Apple Announces Redesigned Mac Mini With M4 and M4 Pro Chips, Two Front USB-C Ports, and More

[asdfjkl;]

M4 Pro has double the performance cores of the base M4 (8 vs. 4). That is tempting ...

 

[Phonzoxd]

16GB/512GB ordered with edu.

LFGGGGGGGGG

 

[ignatius345]

I know what you mean! The Apple tax on upgrades is frusting. An 8GB NVME chip cost pennies on the dollar.

The way I look at it is,

- base models are there for people who truly don't need more (you don't see many of them posting in forums like this btw)
- for the same price as the original Mini base model, I can have a Mini spec'ed out the way I need. (The original Mac Mini base model debuted at $599 in 2005, nearly $1K in 2024 dollars)

It's easy to play the "how much does it cost Apple for this RAM/NVME" game, but you're ultimately paying also for the development of really nice new hardware and ongoing (free) software.

And not for nothing, but with desktop Macs at least, it's dead easy to add fast external storage.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

The fact that the M4 Pro has TB5 suggests that the M4 Pro and M4 Max Macbook Pro may also have that. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

Unless we get Studio tomorrow. I could see them not wanting to leave it languishing on M2. At the same time, there's the M2 Mac Pro.

I really dislike how Apple staggers their Mac launches. Who wants to buy an M2 computer at retail price when M4 is already available?

 

[chrono1081]

Store not updated, once again. Poor effort.

It is though...did you click the right thing?

 

[CraigsDog]

I don't understand the complaints about the location of the power button. I've owned a Mac mini for years and I have only pushed the power button a handful of times.

 

[Corefile]

Woah, did Jony Ive get re-hired at Apple?

It does sound like a trick from the Jony bag.

 

[antman2x2]

Oof! $2200 clams (+tax)

LOL yes indeed. BUT, thats better than the $4000+ for the studio that had TOO MUCH power for me.

This new model truly hits the perfect balance with the 64Gigs of RAM and the Pro chip at a DECENT price.

 

[Cuesca]

Honestly they should've had an event for this. How do you even turn it on?

 

[CraigsDog]

Honestly they should've had an event for this. How do you even turn it on?

By pressing the power button

 

[hovscorpion12]

Unless we get Studio tomorrow. I could see them not wanting to leave it languishing on M2. At the same time, there's the M2 Mac Pro.

I really dislike how Apple staggers their Mac launches. Who wants to buy an M2 computer at retail price when M4 is already available?

M2 Ultra is still more powerful than M4. M2 Ultra owners are still eating good.

 

[Macalicious2011]

I still balk at paying £200 for 256GB of extra storage... I find that criminal and I'd like to have words with the specific person at Apple who signs off on that level of gouging.. but I do want one.

Get a Samsung T6 external drive. I got a 1TB for £60 and edit all my videos off it on my M1 MBP.

 

[dgdosen]

Apple treats the metric system like some kind of joke!
Such imperialists... Couldn't they just use 10, 12 or 13 CM?

 

[ShufromChina]

The base model with educational discount could be the best Mac mini deal yet. 16G RAM with HDMI2.1--supports 8K displays.

 

[topmounter]

Wow, no 8GB option for $499

 

[CraigsDog]

Apple treats the metric system like some kind of joke!
Such imperialists... Couldn't they just use 10, 12 or 13 CM?

People are really reaching to the bottom of the barrel to find things to complain about this time

 

[jedimasterkyle]

I get the appeal but I think I'll pass for now.

 

[Binarymix]

Bit weird having the headphone jack on the front. As someone who often has their mini plugged in to my amp, and likes their setup to look wire free, it's a bit off putting

I’m sure a dock will be made for the mini to sit on with an nvme slot and headphone jack and more ports on the back.

 

[tenthousandthings]

You didn't know that the majority of users of a $600 Mac needs 80Gbps to connect their...Hmmm...not sure why they need that.

Those start at $1400, not $600…

 

[CraigsDog]

The base model with educational discount could be the best Mac mini deal yet. 16G RAM with HDMI2.1--supports 8K displays.

Can run a 4K/240Hz screen AND a 5K/60Hz all on that $499 box. Amazing.

 

[profets]

I have a 4TB high speed NVME SSD hooked up to my current Mac mini with thunderbolt 4 and I store everything on it as far as my personal files go yet somehow the internal 256 has filled up completely in a single years use from whatever apps store on it... incredibly frustrating.

I've never fully understood this. The M2 Mac mini I use at work has 512GB internal (as I struggled with 256GB in the past). Somehow 125GB is occupied by System Data. 1/4 of usable space gone just like that. Wish we had more control over how storage is used.

 

[creediddy]

Now the question is:

M4 pro mac mini vs base mac studio, prices are similar

I would go studio if you need more port flexibility and ram options, but the Mini is the one to get for most workloads.

 

[iksnirks]

Anyone ever streamed from an M chip? All I'd be doing is playing TFT/Balatro.

 

[Phonzoxd]

I have a 4TB high speed NVME SSD hooked up to my current Mac mini with thunderbolt 4 and I store everything on it as far as my personal files go yet somehow the internal 256 has filled up completely in a single years use from whatever apps store on it... incredibly frustrating.

well this just solidified my choice to not be cheap and pay the extra 200 for 512GB.

 

[Pezimak]

Oh come on… that looks ssoooooo cute lol! A real Mini Studio. And that M4 Pro spec option seems to pack a punch.