Next Mac Mini Will Reportedly Have Mismatched M6 and M5 Pro Chips
Apple is testing new Mac mini configurations with mismatched M6 and M5 Pro chips, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman , but he did not provide a release timeframe. In a similar move last year, Apple updated the Mac Studio with mismatched M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips. This article, " Next Mac Mini Will Reportedly Have Mismatched M6 and M5 Pro Chips " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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Apple is testing new Mac mini configurations with mismatched M6 and M5 Pro chips, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman , but he did not provide a release timeframe. In a similar move last year, Apple updated the Mac Studio with mismatched M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips. This article, " Next Mac Mini Will Reportedly Have Mismatched M6 and M5 Pro Chips " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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Apple is testing new Mac mini configurations with mismatched M6 and M5 Pro chips, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman , but he did not provide a release timeframe.
In a similar move last year, Apple updated the Mac Studio with mismatched M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips.
This article, " Next Mac Mini Will Reportedly Have Mismatched M6 and M5 Pro Chips " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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