Apple’s Mac Mini M4 base model is still the best value for your money, and you can get one for $499.99 shipped after clipping the on-page $37.65 off coupon, originally $599. Small enough to tuck behind a monitor or slide into a backpack, the Mac Mini M4 measures just five by five inches, a full 30% smaller than its predecessor. Apple didn’t just shrink the chassis for aesthetics; it redesigned the thermal system to keep the M4 chip cool under pressure. Product page.
- SIZE DOWN. POWER UP — The far mightier, way tinier Mac mini desktop computer is five by five inches of pure power. Built for Apple Intelligence.*...
- LOOKS SMALL. LIVES LARGE — At just five by five inches, Mac mini is designed to fit perfectly next to a monitor and is easy to place just about...
- CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS — Get connected with Thunderbolt, HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet ports on the back and, for the first time, front-facing USB-C...
That chip, a 10-core CPU paired with a 10-core GPU, delivers performance that rivals machines costing twice as much. Whether you’re editing 4K video, juggling dozens of browser tabs, or coding an app, the M4 handles it with ease. The base Mac Mini M4 comes with 16GB of unified memory—double the 8GB that used to be standard.
You get two USB-C ports and a headphone jack on the front for easy access, plus three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet on the back. Want to hook up multiple monitors? The M4 supports up to two 6K displays and one 5K display, perfect for a home office or creative studio.
My therapist says I’m too easily influenced. I always told myself I was a PC guy. Here I am now writing an Amazon review singing the Mac Mini’s praises. Why is my therapist always right? But now, my Mac Mini is my therapist. It makes my life so much simpler. Dumb metaphors aside. I love this computer. I ultimately chose to get the Mac Mini M4 with 256 GB memory because I needed a computer that didn’t occupy a lot of space on desk, but also had a decent power,” said one reviewer.
