Mac · Mac mini
2018
Mac mini (2018)
The 2018 Mac mini brought desktop-class multicore performance, all-flash storage, and T2-based security to Apple’s compact desktop.
- Announced
- 2018-10-30
- Family
- Mac
- Branch
- Mac mini
- Historical weight
- Major evolution
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- External
- Chip / CPU
- Intel Core i3/i5/i7 · 3.60 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB (up to 64 GB)
- Base storage
- 128 GB
- Ports & charging
- 4× Thunderbolt 3, USB-A, HDMI, 10GbE option
- Weight
- 1.3 kg
- Dimensions
- 19.7×19.7×3.6 cm
- Original OS
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- Launch price
- $799
- Released
- November 7, 2018
- Discontinued
- November 2020
- Graphics
- Intel UHD 630
- CPU cores
- 6
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
3- Silicon
Quad- and 6-core eighth-generation Intel Core processor options and up to 64GB memory
Quad- and 6-core eighth-generation Intel Core processor options and up to 64GB memory.
- Silicon
Apple T2 Security Chip with encrypted SSD storage and secure boot
Apple T2 Security Chip with encrypted SSD storage and secure boot.
- Connectivity
All-flash storage and an optional 10Gb Ethernet configuration
All-flash storage and an optional 10Gb Ethernet configuration.
Changed
1- Ports
Four Thunderbolt 3 ports, HDMI 2.0, and a space gray recycled-aluminum enclosure
Four Thunderbolt 3 ports, HDMI 2.0, and a space gray recycled-aluminum enclosure.
Canonical predecessor
Mac mini (Mid 2011) Mac mini (2018)