go for it!
Beyond my abilities, but thanks. I also looked into Luna Display, but even the Thunderbolt version gives rather low frame rates, from what I heard online. It's a real shame how many sharp, beautiful old 5K iMac displays basically get tossed out.
All working now. The problem, uninformed user, me. The front 2 ports do not support displays. Therefore, you have to plug the Luna USB thingy into the back ports on the new Mini.
Did some online reading; it's my understanding even the Thunderbolt version of the Luna Display with an iMac yields frame rates around 30-45 Hz, IIRC? Have you seen that, or noticed an observable difference vs. when you were using the iMac itself?
A base Mini M4 would not replace an Apple TV as far as apps are concerned, apps such as Disney+, Netflix, Prime...
I have an M2 pro (4 TB) which has about 5500 MB/s, not the 2500 MB/s you show in the video, so it seems the apple now has lower storage models also faster SSD speeds? Does the M4 2TB run much faster than M2 2/4TB?
Apple launched the new Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro models with M4 chips today, and because the Mac mini is the only one of the machines that got a design update, we thought we'd check it out to see how it compares to the prior version.
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The 2024 version of the Mac mini is much smaller than the previous M2 model, so it takes up less space on a desktop. It's 5 by 5 inches, down from 7.75 by 7.75 inches, and you can really see a difference when they're side-by-side. There were rumors that the Mac mini could be as small as the Apple TV, but it's not that small.
It's impressive to have a powerful M4 computer in such a small enclosure, and with so many available ports. There are two ports on the front and three on the back, all USB-C or Thunderbolt. If you have USB-A accessories, you'll need an adapter. There's also an HDMI port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an Ethernet port, and a port for the power cable.
You can get the Mac mini with an M4 or an M4 Pro chip, and the M4 version has three Thunderbolt 4 ports at the back while the M4 Pro version has three Thunderbolt 5 ports that support faster transfer speeds. The M4 and the M4 Pro offer notable speed improvements over the prior M2 and M2 Pro chips. We've got the full array of benchmarks in the video, but CPU performance is up to 55 percent faster in the M4 Pro compared to the M2 Pro. GPU performance is up significantly, and even the SSD is faster.
Apple is also selling the M4 Macs with 16GB RAM at a minimum, which is a major upgrade over the previous 8GB starting RAM for the base model.
The Mac mini is priced starting at $599, but that's because it doesn't come with a display or peripherals. You'll need to supply your own. It's a solid machine for home or work, and because it's so small, you can take it from one place to another if you have two setups with displays and accessories.
There is one downside to the Mac mini. If you often turn your Mac off and on, you might be annoyed to find that the power button is on the bottom of the device. To access it, you'll need to lift the Mac mini up a bit. That's no big deal if you don't turn your computer off regularly, but if you do, just note there's a little bit of an extra hassle to deal with.
Did you get a new M4 Mac mini, or do you plan to? Let us know in the comments below.
Article Link: Hands On With Apple's New M4 Mac Mini
Yes me too. I don't want external drive(s)as it just looks messy. Everybody though recommends external drives, honestly, am I missing something, can someone convince me otherwise apart from the obvious price savings ?
Did they ever say what size SSD was in the M4 Mac Mini they tested?
you can never remove the internal storage. with external, file transfers, moving from machine to machine, and using it in the future as a boot device, or dedicated backup disk. its cheaper and more flexible.
Great points though not everything you say applies to me even with the flexibility, I still don't like external drive(s) and cables hanging off desktop macs - just looks messy but it's a personal thing and I'm sure there's plenty who are fine with that 😀
Mee to. I keep telling myself that if I had a mini or a Studio I could keep my MBP in the other room and use it more like a mobile device instead of the desktop-shaped-like-a-MacBook that it currently is. But then again, I've got an awesome iPad that satisfies all my on-the-couch and mobile computing needs.
Very true. I'm running HomeBridge on an old 2014 Intel Mac mini and even that is overpowered for HomeBridge.
You can AirPlay to any Mac from 2020 onwards (from 2018 for MacBooks).
Correct. Rather then simply share the entire screen the latest MacOS 15.2 beta 2 allows you also to select windows or apps, and also just extend your display to that other Mac. This dialog will come up last after you select the another Mac to mirror to. You can change it at any time.
Hi, using your video work, did the fan start to spin often? Is it noisy, or is it dead silent like the Mac Studio? Can you please update in the next days about the fan noise during your work: how often it starts, noisy etc. Thank you very much for your information. I'm thinking to buy the M4 Pro Mac mini, the alternative would be the future M4 Max Studio (but at a higher cost and bigger footprint).
The web site says that, but In Luna Settings I can set 60 hz with 5k retina.
