing these decisions.