Mac mini (2024)
A powerful performer in an all–new super–small design
From $599 From www.apple.com
Features
M4/M4 Pro chip, 16GB unified memory (24GB/32GB/48GB/64GB available), 256GB storage (512GB/1TB/2TB/4TB/8TB available), Wi–Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, 3x Thunderbolt 4 (Thunderbolt 5 on M4 Pro)
Conveniently, the Mac mini’s two USB–C ports are now located on the front, along with a headphone jack.
WITH A DESIGN THAT makes it looks like a shrunken–down Mac Studio, the all–new Mac mini is a thing of wonder. Measuring 5–inches square, it’s not that much bigger than an Apple TV 4K (3.66-inches square), yet is taller than before, standing at 2-inches high. For comparison, the previous gen Mac mini was 7.75-inches square and 1.41-inches tall. That’s quite a difference.
Other changes are plentiful too — the Mac mini (2024) now has two handy USB–C ports on its front, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack, while on the rear there are three Thunderbolt 4 ports (three Thunderbolt 5 ports on models equipped with M4 Pro), one HDMI and a Gigabit Ethernet port (upgradeable to 10Gb Ethernet for an extra $100). While the previous Mac mini had a predominantly plastic back, the Mac mini (2024) is all aluminum, which means you may need to be a little more careful when you’re slotting in metal–tipped USB–C and Thunderbolt cables than you were previously.