Along with the 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pros, the new Apple Mac mini (2023) lineup with M2 and M2 Pro chips is now available in Nepal as well. So, without further ado, let’s dig into the specifics, features, availability, and official price of the Apple Mac mini (2023) in Nepal.
Apple Mac mini (2023) Overview:
Apple M2 silicons
The latest Mac mini gets a major performance upgrade, with the M2 and M2 Pro silicon. The M2 is a 5nm SoC with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. And it comes with up to 24GB of unified memory and 100GB/s of bandwidth, which Apple claims makes activities like image editing in Adobe Photoshop up to 50% faster.
Performance gains
The M2 also supports PreRes acceleration, which means that tasks like video editing in Final Cut Pro are more than twice as fast. Apple claims that the Mac mini (2023) with M2 is up to 5x faster than the Intel Core i5-based Windows desktop with Intel UHD Graphics 730. Although the brand has not specified which processor was used in the comparison.
If compared to the M1 Mac Mini, it delivers up to 2.4x faster ProRes transcode in Final Cut Pro, up to 50% faster filter and function performance in Adobe Photoshop, and up to 35% faster gameplay in Resident Evil Village.
The M2 Pro chip, on the other hand, brings pro-level performance to the Mac mini for the first time. Here, you get the top-tier M2 Pro configuration with 12 CPU cores and 19 GPU cores. Whereas, you can also choose a slightly less powerful 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU option. In terms of memory, you have a choice of up to 32GB with M2 Pro chip.
Compared to the previous-gen M1 Mac mini, Apple claims that the M2 Pro delivers up to 2.5x faster performance in Affinity Photo, 4.2x faster ProRes transcode in Final Cut Pro, and up to 2.8x faster gameplay in Resident Evil Village.
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Ports and Connectivity
Besides performance, the Mac mini gets a few upgrades in terms of connectivity. All the models now support WiFi 6E the M2 Pro model also includes the new HDMI 2.1 port as well as four Thunderbolt 4 ports instead of two on the M2 models. Other port options include two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), one HDMI, one Gigabit Ethernet, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Design
Nothing has changed significantly in terms of design this year. Apple Mac mini (2023) has the same square form factor with rounded corners. And its aluminum chassis is still milled from a single piece of metal and finished in silvery bare aluminum. It’s also not that heavy, weighing 1.18kg for the M2 and 1.28kg for the M2 Pro. The Mac Mini also includes a built-in speaker.
Mac mini (2023) Specifications:
- Dimension: 1.4H x 7.7W x 7.7D-inches, 1.18 kg (M2) / 1.28 kg (M2 Pro)
- Processor: Apple M2 / M2 Pro chip (5nm)
- CPU: 8-core (M2), 10/12-core (M2 Pro)
- GPU: 10-core (M2), 16/19-core (M2 Pro)
- RAM:
- M2: Up to 24GB
- M2 Pro: Up to 32GB
- Storage:
- M2: Up to 2TB SSD
- M2 Pro: Up to 8TB SSD
- OS: macOS Ventura
- Ports:
- M2: 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4, 2x USB-A, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack
- M2 Pro: 4x Thunderbolt / USB 4, 2x USB-A, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
- Audio: Built-in speaker
- Color options: Silver
Apple Mac mini (2023) Price in Nepal and Availability
The price of the Apple Mac mini (2023) in Nepal starts at NPR 102,000 for the base M2 variant, while the top-end M2 Pro configuration will set you back NPR 217,000. You can buy Apple Mac mini (2023) in Nepal at the official price from authorized stores like Hukut.
| Apple Mac mini (2023) | Price in Nepal | Availability |
| M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB unified memory, 256GB SSD | NPR 102,000 | Hukut Store |
| M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB unified memory, 512GB SSD | NPR 135,000 | |
| M2 Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16GB unified memory, 512GB SSD | NPR 217,000 |
- Meanwhile, check out our review of the MacBook Air M2.
