The “Mac Week” announcements started yesterday with the M4 iMac and we now welcome the new M4 Mac mini. It comes as a direct successor to last year M2 Mac mini and is configurable with the brand new Apple M4 Pro chip with up to 64 GB of unified memory.
The new Mac mini features an updated “ultra-compact design” that follows in the footsteps of the Mac Studio, but with a much smaller footprint at just 5 inches (12.7 cm) per side. It is slightly larger than the outgoing M2 Mac mini at 5 cm, but weighs only 670 grams for the M4 model and 730 grams for the M4 Pro version.
I/O includes 2x USB-C ports on the front in addition to a headphone jack, while the rear houses 3x Thunderbolt ports (Thunderbolt 4 on the M4 model, Thunderbolt 5 on the M4 Pro), 1x HDMI, 1x Gigabit Ethernet port (10 Gb is an optional upgrade) and power-in. You also get Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless connectivity.
I/O on the Mac mini M4
The new Mac mini will be available with the previously announced version M4 chip and a more capable M4 Pro.
M4 Pro comes in two configurations: a 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU on the base spec and a 14-core CPU and 20-core GPU on the higher-end version, which is a $200 upgrade. The standard M4 chip offers 10 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores.
The new Mac mini can be configured with up to 64 GB of unified memory and up to 8 TB of storage for the more expensive M4 Pro version. It comes with macOS Sequoia and supports Apple Intelligence.
The new Mac mini starts at $599 for the M4 version with 16 GB memory and 256 GB storage and is available for pre-order from Apple. There is a 512 GB storage version for it $799 and a 24GB/512GB trim for $999.
New Mac mini configurations
The M4 Pro Mac mini starts at $1,399 and features 24 GB of unified memory and 512 GB of storage. Delivery is expected to begin on November 8.