Apple on Tuesday introduced a significant replace to the Mac mini, the corporate’s smallest desktop Mac. The brand new laptop is even smaller than earlier than, options the M4 or M4 Professional chip, and begins with 16GB of unified reminiscence. It nonetheless begins at $599 however Apple has doubled the RAM.
These are 4 commonplace configurations of the Mac mini Apple is providing:
- $599/£599: M4 with a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB Unified Reminiscence, and 256GB SSD
- $799/£799: M4 with a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB Unified Reminiscence, and 512GB SSD
- $999/£999: M4 with a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 24GB Unified Reminiscence, and 256GB SSD
- $1,399/£1,399: M4 Professional with a 12-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB Unified Reminiscence, and 256GB SSD
M4 Mac mini: New design and ports
Apple has diminished the dimensions of the Mac mini; it now measures 5 by 5 by 2 inches (12.7 by 12.7 by 5 centimeters), down from the earlier 7.75 by 7.75 by 1.41 inches (19.7 by 19.7 by 3.6 centimeters), however not as small because the Apple TV, which measures 3.6 inches. The Mac mini is accessible solely in silver, which seems like a smaller model of the Mac Studio, is barely obtainable in silver.
The Mac mini sports activities two USB-C ports and a 3.5mm headphone jack on the entrance. On the again are three Thunderbolt ports–the M4 Mac mini makes use of Thunderbolt 4, whereas the M4 Professional Mac mini has Thunderbolt 5, the primary Mac to help the know-how. The again of all Mac mini additionally has an HDMI port and a gigabit ethernet port that’s upgradeable to 10Gb ethernet for $100/£100. No USB-A ports can be found, which implies that you’ll want USB-C adapters on your older gadgets.
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M4 and M4 Professional
In comparison with the Intel Core i7 Mac mini (launched in 2018), Apple claims that the M4 presents 13.3 instances quicker gaming efficiency in World of Warcraft: The Battle Inside, 33 instances quicker picture upscaling efficiency in Photomator, and “applies as much as 2.8x extra audio impact plugins in a Logic Professional challenge.” In comparison with the M1 Mac mini (launched in 2020), Apple states that the M4 is 4.9 instances quicker when merging panoramic pictures in Adobe Lightroom Basic, 1.7 instances quicker with spreadsheet calculations in Microsoft Excel, and a pair of instances quicker when transcibing with on-device AI speech-to-text in MacWhisper.
The M4 Professional makes its debut with the Mac mini; the usual configuration has a 12-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, however it may be upgraded to a 14-core CPU and a 20-core GPU for $200/£200. In comparison with the M2 Professional Mac mini (launched in 2023) it replaces, Apple states that the M4 Professional “completes 3D renders as much as 2.9x quicker in Blender.”
Exterior show help
The Mac mini can help as much as three shows, however the forms of shows you should utilize differ between the 2 chips:
- M4:
- Three shows: Two shows with as much as 6K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one show with as much as 5K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K decision at 60Hz over HDMI
- Two shows: One show with as much as 5K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one show with as much as 8K decision at 60Hz or 4K decision at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI
- M4 Professional:
- Three shows: Three shows with as much as 6K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI
- Two shows: One show with as much as 6K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one show with as much as 8K decision at 60Hz or 4K decision at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI
The Mac mini is obtainable for pre-order with shipments beginning on November 8. On Monday, Apple has additionally introduced the new M4 iMac.