Apple’s newest Studio Show firmware has inadvertently confirmed the existence of a brand new Mac mini, with developer Steve Troughton-Smith discovering references to a brand new mannequin “Macmini10,1,” including gasoline to rumors {that a} next-generation mannequin is within the works.
Stories have been suggesting for months that an up to date Mac mini was in improvement, with the machine initially anticipated to be introduced at Apple’s “Peek Efficiency” particular occasion in March, though in the end the product by no means was proven off and as a substitute, we noticed Apple unveil the Mac Studio and Studio Show.
The brand new machine is anticipated to characteristic an Apple “M2” chip based mostly on the A15 chip with an eight-core CPU just like the M1 processor within the 24-inch iMac, nevertheless, the brand new next-gen “M2” chip will reportedly convey a extra highly effective 10-core GPU.
The rumor mill is slightly unclear as to what new Macs are imminent; for what it’s price, there may be one concrete clue: the transport Studio Show firmware references one unaccounted-for thriller machine — a brand new mannequin era of Mac mini (“Macmini10,1”). My guess: M2, not M1 Professional
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) April 12, 2022
