Mac Mini M6 Ignites the Tiny AI PC Arms Race
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Apple’s M6 Mac mini launches at $900 with three Thunderbolt 4 ports and built‑in neural accelerators that Apple says deliver up to five times the AI throughput of the M4, but real on‑device AI may still require the pricier M5 Pro (three Thunderbolt 5 ports, from $1,700) and even clustering Macs to pool memory. Rival mini PCs from Asus, Lenovo, and Acer tout bigger AI hardware and higher price tags, signaling a new, costly arms race for local AI.
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