Rumor: Apple will shrink the Mac mini even further in the biggest redesign since the Steve Jobs era
The next Mac mini is allegedly coming later this year in a major redesign that should make it Apple’s smallest-ever computer, period.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently claimed that Apple is on a mission to create the thinnest and lightest products in their categories across the whole tech industry. In a new report today, he said the Mac mini will be the first to receive a major redesign that would make it roughly the size of an Apple TV. Sources on the development team describe the computer as “essentially an iPad Pro in a small box.”
In the first major design change since it was revamped under Steve Jobs in 2010, the Mac mini will be “far smaller than its predecessor, approaching the size of an Apple TV set-top box,” Gurman writes in today’s article on Bloomberg.
Size comparison: Mac mini vs. Apple TV 4K
The Mac mini dimensions:
- Height: 1.41 inches (3.58 cm)
- Width: 7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
- Depth: 7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
The Apple TV 4K dimensions:
- Height: 1.2 inches (31 mm)
- Width: 3.66 inches (93 mm)
- Depth: 3.66 inches (93 mm)
The refresh should include at least three USB-C ports and HDMI video output, like the current models. The Mac mini was last refreshed in January 2023 with the M2 and M2 Pro chips in three configurations, priced at $600, $800 and $1300.
The whole Mac lineup to get M4 chips
“The updated mini is one of several new Macs coming over the next several months,” reads the article. “Apple is preparing versions of the iMac desktop and MacBook Pro with chips from the M4 line, also for as early as this year.” The company will likely hold a special event in October to unveil the new M4 Macs.
Gurman previously said Apple will upgrade the entire Mac lineup to the M4 family of chips later in 2024 and throughout 2025, with an M4 MacBook Air coming in the spring of 2025 and the next Mac Pro and Mac Studio following in mid-2025.
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