Apple‘s M2 Mac Mini might not be teh newest, shiniest version of the device out there, but it has managed to reach tock-bottom pricing once again in a fantastic New Year deal. This version of the device sports theM2chip, which is still incredibly performant in many office tasks. While you won’t be able to do muchgamingusing the chip, the device is still fantastic for all manner of workloads including image and video editing.

Now available at Amazon for less than $500, don’t let this deal pass you by, as it matches thekiller pricingwe saw for the device over the Black Friday period last year.

M2 Mac Mini is actually affordable

M2 Mac Mini is actually affordable

Compared to many other Apple products, the M2 Mac Mini offers fantastic bang for your buck, especially at these prices. To get a similarly speccedMacBookwould run you in the region of over $1000, so if you’re not particularly bothered about taking the system around with you, this could be a great cost-saving way to still get all that power, for half of the price.

There are more powerful versions of the Mac Mini out there, equipped with the M3 Max processor, but unless you’re running incredibly taxing workloads regularly, it might be worth it for you to pinch some pennies and save a little on the M2 Mini, instead.

These chips are also very power-efficient, making them a great alternative to running a towerPCfor most of your daily computing needs.

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Sayem Ahmed was Dexerto’s Tech Editor in the UK team, leading hardware coverage globally. Sayem is an expert in all things Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and PC components. He has over 10 years of experience, with bylines at Eurogamer, IGN, Trusted Reviews, Kotaku, and many more.