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Mac mini (M2, 2023)

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Price
£6492launch price
Chip
M2chip
CPU
8-coreCPU
GPU
10-coreGPU
Memory
8GBunified memory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Released
24 January 20232ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 17 January 2023.
Security updates
Not available3Security updates

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

197 mm35.8 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
35.8 x 197 x 197 mm
Weight
1.18 kg
Colours
Silver
Ports
Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5mm headphone jack4
Thunderbolt ports
2
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
HDMI port
SD card slot
No SD card slot.5
Headphone jack
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M2 chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
8
Performance cores
4
Efficiency cores
4
GPU cores
10
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU4
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
24GB4
Memory options
8GB, 16GB or 24GB4
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents6
Memory bandwidth
100 GB/s
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB4
Storage options
256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB4
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engine

Battery and power

Maximum continuous power
150 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)
External displays (base)
2

Camera and audio

Speakers
Built-in speaker7

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate8
Model identifier
Mac14,39
Part numbers
MMFJ3xx/A, MMFK3xx/A10
Model year
2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
2,40011
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
9,75511
Geekbench 7 (Metal)
43,70211

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

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A
£50012out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £475 from 15 Oct 2026; £450 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B
£47513repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £450 from 15 Oct 2026; £425 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C
£42514repriced 8 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £400 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A
£320 cash / £370 voucher1216% 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: M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-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

6 February 2023 to 2 October 2024
£6491516

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 chip, 8-core CPU, 10-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 available17
Security updates until
Not available17
Basis
our inference from history18

Previous and next model

Previous 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

Next model

What changed

Weight
1.18 kg Mac mini M20.67 kg Mac mini M4
Ports
Two 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 M2Front: two USB-C ports with support for USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s), 3.5mm headphone jack. Back (M4): Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), HDMI port, three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports Mac mini M4
Thunderbolt ports
2 Mac mini M23 Mac mini M4
Chip
Apple M2 chip Mac mini M2Apple M4 chip Mac mini M4
CPU cores
8 Mac mini M210 Mac mini M4
Memory (base)
8GB Mac mini M216GB Mac mini M4
Memory bandwidth
100 GB/s Mac mini M2120 GB/s Mac mini M4

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac mini (M2, 2023) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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

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  4. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  5. No SD card slot. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - 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 (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 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. CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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

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

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  15. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac mini - Apple (UK), captured 6 Feb 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  16. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy Mac mini - Apple (UK), captured 2 Oct 2024 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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

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  18. 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 (M2, 2023). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, microphones, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever, read 9 Oct 2026.