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Mac mini (2018)

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Price
£7992launch price
Chip
Core i33.6GHz quad-core Intel
CPU
4-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
8GBmemory, base
Storage
128GBstorage, base
Released
7 November 20182ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 30 October 2018.
Security updates
Not available4Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

197 mm36 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the front face. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
36 x 197 x 197 mm
Weight
1.3 kg
Colours
Space Grey2
Ports
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI 2.0 port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
4
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
HDMI 2.0 port
SD card slot
No SD card slot.5
Headphone jack
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.5
CPU cores
4
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Chip options
3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3, 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5, or 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
64GB
Memory options
8GB, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents6
Storage (base)
128GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB
Storage options
128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB SSD

Battery and power

Maximum continuous power
150 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.0
Ethernet
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); configurable to 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T: 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb)
External displays (base)
3

Camera and audio

Speakers
Built-in speaker7

Platform

Shipped with
macOS Mojave8
Newest macOS
macOS Sequoia9
Model identifier
Macmini8,19
Part numbers
MRTR2xx/A, MRTT2xx/A, MXNF2xx/A, MXNG2xx/A10
Model year
2018

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
1,17611
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
3,33911

A desktop Mac has no built-in display, battery or camera, so those rows do not apply.

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available12
Security updates until
Not available12
Basis
our inference from history13

Previous and next model

Previous model

What changed

Weight
1.19 kg Mac mini (Late 2014)1.3 kg Mac mini (2018)
Ports
Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, four USB 3 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, Gigabit Ethernet port, audio in port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, IR receiver Mac mini (Late 2014)Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI 2.0 port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5 mm headphone jack Mac mini (2018)
Thunderbolt ports
2 Mac mini (Late 2014)4 Mac mini (2018)
Chip
1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Mac mini (Late 2014)3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3 Mac mini (2018)
CPU cores
2 Mac mini (Late 2014)4 Mac mini (2018)
Memory (base)
4GB Mac mini (Late 2014)8GB Mac mini (2018)
Storage (base)
500GB Mac mini (Late 2014)128GB Mac mini (2018)

Next model

What changed

Weight
1.3 kg Mac mini1.2 kg Mac mini M1
Ports
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI 2.0 port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5 mm headphone jack Mac miniTwo Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5 Gb/s), HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5 mm headphone jack Mac mini M1
Thunderbolt ports
4 Mac mini2 Mac mini M1
Chip
3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3 Mac miniApple M1 chip Mac mini M1
CPU cores
4 Mac mini8 Mac mini M1
Storage (base)
128GB Mac mini256GB Mac mini M1
Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi Mac miniWi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) Mac mini M1

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2018) - Technical Specifications · Default for Mac mini (2018) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — New Mac mini packs a huge punch · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2018) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  5. No SD card slot. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2018) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  6. Apple Support (UK) — Upgrade or install memory in your Mac mini · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2018) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Newsroom (UK) — New Mac mini packs a huge punch · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  11. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  12. Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  13. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Sequoia; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Sequoia still receiving security updates on 22 September 2026. Apple’s habit of patching the two releases before the newest points to those updates ending around autumn 2027; that is an inference, not a commitment. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac mini (2018). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user, microphones. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2018) - Technical Specifications, read 9 Oct 2026.