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Amazing machine.
If only Apple can work out GPU performance (which due to Steve Jobs they have never been as good as others with) it would be unbeatable.
 
The iPad Mini is super popular in Aviation. In fact the Major Airlines issue them. You usually have a choice between the Mini, or a full sized iPad both with specialized software loaded.


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I'm guessing Wi-Fi 7 will make an appearance on an :apple: designed chip before the end of the year.
Saving some money on licensing costs with the new WiFi chip is probably a must but we can’t complain as that means we might get an m5 mini rather than wait a couple years for an m6 mini.
 
Just a shame the m4 pro sku likely runs hot in the new case.
The M4 Pro seems to run fine in my Mini. I'm doing game development and have a pair of 32" monitors connected. I have lots of software open at the same time and the fans have only been audible a few times. The only difference to my old Mac is I'm no longer running any Adobe software, but every piece of graphics software I have tried has been fine.
 
If someone today predicted that in another 12.5 years there will be a heavily updated, smaller, more capable Mac mini for roughly the same list price as today, they'd be laughed at, but that's what happened here.

To hold this price point there is a decent chance Apple will squat on this M4 model longer. ( e.g., maybe skip M5. )
If the SoC is trailing that is easier path to a "made in USA" chip over next year or so. therefore easier to keep same price (at least in USA).
 
The M4 Pro seems to run fine in my Mini. I'm doing game development and have a pair of 32" monitors connected. I have lots of software open at the same time and the fans have only been audible a few times. The only difference to my old Mac is I'm no longer running any Adobe software, but every piece of graphics software I have tried has been fine.
Same here. My M4 Pro never gets hot. I might have heard the fan come on maybe once, while working in Parallels.
 
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