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Apple Mac mini Desktop (2026): M6 12-Core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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Micro Center has select Apple Mac mini Desktops (Mid 2026) on sale from $799.99 below. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
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  • Apple M6 12-core CPU
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • Apple M6 Chip 12-core GPU
  • 256GB or 512GB SSD
  • 2.5GbE LAN, WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0
  • macOS

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Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that 256GB Model is $80 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $879.99 and the 512GB Model is $70 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $1,069.99.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

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About the Poster
Micro Center has select Apple Mac mini Desktops (Mid 2026) on sale from $799.99 below. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Availability for pickup will vary.
Available:
Details:
  • Apple M6 12-core CPU
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • Apple M6 Chip 12-core GPU
  • 256GB or 512GB SSD
  • 2.5GbE LAN, WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0
  • macOS

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that 256GB Model is $80 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $879.99 and the 512GB Model is $70 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $1,069.99.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

Original Post

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peterpaul
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That just shows how much the "value" of our money has lost in the last few years . . .
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Elon69
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This is just CRAZY. 2 years later, my M4 Mac Mini is being traded-in to Apple for $564. $64 more than what I paid 2 years ago. I GOT PAID to use my m4 Mac mini for 2 years! HAHAH
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AmusedTent183
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Props to Microcenter and those lucky enough to live near one Smilie
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AmusedTent183Yesterday 9:28 AM
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Props to Microcenter and those lucky enough to live near one Smilie
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bytematrixYesterday 12:58 PM
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Quote from Mydiscover View quoted comment :
I bought the M4 16gb 256 from amazon premium renewed for $220. How much of a difference is this compare to the M6?
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AmusedTent183Yesterday 1:02 PM
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Quote from Mydiscover View quoted comment :
I bought the M4 16gb 256 from amazon premium renewed for $220. How much of a difference is this compare to the M6?
Significantly faster CPU & GPU performance, up to 4 faster local AI inference (prefill), WiFi 7, 2.5G Ethernet... but still, nowhere near as good a value as the M4 mini (was down to $499 new at one point, non-edu). Soldered single NAND chip doesn't help either (2x slower SSD than on 512GB and higher SKUs). RAM is a bit slower too on the base model (153 vs 170 GBps); Apple is definitely trying to upsell you CTO M6 or M5 Pro.Latest reports suggest that the M4 mini's trade-in value is North of $500, so you might be up 2.0-2.5x on your investment already! Smilie
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ScooterComputerYesterday 1:15 PM
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Quote from AmusedTent183 View quoted comment :
Props to Microcenter and those lucky enough to live near one Smilie
However if they live within (in my case) 70 miles of a (3, actually) Micro Center, shoppers will likely find that Best Buy will price match for Apple products against Micro Center. Don't know what the distance limit is, it may be even greater than that. I have (for clients) successfully gotten BB to price match extraordinary Micro Center discounts several times over the past few years.
Unfortunately, for this deal specifically, Best Buy doesn't even show the new M6 Mac minis on their site yet.
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This is just CRAZY. 2 years later, my M4 Mac Mini is being traded-in to Apple for $564. $64 more than what I paid 2 years ago. I GOT PAID to use my m4 Mac mini for 2 years! HAHAH
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mujahid7iaYesterday 1:31 PM
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Quote from Elon69 View quoted comment :
This is just CRAZY. 2 years later, my M4 Mac Mini is being traded-in to Apple for $564. $64 more than what I paid 2 years ago. I GOT PAID to use my m4 Mac mini for 2 years! HAHAH
Amazing lol

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Quote from Elon69 View quoted comment :
This is just CRAZY. 2 years later, my M4 Mac Mini is being traded-in to Apple for $564. $64 more than what I paid 2 years ago. I GOT PAID to use my m4 Mac mini for 2 years! HAHAH
That just shows how much the "value" of our money has lost in the last few years . . .
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EfficientKitten3603Yesterday 2:51 PM
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It seems like 24GB is more popular. It's sold out on both best buy and microcenter.
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FancyCemetery555Yesterday 3:02 PM
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Quote from EfficientKitten3603 View quoted comment :
It seems like 24GB is more popular. It's sold out on both best buy and microcenter.
24GB is the least memory you can run a good local agent / LLM for coding/writing. Right now that is Qwen 3.8 27B (Q4). 32GB is better but 24GB still works. 16GB is only enough for weak models or local image gen (z-image-turbo) or speech-to-text (Handy, OpenWhisper, etc..)
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bob151Yesterday 3:16 PM
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I thoroughly regret not getting that m4. I had an order for pickup at that amazing price of $499 like 1.5 years ago, and I let it expire. I figured I'd make due with my m1 a bit longer.

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I got the M4 mac mini for $399 + tax (from Microcenter) and it is worth $565 in trade-in value. But I cannot justify to invest for a new one right now. Yes, it does everything I want to do with it for now.
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EfficientKitten3603Yesterday 3:27 PM
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Quote from FancyCemetery555 View quoted comment :
24GB is the least memory you can run a good local agent / LLM for coding/writing. Right now that is Qwen 3.8 27B (Q4). 32GB is better but 24GB still works. 16GB is only enough for weak models or local image gen (z-image-turbo) or speech-to-text (Handy, OpenWhisper, etc..)
I am interested in running local LLM. I think you can connect multiple mini together to use all memory.
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Steve0Yesterday 4:58 PM
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I got my base Mini M4 for $500 upon release in 2024, but recently I was troubleshooting an issue that made me want to upgrade. Since the M6 release was just days away, and even though the trade in offers seemed generous, they were all quoted "up to" the offer figure, so there was the easy potential to get screwed. Instead, I eBayed it for $700, but of course they took $100 (!) off the top, and shipping. So I did better than trade in, but not by much. I got the base M6 mini for $800, so I was still out a couple of hundred for basically the same computer (for my modest needs). Hopefully I'll make it up on the back end, with resale value.
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