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.

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.)

Apple’s M4 Mac mini has been out for two weeks now, here are my takeaways after using it for a fortnight in unconventional ways.

This window is beneficial during the holiday season and allows you to consider the Mac Mini as a potential Christmas gift without the pressure of immediate decision-making. In the Mac Mini, there is Apple’s powerful and newest M4 chip which includes a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU.

The M4 Pro Mac Mini is a compact, high-performance desktop computer designed to meet the demanding needs of creative professionals. With its innovative M4

The base model Mac mini M4 is a big step up from its predecessor and likely enough for most people without any expensive upgrades. It comes with Apple’s awesome M4 chip, double the memory with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.

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.