Apple Announces Mac Mini Will Be Manufactured at New Houston Facility

Apple has announced that the Mac mini will be manufactured at a new facility in Houston, Texas — a notable shift for a company that has assembled virtually all of its hardware in China and Southeast Asia. The announcement comes as Ars Technica notes it echoes Apple's 2019 Mac Pro gambit in Austin, and arrives on the eve of President Trump's State of the Union address, where domestic manufacturing is expected to be a central theme. The move positions Apple to benefit politically while testing whether high-volume consumer electronics can be built competitively on American soil.