It would be strange if the latest release of a computer line was not the best one ever in that line.
- making MacBook Pro thinner and faster, but now the keyboard fails after 12 months and no SD card or HDMI port
- making Mac Pro a desktop sized trash can, but now no CPU or GPU updates or PCI expansion slots
Since Ive’s departure and the M1 era Apple has reversed course on all these blunders which is great, but I guess no new blunder is newsworthy.
(I think the better headline is as MKBHD put it, this m4 mini at the $600/$500 EDU price point is the best deal in computers)
It is strange that the "entry level" computer in 2024 competes and sometimes wins against the 2022 fully-decked out M2 and the original M1 Ultra.
The M3 Pro had a DECREASE in number of P-cores compared to the M2 Pro.
That was very strange and unexplainable.
From a business perspective, I'm eager to see Apple’s Q4 and Q1 reports. My hypothesis is that they might be reshaping the desktop market with these Mac minis.
I think one of the next milestones could be to achieve a fanless model.
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Height: 4.97 cm (1.96″)
Width: 12.70 cm (5.00″)
Depth: 12.70 cm (5.00″)
Weight (M4): 0.67 kg (1.48 lb.)
Weight (M4 Pro): 0.73 kg (1.61 lb.)