Earlier this month, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on Apple’s plans to start out transitioning to M4 Macs by the tip of the yr. He claimed that along with new iMac and MacBook fashions, Apple would additionally reveal a brand new Mac mini with a “dramatic new design.” Gurman isn’t incorrect, but when there have been any lingering doubts, Apple may’ve simply cleared them up by leaking the Mac mini mannequin with a line of code in its software program.
As noticed by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris on Monday, a line of code in Apple software program refers to a Mac mini with Apple silicon and 5 USB-C ports. That traces up completely with Gurman’s report, which claimed that the M4 Professional model of the Mac mini would characteristic 5 USB-C ports — “three on the again and two on the entrance just like the Mac Studio.”
Whereas there have been a couple of Mac mini refreshes lately, the design has been nearly similar since 2010. Gurman beforehand reported that the 2024 Mac mini would have a smaller footprint than the newest mannequin, extra consistent with the Apple TV.
The studies additionally instructed the M4 Mac mini could be “primarily an iPad Professional in a small field.” Apple’s newest iPad Professional fashions are the primary Cupertino gadgets to make use of Apple’s M4 chip, and their benchmarks ought to align with these of the brand new Mac mini. As for the worth, Apple fees $599 for the M2 Mac mini, nevertheless it’s unclear if the brand new mannequin can be dearer.
We shouldn’t have to attend for much longer to see this system in particular person, as Apple is reportedly set to host an occasion in October to announce new iPads and M4 Macs.
