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Liffewire / Jerri Ledford
WhenApple dropped the M4 Mac mini, I was ready to upgrade.
The new computer had great featuresincluding its smaller-than-ever form factorand I desperately needed one.
The M4 Mac Mini is smaller than previous generations.Liffewire / Jerri Ledford
So, I ordered the 10-Core M4 Mac mini with 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage.
I’m not disappointed now that I’ve spent some time with the M4 Mac mini.
But there are a few things that I wish were different.
You can connect the M4 Mac Mini to a portable monitor and take it on the go… as long as you have a power supply.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford
The Best Quality of the M4 Mac Mini
The mini handles AI like a champ.
(Which, I suppose, was the point in the M4 chip, right?)
It’s also very quiet.
Nope. No USB-A ports here, either.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford
My laptop is good, but it’s not M4 good.
The one downfall to using the M4 Mac mini as a portable computer is the battery.
So, you’ll need to be able to connect to an outlet for the computer to be useful.
Good thing I have a USB hub with a USB-C connection.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford
I’m not surprised; after all,Apple got handed its ‘proprietary port’ behind by the EU.
Is the M4 Mac Mini Worth It?
I paid $799 for my M4 Mac mini.
The smaller form factor is (in theory) less noticeable on the desktop and more portable.
Still, I would say that small annoyance aside, I’m happy with my purchase.
I’m way more than happy with it; I’m impressed.
And grateful to have a computer that will handle the workload I subject it to.
