Apple refreshes the Mac Mini with new hardware, color

Apple’s event in New York is going underway, and comes the announcement of a refreshed Mac Mini with a new color and hardware in tow.

Now in a Space Gray color, the new Mac Mini now offers high-speed Thunderbolt 3 ports, Apple T2 security chip for data enclave and file encryption and HEVC video transcoding, and a 10Gb Ethernet option.

It also features options for quad-core and hexa-core CPUs, RAM options of up to 64GB, and SSD storage capacities of up to 2TB. Similar to the Macbook Air, the new Mac Mini is said to be built with 100% recycled aluminum using a new method that re-engineers scrap metal down to the atoms.

Mac Mini specs:

• 8th-Gen Intel hexa-core or quad-core processors (Core i7 3.2GHz/4.6GHz)
• 8GB RAM
• up to 64GB RAM
• up to 2TB SSD
• Apple T2 Security Chip
• 4x Thunderbolt 3 ports
• 1x Ethernet port (10Gb)
• 1x HDMI
• 2x USB Type-A
• 3.5mm audio port

The new Mac Mini is now available for pre-order in the US at Apple’s website with configurations starting at US$799 (~Php42,800).