The Apple Mac Mini (2022) is the anticipated upcoming refresh of the popular mini-PC, and should host some impressive new hardware.
A revamped Apple Mac Mini for 2022 is hotly anticipated, so like you, TechRadar’s editors were surprised it didn’t appear at Apple’s Peek Performance event on March 8. We did see something else for fans of the Apple desktop line: the Mac Studio, featuring the new M1 Ultra SoC (system-on-a-chip), designed with creative professionals in mind. But something is clearly brewing: Convincing new rumors say Apple is testing nine new Mac models ahead of WWDC with brand-spanking new M2 silicon chips — and that includes a new Mac Mini. It’s been almost two years since Apple released the Mac Mini (M1), powered by the Apple M1 chip alongside the Apple MacBook Air (2020) and 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2020). So a new model – possibly powered by the same M2 chip that could also appear in the rumored MacBook Air (2022) – is definitely due. The mini-PC impressed us when we reviewed it in 2020, and the M1 chip powering it showed itself to be a pretty competent performer overall. Still, a home PC is a pretty big piece of kit. Can a revamped 2022 Mac Mini win over converts beyond the device’s fanbase? Here’s everything we know so far. April 15: Apple is testing a whole bunch of new Macs that are powered by its next-gen M2 chip — including a new Mac Mini. April 14: A firmware update for Apple’s new Studio Display references a product marked as Macmini10,1, which apparently is a model ID not used for any of the existing Mac product lines. March 13: Bo-ring! Well-respected and (usually very well-informed) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the upcoming Mac Mini will keep the existing form factor – and will show up in 2023.:-( March 09: At its Spring „Peek Performance“ event, Apple unveiled a new M1 Ultra chipset, the iPad Air 2022, the iPhone SE 2022, the fancy Mac Studio, and more! But no Mac Mini, unfortunately. The Apple Mac Mini (2022) hasn’t even been announced yet, so there’s no official release date that we can confirm.
