On Tuesday, Apple officially announced announced New Mac mini M4 and M4 Pro. and, rumor That was true. Small desktop computers are even smaller, about the size of an Apple TV box.
Mac mini is the most affordable option for people who need a Mac computer. Since the debut of Apple’s silicon chipset and the subsequent release of the M1 Mac mini in late 2020, the Mac mini has powerful computer.
New M4 Mac mini
First of all, the biggest attraction of the Mac mini is the price. The more powerful M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini models remain the most cost-effective. Apple is keeping the starting price at $599 for the base M4 model with a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU configuration.
And even better, Apple has finally ditched the base 8GB of memory from the Mac mini M4 lineup, allowing consumers to get 16GB of RAM (upgradable to 32GB) for that starting price. Ta.
As for storage, the Mac mini M4 continues to ship with 256 GB in the base model and can be upgraded to up to 2 TB of disk space.
Front view of the new Mac mini M4.
Credit: Apple
What does the M4 Pro model offer?
However, the Mac mini M4 Pro model can be further upgraded. The $1,399 M4 Pro Mac mini base model has a 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU, 24 GB of memory and 512 GB of storage. In addition to the upgraded base model memory, the new Mac mini M4 Pro can have up to 64GB of RAM. That’s twice as many as the previous Mac mini model and the new Mac mini M4 base model.
Apple has packed all this into its smallest computer ever, as the redesigned Mac mini measures 5 x 5 inches (as opposed to its predecessor’s 7.75 x 7.75 inches).
mashable light speed
Apple says the new M4 chip is 2.5 times faster than the M1 Mac mini and 20 times faster than the last Intel Mac mini released in 2018.
The new M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini models replace the M2 and M2 Pro Mac mini configurations released in January 2023. Apple skipped the M3 chipset for the Mac mini.
M4 Mac mini port
The smaller form factor of the redesigned Mac mini M4 and M4 Pro means some changes have been made to the ports you would normally find on a computer. The new Mac mini M4 and M4 Pro do not have USB-A ports.
But previous owners of the Mac mini will be happy to see that Apple has finally moved some ports (two USB-C ports and a headphone jack) to the front of the device.
The back of the Mac mini M4 has three Thunderbolt 4 ports, as well as HDMI and Ethernet ports. The Mac mini M4 Pro has the same ports on the back, except the three Thunderbolt ports have been upgraded to Thunderbolt 5. This essentially allows new Mac mini models to connect to up to three displays at once.
The back of the new Mac mini M4.
Credit: Apple
M4 Mac mini color
If Mac mini fans were hoping for some new color options, it looks like Apple is sticking to just the silver colorway.
apple announced One day after the new Mac mini launches week New Mac announcements. These new Macs coincide with the launch of Apple’s own brand of AI. apple intelligence. Macs with previous silicon chips can use Apple’s AI capabilities, but the M4 chipset was made for Apple Intelligence, so Apple hopes the two will work together to bring both capabilities to customers. It’s clear what we hope to bring.
At the start of this week, Apple announced the new M4 iMac. Prices start at $1,299 for the base iMac model with a built-in monitor, making the $599 Mac mini an attractive option for people who already have a computer screen at home.
On Monday night, Amazon accidentally leaked For more information about the new Mac mini M4 and M4 Pro, we’ve uploaded a Mac comparison table to the new iMac M4 product page. Although the image was quickly deleted, many social media users have since saved it and shared it across the internet.
The new M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini models are Pre-order now It will be released in stores on November 8th.
