First M4 Mac mini Reviews Are Here – Should You Buy It?

Ahead of tomorrow’s launch of the new M4 Mac mini (and M4 MacBook Pro and M4 iMac), the first embargoed media reviews have been published. These are first hands-on reviews from hand-picked media by Apple.

The Mac mini gained a new smaller design, and the M4 chip is blazing fast. Now starting with 16GB of RAM, the base configuration is decent, but upgrading will cost you big time.

Check out the review roundup below:

• Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:   Review: M4 and M4 Pro Mac minis are probably Apple’s best Mac minis ever
• Marques Brownlee / Marques Brownlee on YouTube:   The M4 Mac Mini is Incredible!
• Chris Welch / The Verge:   Apple Mac Mini M4 review: a tiny wonder
• Dave2D on YouTube:   M4 Mac Mini Review – Apple NAILED It.
• Brian Heater / TechCrunch:   Apple Mac Mini (M4) review: more power in a tiny package
• Jason Cross / Macworld:   M4 Pro Mac mini review: Remarkably small and incredibly powerful
• Andrew E. Freedman / Tom’s Hardware:   Mac Mini (M4 Pro) tested: Tiny titan
• Joshua Goldman / CNET:   Apple Mac Mini M4
• Jason Hiner / ZDNET:   The new M4 Mac Mini might be the most lovable Mac ever – for two reasons
• Sherri L Smith / Gizmodo:   Apple Mac Mini 2024 Review: A Button Push Away From Flawless
• Brenda Stolyar / Wired:   Review: Apple Mac Mini (M4, 2024)
• Joe Osborne / PCMag:   Apple Mac mini (2024, M4 Pro)
• Matt Hanson / TechRadar:   Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024): the best gets better
• Joe Osborne / PCMag:   Apple Mac mini (2024, M4 Pro) Review
• Jason Aten / Inc:   The M4 Mac mini Is Almost Perfect. There’s Just 1 Problem
• Brian Tong / Brian Tong on YouTube:   M4 Pro Mac Mini Review – Small But Mighty Indeed!
• Jeremy Gray / PetaPixel:   M4 Pro Mac mini Review: Pro Performance in a Tiny, Affordable Package
• Luke Larsen / Digital Trends:   Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro) review: a silver box of magic
• MacDailyNews:   Ars Technica: M4 Mac mini is easily the fastest, most capable Mac that Apple has sold for $599

The M4 Mac mini is priced from $799 in Canada, available for pre-order ahead of tomorrow’s launch. To upgrade from 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD to 32GB RAM and 512GB SSD, it will cost $1,549, which is nearly double the cost of the entry config.