Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supply

Apple Inc. raised the starting price of its Mac mini desktop to $799 from $599, adjusting to inventory shortages driven by AI demand and the tight supply of processors. 

The company is effectively increasing the price by removing the entry-level configuration, a model that includes an M4 processor and 256 gigabytes of storage. The computer now starts with that same chip and 512 gigabytes of space. The $1,399 starting price of the M4 Pro model hasn’t changed. 

The discontinuation...