Amazon today has introduced the first cash discounts on Apple's brand new Mac mini, with discounts including two of the M6 models as well as the M5 Pro model. All of these deals are pre-order discounts on the 2026 Mac mini, which officially launches on September 22.

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You can get the 16GB RAM/256GB SSD Mac mini for $879.99, down from $899.00, and the 16GB RAM/512GB SSD model for $1,069.99, down from $1,099.00. Both of these devices come with the new M6 chip, and Amazon also has $29 off the M5 Pro Mac mini right now.





In terms of upgrades, Apple said the Mac mini with the M6 chip delivers up to 40% faster CPU performance, up to 4× faster performance for AI tasks in particular, up to 2× faster graphics performance, and up to 2× faster storage speeds compared to the previous-generation model with the 10-core M4 chip, 32GB of unified memory, and 2TB of storage.

If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.

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You can get the 44mm GPS Apple Watch SE for just $199.99 today on Amazon, down from $279.00. This is a steep discount on the wearable that beats the previous all-time low price by about $30, and matches the record low price of the 40mm GPS model of the smartwatch.

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This is the Apple Watch SE with the Midnight Aluminum Case and Midnight Sport Band in the Medium/Large size. As of writing, this is the only model we're tracking on sale, and this is a very rare deal so anyone interested should check it out before Amazon takes it away.



If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.

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