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The week of Macs keeps rolling along with a trade name - newfangled Mac Mini . The rumour were true : The M4 version come up the companionship scaling the footling desktop down to not much larger than an Apple TV . The Mini envelopment measure out 5 x 5 in , versus the Apple TV 4 K ’s 3.66 x 3.66 .
The importantly small sizing was made potential by the efficiency of Apple ’s in - household silicon . In spite of the smaller size , there ’s still a buff onboard , with the thermal vents on the bottom . Presumably this is because the Mini come with either the base M4 or the fresh announced M4 Pro , the latter of which may need to be cool , depending how hard you crusade it .
Apple ’s opted to compare performance to the original M1 example ( versus 2023 ’s M2 Pro ) , note that the standard M4 represents a 1.8x central processor jut and 2.2x on the GPU side .
The M4 Pro makes its debut on the new Mini — with a sizable price blow . Apple is touting the new chip as the “ earth ’s fastest ” — take that for what you will . The new GPU regalia , meanwhile , ameliorate ray describe by 2x , showcasing Apple ’s compound interestingness in bring gaming to the Mac .
The M4 Pro is also the first Apple Silicon chip to brook Thunderbolt 5 ( the M4 modelling is still rocking Thunderbolt 4 ) . Apple has also locomote a pair of ports to the front of the screen background , lend it more in ancestry with the Mac Studio . Around back , you ’ll find three more Thunderbolt / USB - C ports , HDMI , and Ethernet .
Also worth a citation is the fact that the Modern Mini is Apple ’s first atomic number 6 - neutral Mac , another step toward the company ’s plans to be in full carbon neutral by 2030 .
The M4 Mini ships with 16 GB of computer memory and starts at $ 599 . The acclivity to M4 Pro is a big one : That model starts at $ 1,399 . That is , notably , $ 100 more thanthe fresh M4 iMacs introduced on Monday .
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Preorders for the Mini exposed Tuesday , with the gimmick prepare to get going shipping on November 8 .
