{"id":83371,"date":"2021-02-02T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=83371"},"modified":"2021-02-02T12:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T12:59:26","slug":"the-cheapest-new-mac-for-music-production-just-got-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-cheapest-new-mac-for-music-production-just-got-cheaper\/","title":{"rendered":"The cheapest new Mac for music production just got cheaper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mac-mini\/\">Apple<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">Save $50 on Apple&#8217;s new Mac Mini with the M1 chip.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/apples-new-macbook-mini-debuted-at-the-one-more-thing-event\/\">Released in November<\/a> alongside the updated <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/apples-new-macbook-air-debuted-at-the-one-more-thing-event\/\">MacBook Air<\/a> and <a style=\"user-select: auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/apples-new-macbook-pro-13-debuted-at-the-one-more-thing-event\/\">MacBook Pro 13-inch<\/a>, Apple&#8217;s ARM-based silicon computers are getting rave reviews across the board. 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