To be fair, both of those other computers have significantly more memory bandwidth than the Mac mini, and both have better GPU performance. If maxing out as many GPU cores as possible is important to you, you’re probably better off with an M4 Max, which means either a MacBook Pro or waiting for an updated Mac Studio.

The Mac mini M4 improves upon what was already a great mini PC with excellent performance, extra ports on both the front and back and a much more capable base model. Its smaller size also makes it a more compelling upgrade that takes up less space on your desk.

The new Mac mini is…mini. It’s way more mini than the old mini, which wasn’t a very big desktop computer at all. At just 5×5 inches square and 2 inches tall, it’s less than a quarter the volume of the Mac Studio, which is also a small desktop computer, and only 1.33 inches bigger than the Apple TV 4K in length and width and not even an inch taller.

It’s easy to love Apple’s powerful little desktop computer, as long as you can avoid buying more RAM or storage.

Along with the new M4 MacBook Pro series Apple is releasing this week (here is Fast Company ’s review of Apple’s latest laptop ), the company is also debuting a new Mac mini. The Mac mini is arguably the more radical of the two: Apple’s diminutive computer has now received its first major design overhaul in 13 years.

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The M4 Mac mini has removable storage, it's been revealed It also uses two SSDs for each configuration The changes could enable custom upgrades for the Mac In our Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) review we described it as potentially the best Mac ever – and certainly the smallest to date – and as users start to pull apart the dinky computer,