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Apple Announces Redesigned Mac Mini With M4 and M4 Pro Chips, Two Front USB-C Ports, and More
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I don’t know why I’m but it’s good to see Apple pushing Mac mini in corporate environments as a thin client. I’m betting this would blow away a Dell box.
I am afraid not. Most people have migrated to the "mobile" world. Back in 2004-09 everyone wanted a laptop. Now most people do not own a laptop, a smartphone is all they need/want and some migrated to an ipad. Those who want a computer usually opt for an all-in-one laptop.
the space for a desktop machine remains in a very tight niche for the general public, and even those who buy 1 will probably buy 1 for the whole family like back in 1993. Outside from games, its been really long time since I heard someone opt for a desktop tower PC.
Fun fact, if you use an old adb keyboard with an adapter like I do the power button is actually a recognized key (though it wont power on the machine)
in use or wired? I’d suspect a great deal of your memory use is cache
It is very unusual for 6 browser tabs to take up that much RAM. either they are all very complex web apps or they are running JavaScript with a lot of memory leaks. The software usage you describe would work just fine in 8GB of RAM. 16GB would be no problem. It helps that browser tabs are easy for the system to swap to SSD.
Oh, god! Now we are arguing that 16GB is hopelessly inadequate.
You had to know it was coming. 🤣
It was inevitable. This is the MacRumors forum, 2/3 of posters are here to let the rest of us know how bad Apple is, and how every decision they make is bad!
Aren't you glad Apple made Desktop ARM SoC's not only viable, yet performance and cost competitive to X64-64? I feel, for the Mac + Arm, Apple hasn't been this far ahead since a) the golden age ,and b) since Mac OS X years. It's been a VERY long time since the Mac Mini has looked so promising, and what a way to knock it out the park with the M4 Pro, in 2024. THIS is the Mac Mini I've always wanted and have been waiting for.
But why the HELL does it NOT come in BLACK! Its Ol' Hallow'eve!!
[I'll be buying this because there is nothing on Windows that comes close - I was even thinking the HP Z9 Mini now i shudder to even think of that]
I'm over it. So is half the Apple community since 2020, and now just about every Windows Laptop user since 2022. Docks are on the way out and the Monitor (especially Apple's and Dell's are full 100W hubs).
Because I want it, because most of us want it. We need it, We want it, so Apple finally GIVE IT! NOW finally!
"oh pull-yur thong-owt-my-arse Erroll" you cheeky devil you.
Oh yeah Thunderbolt 5 ... full 120gbits/sec data throughput and so much more ... and Apple delivered this on the MINI !
[If ONLY Apple brought that kind of love back with the iPhone Mini ] I mean its been more than 2 generations and 2 years since the last iPhone 13 mini.
Just still hanging on to that with iOS finally getting a native desktop mode environment like Samsung Dex. Yeah I had some nice edibles today.
You and me both .... yet my purchase will be later close to the holidays as I'll be moving soon.
Ain't bothering me 1 bit!
I just started working again and still a full time student. Pricing seems fair to me here in Canada. Until December I'll be buying some stock and hoping for a split.
Mac Mini is all about CPU, it is great for coding and such, but PC users would benefit more with stronger GPU than faster CPUs.
Most built PC came with $300 CPU paired with $1K GPU because that CPU is good enough for their purpose.
No they were not. They currently don't even sell headphones with the headphone jack, not even Airpods Max. It's a desktop computer without a decent speaker. So you connect it to speakers. If you want to use headphones, get an airpods, and that's their answer too. So it's weird to have the headphone jack on the front. And btw, they did exactly that with the mac studio.
yes, they do; beats is owned by apple
Not if it’s an XDR replacement, then tomorrow makes sense! I agree though, probably next year.
Good idea, I still have some USB a things I'd need to plug in occasionally so would probably get an adaptor anyway, so I guess itd be a case of looking for one with RCA
Yeah it's the first Mac since forever pretty much where I'm happy to look at the base model and say 'yeah that's enough for me and a great price too'. Good stuff!
It's annoying but TBH I can't see myself needing more than 24GB. Whereas with a loooot of previous Macs it's been more like 'the base model is just there for the headline pricing... nobody's gonna buy it as it's severely crippled'.
It works extremely well. I record YouTube videos using my iPhone 15 Pro. Then transfer them to my T6 drive, plug it in to my MBP and edit from there.
However the Mac Mini has Thunderbolt 4 or 5 which means that you can use external drives that support that which is even faster than USB3 for a Samsung T6/T7.
My MacStudio gets maternal instincts for the little mini.
I don't need it but it would look great with my MacStudio ☺️
I don't need it but it would look great with my MacStudio ☺️
Treated myself to one, 16GB/512GB SSD. Currently using an M1 MacBook Air (8GB) in clamshell mode so it'll be a nice upgrade. £100 off with EDU pricing so not too shabby. This is the most excited I've been about getting a new Apple product for a long time; roll on next Friday!!
Because due to a trend Apple pushed most people now use Bluetooth headphones, it is therefore odd to put this port right on the front of this new machine. Also if you’re using speakers that plug in through this port it has to plug in on the front.
THEIR OWN DESCRIPTION OF THE PORT:
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
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Solid numbers, nice to see, impossible to read them all 😀
Anyone please has recommendation for durable/reliable dock ?
Mac mini, i am impressed, only one thing, where is the catch ? If any.
One NAND chip for every 256GB ? Or two for 128+128 ? Looking forward to teardown before buying. Still has a fan, well apparently has to have, which means one day you will have get your hands dirty and remove dust.
Today 600+ comments
Solid numbers, nice to see, impossible to read them all 😀
Anyone please has recommendation for durable/reliable dock ?
Mac mini, i am impressed, only one thing, where is the catch ? If any.
One NAND chip for every 256GB ? Or two for 128+128 ? Looking forward to teardown before buying. Still has a fan, well apparently has to have, which means one day you will have get your hands dirty and remove dust.