As we speak, Apple introduced a radical new Mac mini, now powered by the M4 and the brand new M4 Professional chip. It contains a new design with handy ports on the back and front, quicker speeds in an ever-smaller case, and for the primary time, Thunderbolt 5 connectivity and a carbon impartial assure.
“The brand new Mac mini delivers gigantic efficiency in an unbelievably small design due to the ability effectivity of Apple silicon and an modern new thermal structure,” mentioned John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice chairman of {Hardware} Engineering.
The quicker Mac mini is accessible for preorder now for a launch on November 8.
An enormous new design for the little Mac mini
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Regardless of being almost 20 years previous — beginning on PowerPC, then Intel, and now Apple silicon — the Mac mini has solely had two main designs. Its white polycarbonate and aluminum dressing matched the aesthetic of the PowerPC and iPod period it debuted in; a shorter, wider silver aluminum unibody has been its dressing since 2010.
This new design is much extra mini than ever earlier than. Benefiting from the power and thermal effectivity of Apple silicon, it’s extra comparable in measurement to an Apple TV, although nonetheless milled out of bead-blasted silver aluminum. Taking a cue from the Mac Studio, among the ports can be found across the entrance, for simpler entry.
Coming with M4 and the brand new M4 Professional
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The Mac mini doesn’t get up to date with each chip; typically it skips a era. The brand new Mac mini jumps straight from M2 and M2 Professional to M4 and the brand new M4 Professional.
The M2 got here with 8/10/16 CPU/GPU/Neural Engine cores; the M2 Professional got here with both 10/16/16 or 12/19/16 CPU/GPU/Neural Engine cores.
The brand new Mac mini with M4 bumps that as much as 10/10/16 CPU/GPU/Neural Engine cores, and doubles the reminiscence on the entry-level mannequin from 8 GB to 16 GB. In response to Apple’s press launch, when in comparison with the older M1 mannequin, efficiency in apps like Microsoft Excel is 1.7 occasions quicker; AI-powered speech-to-text is twice as quick; picture modifying in Adobe Lightroom Basic is a whopping 4.9 occasions quicker. And in comparison with “the best-selling PC desktop in its worth vary,” the mini is “as much as 6× quicker one-twentieth the dimensions.”
The M4 Professional options “the world’s quickest CPU core” — as much as 14 of them. The GPU has a modest bump as much as 20 cores; it’s twice as quick as the bottom M4 chip. Constructed for Apple Intelligence, the Neural engine performs 3× quicker than the previous Mac mini with M1. The M4 Professional now comes with as much as 64 GB of unified reminiscence.
Pricing and availability
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The brand new Mac mini is accessible for preorder now. The entry-level M4 model begins on the similar $599 worth, whereas the M4 Professional model will run you $1,399. Orders will arrive, and the Mac mini can be stocked in shops, on November 8.
Tune in tomorrow for yet one more thrilling announcement
It appears Apple has skipped an October occasion in lieu of a collection of press releases. After the iPad mini with A17 Professional, new M4 iMac, new Magic Keyboard, Trackpad and Mouse equipment and now the Mac mini with M4 and M4 Professional, Apple is predicted to launch new MacBook Execs with the M4, M4 Professional and M4 Max.
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