Nearly 20 years after its launch, the Mac mini is more powerful and compact than ever before. However, the fastest version with M4 Pro is not always the quietest.
Wow, the power switch is on the bottom! If you can’t ignore this strange design detail, the Mac mini with M4 CPU is not for you. Apart from the buttons that are actually hard to reach and rarely used in the daily life of a Mac, Apple offers very attractive technology in a completely overhauled mini computer. The starting price of 699 euros is fine, but the extra charges for additional RAM and storage are still completely too high. We tested both the base model and the premium configuration for over 2,200 euros
The previous Mac mini was equipped with M2 or M2 Pro processors since the beginning of 2023, but not M3. Compared to the M2 and M2 Pro, the performance increase of the M4 and M4 Pro is significant. Apple introduced the M4 in May 2024, initially in the iPad Pro. At the end of October 2024, Apple announced the iMac 24-inch and the MacBook Pro with M4, in addition to the new Mac mini.
