--- title: "Apple Stops Offering Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/284929198.md" description: "Apple has discontinued the 256GB storage option for the Mac mini, raising its starting price to $799. The new configuration includes the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. CEO Tim Cook noted supply constraints for Mac mini and Mac Studio, attributing it to high demand and a global memory chip shortage. Apple anticipates higher memory costs in the current quarter, impacting their product offerings. The previous base model was priced at $599 and has been removed from Apple's configurator." datetime: "2026-05-01T18:29:24.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/284929198.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284929198.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/284929198.md) --- # Apple Stops Offering Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799 Apple this week stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini worldwide. As a result, the desktop computer now has a higher starting price. In the U.S., for example, the Mac mini now starts at $799 with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, whereas it previously started at $599 with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. Mac mini models with the M4 Pro chip already had a minimum of 512GB of storage, so there is no change to pricing for those configurations. The base Mac mini with 256GB of storage had already been unavailable to order since last week, but it has now been removed from Apple's configurator entirely. We have reached out to Apple for comment and will update this story if we hear back. On an earnings call this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that Mac mini and Mac Studio supply is constrained, and he said it may take "several months" for Apple to achieve supply-demand balance. He said both of these Macs are "amazing platforms for AI and agentic tools," resulting in higher-than-expected demand. In March, Apple stopped offering the Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM. These changes to Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations are occurring amid a global memory chip shortage, driven by companies building out AI server facilities. Cook said Apple is expecting "significantly higher memory costs" in the current quarter, and tight availability of RAM is likely forcing Apple to make tough decisions. _Thanks, Spencer!_ Related Roundup: Mac mini Buyer's Guide: Mac Mini (Caution) Related Forum: Mac mini This article, "Apple Stops Offering Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums ### Related Stocks - [AAPU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPU.US.md) - [AAPB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPB.US.md) - [AAPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPX.US.md) - [AAPD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPD.US.md) - [AAPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPY.US.md) - [APLY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/APLY.US.md) - [AAPL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPL.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Bartender Pro Brings Widgets, Clipboard, and File Storage to the MacBook Notch](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286168403.md) - [Apple's First Retail Stores Opened 25 Years Ago Today](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286938207.md) - [Amazon Offers Up to $109 Off New M4 iPad Air Models This Weekend](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286675415.md) - [Optas LLC Acquires 4,798 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286739348.md) - [Sandy Fire: U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage to Simi Valley Evacuees | UHAL Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286825256.md)