Tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch a new high-end Mac mini at an event in the spring.
According to MacRumors, the release date rumor comes by cross-referencing recent reports from display analyst Ross Young and Mark Gurman, both of whom often provide accurate insights into Apple's plans.
In December 2021, Young said that a new iMac Pro model with a mini-LED display was going to launch in the spring, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman also floated the possibility of this machine being announced at a spring event, likely in March or April.
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Gurman's latest report claimed that Apple's spring event will focus on the iPhone SE with 5G connectivity, a refreshed version of the iPad Air with an updated A-series chip, and at least one new Mac powered by Apple silicon chips, the report said.
He suggested that this Mac might be either the new mini-LED iMac or the Mac mini, it added.
Now, Young said that he no longer expects the new iMac Pro to launch in the spring, with a "summer" launch seeming more likely for the high-end all-in-one device.
Panel shipments for the iMac Pro are expected to begin in June, and a release could follow in August or September.
Apple has been rumoured to be working on a Mac mini to replace the Intel-based models that are still in the product lineup for some time.
Apple updated the entry-level Mac mini with the M1 chip in November 2020, but the high-end offering is still the Space Gray model with an Intel processor from 2018.
It is this high-end model that is expected to be replaced this year with an Apple silicon model that features the first redesign since 2010.
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The new device is expected to feature the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips from the MacBook Pro, up to 64GB memory, four Thunderbolt ports, a design with a "plexiglass-like" top, and more.
