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Mac mini (M1, 2020)

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Quick look

Price
£6992launch price
Chip
M1chip
CPU
8-coreCPU
GPU
8-coreGPU
Memory
8GBunified memory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Released
10 November 20203Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
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
1.2 kg
Colours
Silver
Ports
Two 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
Thunderbolt ports
2
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
HDMI port
SD card slot
No SD card slot.5
Headphone jack
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M1 chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
8
Performance cores
4
Efficiency cores
4
GPU cores
8
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M1 with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
16GB
Memory options
8GB or 16GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents6
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB
Storage options
256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Battery and power

Maximum continuous power
150 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)
External displays (base)
2

Camera and audio

Speakers
Built-in speaker7

Platform

Shipped with
macOS Big Sur8
Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate9
Model identifier
Macmini9,110
Part numbers
MGNR3xx/A, MGNT3xx/A11
Model year
2020

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
2,19112
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
8,58612
Geekbench 7 (Metal)
28,36112

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

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A
£42513out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £410 from 15 Oct 2026; £390 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B
£36014repriced 8 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £340 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C
£33015out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £320 from 15 Oct 2026; £300 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A
£272 cash / £314 voucher1315% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M1 with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

12 November 2020 to 1 January 2023
£6991617

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available18
Security updates until
Not available18
Basis
our inference from history19

Previous and next model

Previous 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

Next model

What changed

Weight
1.2 kg Mac mini M11.18 kg Mac mini M2
Ports
Two 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 M1Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5mm headphone jack Mac mini M2
Chip
Apple M1 chip Mac mini M1Apple M2 chip Mac mini M2
GPU cores
8 Mac mini M110 Mac mini M2
Wi-Fi
Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) Mac mini M1Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) Mac mini M2

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (M1, 2020) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac mini (M1, 2020) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 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. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (M1, 2020) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 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 (M1, 2020) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac · Apple’s figure · read 14 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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

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

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

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  13. CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  14. CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  15. CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  16. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac mini - Apple (UK), captured 12 Nov 2020 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  17. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac mini - Apple (UK), captured 1 Jan 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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

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  19. Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac mini (M1, 2020). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: memory bandwidth, storage upgradeable by user, media engine, microphones. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (M1, 2020) - Tech Specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac, read 9 Oct 2026.