New Mac mini and Mac Studio begin arriving Tuesday, September 22

If you pre-ordered (or are still on the fence), mark the calendar: Apple’s refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio begin arriving to customers — and showing up in Apple Stores and authorized resellers — on Tuesday, September 22, MacRumors reports, matching Apple’s August Newsroom availability date.

This is a shipping / availability reminder, not a rehash of the August unveil. Chip options and starting prices below come from Apple’s primary announcements.

What’s landing Tuesday

• Mac mini — M6 or M5 Pro
• Mac Studio — M5 Max or M5 Ultra

Both lines have been available to pre-order since August 25. Apple says most configurations begin customer deliveries and retail availability on September 22. One caveat from Apple’s Mac Studio Newsroom: the Mac Studio with 512GB unified memory is scheduled for late October, not the Tuesday wave.

Starting prices (Apple U.S.)

From Apple Newsroom (education pricing is lower):

• Mac mini with M6 — starts at $899
• Mac mini with M5 Pro — starts at $1,699
• Mac Studio with M5 Max — starts at $2,499
• Mac Studio with M5 Ultra — starts at $5,499

Why the reminder matters now

Tuesday is the first real chance for walk-in / same-day retail checks (stock will vary by store and config) and for pre-order shipments to start showing up. Early synthetic GPU numbers for M5 Ultra and M6 have already been circulating — see our Geekbench Metal roundup — but independent hands-on reviews typically ramp after devices ship.

Bottom line: If you’re buying this cycle, Tuesday September 22 is the date that matters for deliveries and in-store availability on standard configs; the ultra-high-memory Studio SKU waits until late October.

Sources: MacRumors — Joe Rossignol (Friday, September 18, 2026); Apple Newsroom — Mac mini; Apple Newsroom — Mac Studio.