Times of India | A day after CEO Tim Cook said Mac products will be hit by chip shortage, Apple stops selling 256GB Mac mini in US, price for 512GB starts at … AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Apple has officially discontinued the 256 GB storage option for the Mac mini worldwide, making the 512 GB model the new entry‑level configuration at $799 (U.S.) with an M4 chip and 16 GB of RAM. The change comes a day after CEO Tim Cook warned that Apple is confronting “several months” of memory‑chip shortages and higher‑than‑expected demand for its desktop lineup, especially AI‑focused devices like the Mac mini and Mac Studio. Cook noted that constraints are more about the availability of advanced‑node SoC production than memory itself, and that the company expects significantly higher memory costs this quarter, prompting the removal of the 256 GB variant from Apple’s online store. Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/a-day-after-ceo-tim-cook-said-mac-products-will-be-hit-by-chip-shortage-apple-stops-selling-256gb-mac-mini-in-us-price-for-512gb-starts-at-/articleshow/130710045.cms #TimCook #Apple #MacMini #M4chip #AI