The AI boom has led to supply shortages, prompting Apple to raise the starting price of the Mac Mini to $799.

According to TechFlow TechFlow, on May 2nd, Apple raised the starting price of its Mac Mini from $599 to $799, citing concerns about inventory shortages and tight chip supply driven by demand for artificial intelligence. The company effectively implemented the price increase by eliminating the entry-level configuration. The previous entry-level model featured the M4 chip and 256GB of storage; the new starting version retains the same chip but with 512GB of storage. The starting price for the M4 Pro remains unchanged at $1399. The $599 configuration is no longer available as it is sold out at most retailers. Other configurations will take weeks or months to ship from the Apple online store, and supply at Apple retail stores is also very limited.