M4 Mac Mini specs, price, and launch date
The new M4 Mac Mini, powered by the latest family of Apple Silicon, is here. This year, the biggest highlight of the devices is a further reduction in the size. At just five-by-five inches, this is the smallest mini-computer ever designed by the Cupertino-based tech giant. You can choose between the M4 and the M4 Pro chips, with the latter offering better productivity performance for professionals. Just like the iMac, the base model has been upgraded to 16 GB of RAM.
The device also comes with support for Apple Intelligence out of the box, and can now support up to three displays at once. It is available for pre-order now with orders starting to ship next week.
What are the specs of the M4 Mac Mini?
The highlighted feature of the latest Mac Mini is the new chip in it. The M4 is a fair bit more powerful than the last generation, especially in the GPU and the neural processor departments. The graphics chip can now handle much more demanding workloads, including video games. According to Apple, you can expect a 220% performance uplift in demanding titles compared to the M1 Mac Mini.
The neural processor has also been designed to handle multiple generative AI models at once to run Apple Intelligence on the system, one of the most important upgrades with the 2024 Mac Mini.
Some of the many features being introduced are email and notification summaries, image cleanup, an updated Siri with enhanced genAI-powered capabilities, writing assistants across the new macOS Sequoia operating system, and more.
The detailed hardware specs list is as follows:
What are the prices of the M4 Mac Mini?
The latest M4 Mac Mini brings all the improvements of the new chip and Apple Intelligence while sticking to last year's price of $599. If you want to get 512 GB of storage, you'll have to spend $200 more. 24 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage paired with the M4 chip will cost you $999.
The M4 Pro Mac Minis starts at $1,399 with the fully decked out version (64 GB of RAM and 8 TB of SSD storage) priced at $4,699.
What is the launch date of the M4 Mac Mini?
The latest Mac Mini is now available for pre-order on the Apple website. Shipping starts on November 8, which is also the date when the device will hit store shelves.
Overall, a smaller but more capable computer is always welcome. The new Mac Mini is even more versatile, with the reduced footprint making it more portable, and the added computational prowess and AI features speeding up day-to-day tasks.