Pick up the Apple TV remote and you can see the original iPod Shuffle. Not all the design homages are so easy to make out. This week, Apple updated Macs and this made me think about how the company likes to recycle not just materials from its products but the way they look.

Such is the classic simplicity of Apple design, if you’d been abducted by aliens two decades ago and taken to the peaceful planet Zog to hang out with and learn from an enlightened species, you’d still recognize this as a Mac mini when you returned. (Though you’d probably be disappointed at the state of enlightenment here on Terra Ferma.)

The M4 Pro Mac mini is possibly the best deal in computing in late 2024, boasting an impressive amount of power for pros that rivals the Mac Studio and Mac Pro in a tiny package.

Amazon has an early discount on Apple’s new Mac Mini, which is powered by the potent M4 chip. This deal cuts $100 off the price.

Apple’s latest Mac Mini M4 has just hit the market and it’s already on sale just ahead of Black Friday. Originally priced at $599, the new Mac Mini M4 256GB is now available for $549 (10% off). The deal combines a direct $25 discount with an additional $25 coupon on Amazon.

The M4 Mac mini features an all-new design and 16GB of RAM in the standard model. And right now it's $100 off at Amazon thanks to cash savings stacked with an on-page coupon.

It's true that if you're shopping straight from the Apple Store, you won't see any special deals ahead of Nov. 29. On Black Friday proper, Apple is giving out gift cards up to $200 on eligible purchases of iPhones, MacBooks, AirPods, and more.

The latest MacBook Pro models equipped with the new M4 and M4 Pro chips have just hit the market, and they are available at huge discounts this Black Friday. Amazon is offering great deals on several configurations of the new MacBook Pro M4 models.