Apple Developing New Mac Mini with Major Design Update, Smaller Size and M4 Chips

TapTechNews August 8th news, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman suddenly released a new report today, stating that Apple is developing a brand-new Mac mini, which is also the first major design update of this product since its release in 2010 and will become the smallest desktop computer in Apple's history.

It is said that the new Mac mini is planned to be released later this year and will adopt a new shape similar to Apple TV, at least the overall size will be much smaller than the current Mac mini, but it may be a little taller.

People involved in the development of the new Mac mini revealed that it is essentially an iPad Pro in a small box. This strategy cleverly takes advantage of the low power consumption advantage of Apple's self-developed chips. The current starting price of the Mac mini is $599. Although the cost of the new machine may be lower, it is not clear whether the company will pass the savings on to consumers.

The new Mac mini will reportedly offer two configurations of M4 and M4Pro chips. Apple has currently tested models with at least three USB-C ports on the back, and it will also provide a power port and an HDMI port. According to Apple's usual logic, the M4Pro version of the Mac mini may have more memory and a more powerful GPU.

TapTechNews note, the current size of Apple TV 4K is: 93mm wide and 31mm high. The current size of the Mac mini is: 19.70 cm wide and 3.58 cm high. The current Mac mini offers two configurations of M2 and M2Pro, starting at 4499 yuan and 9999 yuan respectively.

古尔曼 also emphasized today that Apple is expected to upgrade the entire Mac product line next year and fully adopt M4 chips, including Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro. In 2025, MacPro, MacStudio, and MacBook Air will all switch to the M4 series.

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