Apple’s $599 M4 Mac mini is the latest casualty of the ongoing DRAM shortage. The machine is no longer available for purchase on Apple’s website.
You can now only buy the M4 Pro Mac mini, but with ridiculous wait times stretching into July.
Apple quietly removes its most affordable Mac from sale
In October 2024, the Mac mini received its biggest redesign in over 15 years, along with a faster M4 chip. Despite the major improvements, it kept the machine’s price unchanged at $599.
The M4 Mac mini offers one of the most affordable ways to enter Apple’s ecosystem. And despite the small form factor, the mini remains one of the most powerful computers you can buy under $1,000.
Unfortunately, the machine has now fallen victim to the DRAM and NAND-apocalypse, with Apple listing the model as “Currently unavailable.” This comes within weeks of Apple pulling high-end Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations from its stores. Prior to that, the company discontinued the Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM.
You may still be able to find the $599 M4 Mac mini at third-party retailers if you’re lucky.
As of now, you can only order the M4 Pro Mac mini with 24GB of RAM from Apple’s website. However, the delivery times stretch to 10-12 weeks or longer.
When Apple previously suddenly stopped taking orders for its products, it hinted at an imminent refresh.
Many users believed the M5 Mac mini and Mac Studio refreshes were just around the corner. However, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently reported that Apple will not launch the M5 Max/Ultra Mac Studio until October this year.
If that’s the case, it’s evident that Apple is struggling to secure enough DRAM and NAND to meet increased demand for its desktop Macs. With prices for these components rising, it may have discontinued the base M4 Mac mini to protect its margins.
Rajesh has been writing about consumer technology for over a decade, with a strong focus on iPhones, Macs and Apple’s ecosystem. He enjoys digging into Apple software updates, hardware changes, and discovering new Mac apps that make work faster and more enjoyable.
