Mac mini with M6 review: AI-ready performance for $1,449

A review of the Mac mini with Apple's M6 chip highlights more CPU and GPU cores, neural accelerators and dual 16-core neural engines. It runs 4.6x faster than the M1 Mac mini and processes LLM prompts 13.5x faster. The starting price rose from $999 to $1,449 amid memory and storage shortages.

• Mac mini with M6 is 4.6x faster than the M1 model, graphics up to 15.9x
• LLM prompt processing is 13.5x faster than M1 and 2.8x faster than M4
• Price rose from $999 to $1,449; M5 Pro version costs $2,699
• Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, three Thunderbolt, HDMI and Ethernet, but no SD slot