Technical News Office – Apple has launched a Mac Mini equipped with an M4 chip in India. It features an extremely compact design, and the company says the new Mac Mini is less than half the size of the previous generation model. The Mac Mini is available with a standard M4 chip, featuring a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. Apart from this, the company has also launched a model equipped with the new M4 Pro chip, which the company claims has a 14-core CPU and a 20-core GPU. Both models are capable of running Apple’s suite of artificial intelligence features, called Apple Intelligence. Additionally, Apple also launched new Mac accessories with USB-C, including new Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, Magic Mouse, and a Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable.
Prices and offers of the different models
The new Mac mini models powered by M4 and M4 Pro chips are available for pre-order in India and will be available in stores starting November 8. The price of Mac mini with M4 chip in India is Rs 59,900 while the price of Mac mini with M4 Pro chip is Rs 1,49,900. After educational discount, their prices become Rs 49,900 and Rs 1,39,900 respectively Apart from this, Magic Keyboard price is Rs 9,500, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID price is Rs 14,500, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and numeric keypad price is Rs 17,500, price. of the Magic Trackpad is Rs 12,500, the price of the Magic Mouse is Rs 7,500 and the Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable. Its price is Rs 6,900.
What is special about the Mac Mini M4
The Mac Mini 2024 is half the size of the previous generation model. Its size is 5×5 inches. Apple said this compact design is made possible by the power efficiency of Apple Silicon and a new thermal architecture for heat dissipation. The new Mac mini is also the first carbon-neutral Mac, built with more than 50% recycled content, including 100% recycled aluminum. The company claims that the M4 chip offers 1.8 times the processing power and twice the graphics performance compared to the older M1 model. For those who need high performance, the M4 Pro chip delivers even faster speeds and additional processing power, perfect for demanding tasks like video editing, 3D rendering and other professional workloads.
In terms of performance, the Mac mini with M4 has a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and now comes with a minimum of 16 GB of onboard memory. The Mac mini with M4 Pro has a processor with up to 14 cores, including 10 performance cores and four efficiency cores, as well as a more powerful GPU with up to 20 cores. Additionally, the M4 Pro supports Thunderbolt 5, which delivers data transfer speeds of up to 120Gbps on the Mac mini, twice the throughput of Thunderbolt 4.
The new Mac mini includes several connectivity ports. Ports face forward for easy access. There are two USB-C ports supporting USB 3 and an audio jack on the front. On the back, the Mac mini with M4 has three Thunderbolt 4 ports, while the Mac mini with M4 Pro has three Thunderbolt 5 ports. The new Mac mini also comes with Gigabit Ethernet, which can be configured up to 10 GB Ethernet for faster networking speeds, and an HDMI port for easy connection to an HDMI TV or display. The M4-powered Mac mini can support two 6K displays and one 5K display, while the M4 Pro-powered Mac mini can support three 6K displays at 60Hz.
