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Mac mini (M2 Pro, 2023)

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Price
£1,3992launch price
Chip
M2 Prochip
CPU
10-coreCPU
GPU
16-coreGPU
Memory
16GBunified memory, base
Storage
512GBstorage, 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
1.28 kg
Colours
Silver
Ports
Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
4
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
HDMI port
SD card slot
No SD card slot.4
Headphone jack
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M2 Pro chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
10
Performance cores
6
Efficiency cores
4
GPU cores
16
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M2 Pro with 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, or M2 Pro with 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU
Memory (base)
16GB
Memory (maximum)
32GB
Memory options
16GB or 32GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents5
Memory bandwidth
200 GB/s
Storage (base)
512GB
Storage (maximum)
8TB
Storage options
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
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
185 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)
External displays (base)
3

Camera and audio

Speakers
Built-in speaker6

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate7
Model identifier
Mac14,128
Part numbers
MNH73xx/A9
Model year
2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
2,41510
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
13,80610
Geekbench 7 (Metal)
74,02010

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

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A
£90011out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £875 from 15 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B
£82512repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £800 from 15 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C
£77513out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 30 October 2026 · since 1 Nov 2026 · earlier: £750 from 15 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A
£621 cash / £666 voucher117% 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 Pro with 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB 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
£1,3991415

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 Pro chip, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB 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 available16
Security updates until
Not available16
Basis
our inference from history17

Previous and next model

Next model

What changed

Weight
1.28 kg Mac mini M2 Pro0.73 kg Mac mini M4 Pro
Ports
Four 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 ProFront: two USB-C ports with support for USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s), 3.5mm headphone jack. Back (M4 Pro): Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), HDMI port, three Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports Mac mini M4 Pro
Thunderbolt ports
4 Mac mini M2 Pro3 Mac mini M4 Pro
Chip
Apple M2 Pro chip Mac mini M2 ProApple M4 Pro chip Mac mini M4 Pro
CPU cores
10 Mac mini M2 Pro12 Mac mini M4 Pro
Memory (base)
16GB Mac mini M2 Pro24GB Mac mini M4 Pro
Memory bandwidth
200 GB/s Mac mini M2 Pro273 GB/s Mac mini M4 Pro

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac mini (M2 Pro, 2023) · Apple’s figure · read 30 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 30 Sep 2026

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  3. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026

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  4. No SD card slot. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

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

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  6. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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

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  10. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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

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

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

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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026

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  17. Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate. endoflife.date states that major versions of macOS are usually maintained for three years and that Apple usually provides security updates for the latest 3 releases, but this isn't consistently applied. Source: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

Mac mini (M2 Pro, 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.