Mac Mini announced

Apple updated its Mac Mini desktop for the first time in four years this morning, announcing a new model at its late October event in Brooklyn, New York. It starts at $799, $300 more than the starting model for the previous-generation Mac Mini. The 2018 edition is available to order today, and Apple says it will ship to customers next week.  

Here's a look at the back of the new Mac Mini with four Thunderbolt 3 ports, and two UBA-A inputs. You can also upgrade it to a 10 GB Ethernet port. It retains the HDMI input of previous models, too.

Another rear view of the new Mac Mini from another angle.

The new model gets new four- and six-core, eighth-gen Intel processors, up to 64GB of RAM and a sleek new space gray finish.  

The previous generation Mac Mini debuted in 2014 with Intel's Haswell Core-series processors, with a starting price of $499 that positioned it as low-cost alternative for those who might consider switching to a Mac from Windows. The new $799 starting price will net you a 3.6GHz CPU, 8GB of memory and a 128GB SSD.   

New Mac Minis stacked five high.

The new Mac Mini sits next to both iPhone XS models and the new iPad Pro for scale.

A top view of the new space grey 2018 Mac Mini.

Another view of the new Mac Mini from the front.

You can order the new Mac Mini and iPads Tuesday direct from Apple, and they will be start shipping and showing up in stores by Wednesday, Nov. 7.  

Here's another view of the low profile Mac Mini from the front.

The Mac Mini is about as portable as you can get and is great for musicians creating at home or you can take on the road.

Here's another view of the new Mac Mini next to a keyboard set up.

Another view of Mac Minis stacked five high.

The MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and the iPad Pro.

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