Apple is engaged on a redesigned model of the Mac Mini, the corporate’s most inexpensive pc, in accordance with a report. The upcoming Mac Mini mannequin may very well be launched within the coming months as the corporate’s smallest model of the gadget, resembling one other compact gadget from the iPhone maker. It’s stated to be powered by Apple’s M4 and M4 Professional chipsets — the previous made its debut on the iPad Pro (2024) that was unveiled by the corporate in Could.
A Bloomberg report citing individuals conscious of the corporate’s plans states that Apple will launch the subsequent era Mac Mini mannequin later this yr with a brand new design, whereas retaining the identical aluminium physique. Whereas the present Mac Mini (2023) mannequin (Review) resembles the one launched in November 2020, the brand new mannequin — codenamed J773 —might be practically as small because the Apple TV set-top field (STB), in accordance with the report.
Whereas the general measurement of Apple’s subsequent Mac Mini mannequin may get smaller, it’s anticipated to be taller than the present gadget, Bloomberg reviews. The Mac Mini (2023) is 35mm tall, whereas the Apple TV 4K is barely shorter at 31mm. In the meantime, the Mac Studio (2023) is 95mm tall.
The upcoming Mac Mini mannequin can also be anticipated to run on an M4 chipset, whereas the corporate will reportedly provide a extra highly effective variant of its pc that’s geared up with an M4 Professional chip. The chipset was introduced for the primary time on the 2024 iPad Professional mannequin that can also be the corporate’s first pill to be geared up with a two-stack ‘Tandem OLED’ display.
Connectivity choices on the Mac Mini (2024) are stated to incorporate “at the least three USB ports” together with an HDMI port and an influence port. There’s presently no phrase on whether or not the pc will characteristic an Ethernet port like the present mannequin, which is provided with two Thunderbolt 4 ports (M2 mannequin) and 4 Thunderbolt 4 ports (M2 Professional variant). The 2023 mannequin additionally options two USB Kind-A ports, together with HDMI, Ethernet, and a 3.5mm audio port.
There isn’t any phrase on how a lot the M4-powered Mac Mini may value — the present era Mac Mini is priced at Rs. 59,999 for the bottom configuration with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of built-in storage. In any case, we will count on to listen to extra in regards to the Mac Mini (2024) within the coming months.
