{"id":228402,"date":"2025-05-07T08:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/heres-why-m4-mac-mini-was-secretly-one-of-apples-best-releases-in-recent-history\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:14:09","slug":"heres-why-m4-mac-mini-was-secretly-one-of-apples-best-releases-in-recent-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=228402","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why M4 Mac mini was secretly one of Apple\u2019s best releases in recent history"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Apple announced the redesigned Mac mini with M4 chip<\/a> last October. It\u2019s by no means a new product at this point, and its well over 6 months old. However, I think it may be one of Apple\u2019s greatest gifts to up and coming creators, developers, and all sorts of creative professionals.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s no secret that Apple Silicon has enabled Apple to ship far more performant chipsets in lower end machines. Before the transition to Apple Silicon, a MacBook Air<\/a> being able to edit 4K video sufficiently was nothing but a dream. Wanted to compile an Xcode project on your lap with an Intel MacBook Air<\/a>? Good luck.<\/p>\n

Apple Silicon, in a way, made Macs much more affordable. You no longer needed a 16\u2033 MacBook Pro, for example, to get a high-end chipset in a laptop. On top of that, certain Macs straight up became less expensive. The 2018 Mac mini used to start at $799, and it lowered to just $699 with the M1 model. With the M2 model, it became $599.<\/p>\n

I know a lot of people who used to buy high end 15\u2033 and 16\u2033 MacBook Pros in the Intel days, who were now able to get away with a MacBook Air<\/a> with a couple RAM and SSD upgrades. It\u2019s a great thing.<\/p>\n

The new Mac mini<\/a> takes high end performance at an affordable price-point to a new extreme. It equips 16GB of RAM by standard, which was previously a $200 upgrade. The M4 chip is also incredibly performant \u2013 and all of this is available in a package that you can purchase for just $499 if you\u2019re a student, $599 otherwise.<\/p>\n

In short, this computer is an incredible gift to any aspiring developers or creative professionals. I\u2019ve been using the base model Mac mini<\/a> as my main desktop since December, and the fact that it delivers all that it does at its price point is nothing short of a miracle. <\/p>\n

Back when I bought my first Mac in 2019, if you wanted something for $499, you wouldn\u2019t get more than a dual core processor, and you certainly wouldn\u2019t be getting it brand new. The barrier-to-entry to get into the Mac ecosystem is as low as its ever been. That\u2019s something worth appreciating.<\/p>\n

One more thing: M4 Mac mini<\/a> is currently on sale for $506 on Amazon<\/a>, allowing anyone to pick one up at near student-only pricing. <\/p>\n

Plus, Apple is still subject to a baseline 20% \u201cfentanyl tariff\u201d, despite being exempted from the much larger 145% \u201creciprocal tariff\u201d. For that reason, it\u2019s fairly likely that prices on Apple\u2019s most affordable products may increase in the future.<\/p>\n

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