After nearly a two-year hiatus, Apple just released their new Mac Mini desktop computer. And because it was such a long time between models, the tech company leapfrogged over an entire processor generation — going from M2 and M2 Pro to M4 and M4 Pro in a ...

For years, the Mini was the odd man out in the Mac desktop lineup. Apple has given plenty of love to the iMac over the years. The Mac Pro has had a few false starts, but the company is clearly committed to offering a true professional-grade desktop experience.

Apple provided me with two very different Mac Mini units. This first review is focused on the standard M4 model, which includes a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and the default 16GB of memory. My machine has 512GB of storage,