The 2024 Mac Mini is smaller than ever, but still packs in M4 performance -- making for a machine that could be the best deal in computing.

The M4 Pro Mac mini is possibly the best deal in computing in late 2024, boasting an impressive amount of power for pros that rivals the Mac Studio and Mac Pro in a tiny package.

The M4 iMac and M4 Mac Mini represent two distinct approaches to desktop computing, each catering to specific user preferences and needs. While the iMac

Such is the classic simplicity of Apple design, if you’d been abducted by aliens two decades ago and taken to the peaceful planet Zog to hang out with and learn from an enlightened species, you’d still recognize this as a Mac mini when you returned. (Though you’d probably be disappointed at the state of enlightenment here on Terra Ferma.)

Apple’s M4 Mac mini has been out for two weeks now, here are my takeaways after using it for a fortnight in unconventional ways.