Apple Mac mini M6 Desktop, 12-Core CPU, 12-Core GPU, 24GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD, 10Gb Ethernet, Silver MHQK4

The Apple Mac mini with M6 (configure-to-order build Z1UA-IN19) is a compact 12.7 cm desktop with a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, 24GB of unified memory and a 1TB SSD, configured with the factory 10Gb Ethernet port instead of the standard 2.5Gb. It is the well-rounded choice for photographers, designers, developers and offices that keep active work locally but sync, back up or share it over a fast NAS or server. The 24GB memory option also raises memory bandwidth to 170GB/s.

Around the back there are three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI and the 10Gb RJ45 port; the front adds two USB-C ports and a headphone jack. It drives up to three external displays and connects wirelessly over Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 through Apple's N1 chip. There is no screen, keyboard or mouse in the box — you use your own or add them with the order.

• Mac mini (Apple M6, 24GB unified memory, 1TB SSD, 10Gb Ethernet)
• Power cord (1.8 m) — the power supply is built into the Mac mini, there is no external power brick
• No display, keyboard, mouse or peripheral cables are included

• 1TB holds macOS, apps, a sizeable photo library and current projects on the fast internal SSD, so you can work offline and use the 10Gb link for backups, Time Machine to a NAS and sharing large files with colleagues.
• The 10Gb Ethernet port negotiates 1, 2.5, 5 or 10Gb/s (Nbase-T). With a 10GbE switch or NAS port and suitable cabling (Cat6A recommended for longer runs), backups and large transfers finish several times faster than over gigabit. On an ordinary gigabit switch it simply runs at 1Gb/s.
• 24GB of unified memory (170GB/s) is plenty for Office, Teams and Zoom, dozens of browser tabs, Lightroom and Photoshop, Xcode for small and medium projects and light 4K editing — the setting most people should choose for a Mac they keep for several years.
• The 12-core CPU combines 2 super cores, 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores, and the Mac mini idles at about 5 dBA. For long video exports, 3D and large builds, the M5 Pro Mac mini has much more CPU and GPU power.
• Up to three external displays: two at up to 6K 60Hz or 4K 165Hz plus a third at up to 5K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60Hz over HDMI. The Thunderbolt 4 ports run up to 40Gb/s; the front USB-C ports are USB 3 at up to 10Gb/s.

• 10Gb/s is not reachable through a gigabit switch, a powerline adapter or Wi-Fi — the whole path (switch port, cabling and NAS) must be 10GbE.
• Windows does not run natively — there is no Boot Camp on Apple silicon Macs. Windows on Arm runs only in virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop, and some x86 drivers and anti-cheat games will not run.
• Memory cannot be added later, and the internal SSD is not a standard M.2 drive — an off-the-shelf NVMe SSD will not fit. External GPU (eGPU) enclosures are not supported.
• The ports are Thunderbolt 4 (40Gb/s), not Thunderbolt 5; the HDMI port drives a third screen only at up to 4K 60Hz.