The M4 Mac Mini is Incredible!

The new $599 M4 Mac Mini is really good. In more than one way.
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[@thesilentcoda]

Thank you for the shoutout! I’m the Technical Frustration Manager at Apple. I’m quite proud of our new power button placement

[@simonmaduxx6777]

@@thesilentcoda hi I represent Apple consumers. Meet us in the back alley. We got things to discuss. Also you may not make it back to work LOL 🤣

[@jishnuvijay]

Tell me why you hate humans?

[@ponrajaprabhus.k5044]

@@simonmaduxx6777 Yess !! Do share the location I have some doubts to clarify and gifts to give 😁

[@mandolorian9893]

@@simonmaduxx6777 Excuse me but you do not represent us. I firmly believe that frustration is a fundamental part of the Apple experience. Its not truly an Apple product if it doesn't occasionally piss you off.

[@bobo-cc1xw]

Some people will not get the joke so be very careful. I am sure there is someone at apple doing this as they are a psycho

[@SalemTechsperts]

I never thought I'd say the words "Apple" and "insane deal" in the same sentence, but the base model with a student discount and external storage is probably the cheapest, most powerful video editing machine you can grab right now.

[@Luigi_bros4321]

True

[@dofer112]

Apple does this once every blue moon lol, the iPhone SE from 2016 was also an insane deal, took them long enough to do it again

[@zigziar]

But can you play AAA titles on it?!?!?!?!

[@PedRevuar]

Dude been selling out recently... Watch his video with calling apple "Repairable"

[@com-lj1wh]

@@zigziar u can but then better buy the M4 Pro

[@maheshdev5772]

5 inches isn't tiny! It has a nice personality atleast

[@AshwinShrestha-ty9gm]

😂😂

[@kobragangbit]

5 inches with 5 inch girth is huge

[@tonyburzio4107]

It includes the power supply.

[@josemartinezsoto9859]

The Mac mini has a nice personality to it, that’s why we all love it 🥰❤🤣

[@Space97.]

Lmao 🤣

[@Jennakp7]

FINALLY I'll get mine soon, so happy, I'm team apple, I'll just need some accessories and good Office, any suggestions?

[@keithM7]

I'm team Apple, any apple mouse/keyboard works well, for Office BNH Software...

[@Jennakp7]

Thanks boy, you're probably right 💞

[@JagsP95]

​@@Jennakp7Don't waste money of a magic mouse, buy logi mx master for mac.

[@ctrl_x1770]

I recommend not being team anything... team AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Apple, they'll all be indistinguishable as a monopoly.

[@MPD90]

@@ctrl_x1770how can you call it a monopoly while naming 4 different companies…

[@matthiaswolfe9435]

No, I do not need this upgrade. Yes I have preordered it.

[@tejasjha9914]

😮😮

[@MrDJ2004]

oq

[@StarlordStavanger]

Ok

[@Geemeel1]

🤣

[@Iammrmichaelosuji]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@supersonicgood]

$499 with the student discount is actually a stellar deal.

[@Ibarxa]

This is how I got it. I’m very excited

[@mohamedabdelhafiz7]

+1

[@kripto-biztonsag]

Have fun with 256 GB storage and good luck selling this e-waste when you try to sell it in 3 years

[@Ibarxa]

@@kripto-biztonsag I mean I’m planning on using it for web based work and not much else. If I need more storage external storage is really easy to setup.

[@muhammadragilsaputra3067]

For a very chepa price use the 100$ to buy portable ssd and stick it at the back of the mac using thunderbolt 4 and it will be fine. It's an desktop pc and not a laptop anyway,​@@kripto-biztonsag

[@paddynhat1311]

That weird dude at Apple must be proud watching this vid 😂

[@Tosin_Yusuf]

Fr😂😂

[@dinilmusick]

Sush 🤫

[@kinefa]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@snehdeephundal662]

What if thats tim cook himself?💀

[@deepnx]

I believe its placed there so it never accidentally turns off? I am no apple mac user, But that could be the only reason I could think of from the weird guys prespective.

[@AndersHolck]

I received mine yesterday. Did a quick benchmark between my iMac 2019 i9/64GB and M4 (non pro) with 16GB and 10GE ethernet. While rendering from resolve took 2:15 in a 1 minute raw clip from my Canon (cinema raw light, 50 fps) with some grading, it only took my m4 21 seconds to render same clip and same grade. This is a beast.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

That's what I want to see and hear but most reviews don't show you real world cases, just the specs or those silly geekbench numbers. I'm a DaVinci user so I'm keen to see it in use on these M4's.

[@AndersHolck]

​@@oo0Spyder0ooYou are absolutely right. I'm gonna try and to some proxy renders and transcoding too. Just prores proxy. Also fcpx render 4k to 264+265. I'll get back to you with this.

[@DanielDChannel]

What monitor are you using now? Im so not ready to part ways with my 2017imac5k

[@AndersHolck]

@@DanielDChannel I'm using a Dell 49" 5k super wide curved screen.

[@benrockwell1503]

No power brick is an underrated bonus in a tiny desktop like this.

[@bosstowndynamics5488]

Yeah, the size in and of itself isn't particularly impressive what with there being tons of smaller computers with higher TDP processors (the M4 is the reason for the higher performance, not any of the engineering on the Mini itself), but they typically use external power bricks

[@HUSTLEONLY-kz5bf]

There isn‘t a smaller PC then the Mac mini, which is faster then the M4 or at least the M4 Pro.

[@EnlightMC]

Excellent point

[@teeambird2079]

I use the m2 Mac mini at a hybrid job, it commutes like a dream, I feel like more people should get on board the portable desktop train it’s the most powerful computer I’ve had by miles

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@ВасилевсПелих]

I’m incredibly impressed with the base model Mac Mini. You can honestly solve the storage issue by using external drives or even waiting until someone develops a base station for it that has expandable storage that would also bring back ports like usb A and an sd card slot. I’m still rocking my M1 Pro 14' MacBook Pro and I’m considering upgrading to the new M4 Pro model. this year got REALLY saved by XAI880K

[@_..-.._..-.._]

“Rocking my m1” as if it’s a 1986 Toyota Corolla 😂 that’s still brand new to most people

[@_..-.._..-.._]

Elon Musk Russian bot comment 🤖

[@ikbenspeedy]

Just report them

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@CraftingCake]

You can until the operating system data is filling Almost everything from this storage. 1TB NVMe Storage is only 70$...

[@dannyweemes8899]

How’s the processor speed? Can it handle 93mph?

[@BaBaYaga1999-p7u]

Only in a school zone, bruh

[@stratojagster7472]

He has filtered and removed all comments talking about this, glad to know some are still up

[@prasadkadam4915]

As an IT Engineer, I order similar form factor machines on regular basis for the company I work for. They are HP Mini PCs, so I can see the primary customer's of these PCs could be organization that runs Mac through and through, great value for them in that sense.

[@78446rashi]

I bought Intel NUC i5-1340p. Good enough but found to be heating (may be i am noticing it too much)

[@lukeroberts5882]

This is probably why the power button is where it is. If the mac is mounted on a work station it will probably be with the ports facing up, which would then put the power button in a reachable spot. Apple had buisnesses in mind, not desks at home.

[@sebastianisaksson9757]

Yeah I'm not sure why it's such a hype, I see smaller windows computers all over

[@beanberg]

@@sebastianisaksson9757 please rewatch the video

[@acai929]

@@sebastianisaksson9757 But do the small pcs have CPUs that perform approximately like a 7700x and also have a fairly good gpu (something like the mobile rtx 4050 for example which would be the closest pc equivalent afaik)? The size by itself isn’t that impressive but when you look at the performance they crammed into it (and how little power it uses) that’s what’s impressive. Granted the low power usage is why they can shrink it down so much. Also for once the base Mac mini might on top of not only being tiny be also very performant for its price as pretty much nothing you can get for a similar price on the pc space comes close to it. Makes me quite tempted to switch to Mac as my main computer if I’m honest.

[@oaw117]

i will certainly get support calls from the same people not able to find the power buttons every few months

[@glennclarke9442]

Lol

[@bigkahunauk1]

IT Support - 'Have you tried turning it off and on yet' User - 'I would have but I couldn't find the 'feckin power button' 😆

[@johnanderson1245]

😂😍😎😂🤣

[@BooleanDev]

it wont be any different than before, it was out of reach on the back before

[@jesperwall839]

@@bigkahunauk1 That call has never happened for a Mac. Rebooting is a Windows thing 😂

[@noinghenah2764]

I can’t wait for my mini to come. I also bought one for my dad to fit on his cluttered desk. I know his desk is messy, but he loves it, and the mini saves a lot of space, so he loves it too. I don’t care about the power button; in fact, I hate the idea of shutting down the computer. So, I love it. It’s just a tool, and you can choose whatever you want as long as you can afford it.

[@Platipus23]

I disagree with the power button complaint wholeheartedly. The Mac Mini is not a "desktop" computer. It should be mounted and out of the way. It should be mounted either under a desk or behind a monitor/TV. If you think of it this way, putting the power button on the bottom with the fans actually makes it more accessible as that will be the exposed part after mounting.

[@emadimutsa]

That power button is the best advertising thing ever. No one thought you can have the world talking about a power button.

[@Bassquake76]

Advertising how crap it is. Disabled people arent going to have fun with it.

[@eshnd-1]

@@Bassquake76any press is good press

[@DanCreaMundos]

that is exactly what I was going to say, it's brilliant, they know now advertising is bad advertising (except maybe Samsung's exploding batteries) so they have someone specifically working to add one specific thing that will put everyone, even haters, talking about them and making them go up and up with any algorithm

[@joelconolly5574]

Worse placement ever. It's like slapping your smartphone power button to the back of your phone.

[@MrLuffy9131]

It actually somewhat makes sense if someone mounts it but still they could have put it on the side like they usually do

[@mnnnbbbb]

I’m getting the base model with 10GbE. Glad to see this is not coupled to the more high end configurations

[@TikTok-to8qq]

On europe, why is it costing 730 € ?

[@fayenotfaye]

What’s the benefit over just getting the base model and using a thunderbolt 10 gig adapter

[@juliansiebert5275]

​@@fayenotfayeYou don't have to use a thunderbolt 10 gig adapter

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@the_ratmeister]

@@fayenotfaye Because they're only charging $100 for 10gb ethernet, and a thunderbolt adapter usually costs more than that.

[@firstlast7152]

Damn I'm so excited for this I might end up driving 100mph in a 35mph area just so I can get to the Apple store as fast as possible!!!!

[@CitizenKang]

I've been using Mac Minis for many years, back when they had a disc drive. I've had three of them since then. Never had any issues.

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@chezchezchezchez]

I did. Disc drive failed fast.

[@Kam.....]

​@@Godtrulylovesyouall Mate, I don't think this is the right way to preach about Jesus Christ. You will end up annoying people and hearing very mean things about yourself.

[@ralphyreece4687]

I have worked with about 4 Mac minis, and they all worked great. Even the mini with the Fusion Drive from 2012 worked perfectly.

[@KREKTECH]

I'm the IT guy who has to install stuff like this en masse. Button on the bottom is superior for schools, network racks, and front desk setups - where this device is going to shine the best. Cannot wait for mine to arrive tomorrow. Pairing it with the CalDigit dock Ellis mentioned a while back.

[@xymaryai8283]

the BACK corner tho? that is my LAST guess for power button locations

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@Cooe.]

​@@xymaryai8283That's even better. Less likely some dumb kid is to accidentally touch it. 🤷

[@JosephHalder]

@@Godtrulylovesyouall God couldn't save us from this abysmal power button placement.

[@geoffdb8118]

Biggest cope. It's bad design.

[@siviter]

Mac mini should have a TV mode that works with the remote, basically becoming an apple TV when required. Would be more compelling for people who want to use their TV as a computer.

[@flyingtruce]

ever heard of plugging in an hdmi cable?

[@brandon_ab123]

Mac used to have this

[@blakew595]

​@@brandon_ab123 I used to watch movie trailers in showtime with that remote

[@HazemWasfy]

That would effectively increase its price that's intended to be entry level for an essentially useless feature imo. Also, If you can afford an apple tv, you're probably investing in an over the top TV screen.

[@YaKillaCJ]

​@@flyingtruce what they meant is the interface changes when detecting remote use. Allowing for TV/remote friendly navigation.

[@christopherdavies8839]

There's actually zero issues with the base models SSD transfer rate as previous models as the latest strip down tests have discovered here...The other thing we’ve learned is that the base Mac Mini’s module has two 128GB NAND chips instead of a single 256GB one, which means we don’t expect to see a performance bottleneck compared to the previously released base model M-Series Macs. Apple returned to two 128GB chips on the M3 MacBook Air released last April.

[@MrDfromjersey]

I’ve got the M1 Mini and really only use it to write docs and watch media but that shit runs perfect 4 years after launch. They are awesome little machines.

[@RusticRonnie]

I got the M1 MacBook air, and don’t have any issues except with some heavy Blender scenes. Thing even runs Unreal 5 in a pinch when I need to work from home.

[@jarrettbellboy]

Same. It’s such a well designed device. It only really struggles when trying to edit multiple layers of video at the same time. My only complaint is that apple solid state storage is so expensive, it’s annoying to plug in an external media drive every time and sometimes those media libraries don’t place nice.

[@christianbaer2897]

To be fair... I have an 13 year old Thinkpad X220, that is used for writing docs and watch media and it still runs perfectly. This has more to do with the power of a computer surpassing the increases for basic tasks, than Apple being great.

[@ThunderGoatz]

4 years writing docs is not a flex.

[@r6scrubs126]

Haha anything runs fine after 4 years if you don't install loads of crap on it

[@wesleyjohnson9627]

Picking mine up tomorrow. Upgrading from a base model 2018 Mac Mini, so I'm leap frogging from Intel Chips all the way to an M4. Stoked.

[@ivanmisurecmouseproduction493]

Holla, I have the same mini with i7 and 16 GB……it frustrates me, how the machine easily gets noisy and overheat…….would you please tell me your new experience…..? What configuration do you have……? I use it for a mid level music production….. Thanks a lot….!

[@wesleyjohnson9627]

@@ivanmisurecmouseproduction493 I ordered the base config M4, 16 GB, 256. I'm a developer, so I don't need anything super high end with lots of storage. I'll try to remember to report back after I've had it for a few days. :)

[@ivanmisurecmouseproduction493]

@@user-jr7bb6g9evNah, thanks for the answer, but somehow I don’t understand what you mean - I was interested to know which processor ( M4, M4Pro? ) and how many RAM will you be using….and - is it significantly better when it comes to fan noise and overheating, compared to a former i7 mac mini……..?

[@midogaming2141]

@@ivanmisurecmouseproduction493bro don’t even ask about preformance lol, even the m1 is a beast

[@marcocasagrande685]

3:45 could have just made the apple logo the power button 😂

[@Clasicnub]

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO COOL!❤

[@JonoConstantini]

I’m actually waiting for the first one on KZbin to mod this!!

[@Storrmrage]

this.

[@kinefa]

Great idea, ❤

[@joelv4495]

So many people are wailing about the power button on the bottom, but it's a nonissue IMO. Personally I'd keep mine running 24/7, but even so, any connected keyboard can wake it from sleep, and if you really want to actively turn it off, you're using the UI. Only when something is wrong and you need to hard shutdown do you need to reach the physical button.

[@CanSheMakeGrilledChesse]

It goes faster than you in a school zone!

[@stitchy408]

😭

[@tbrZW]

Y'all are jealous of this guy aren't you. Yes he messed up but the amount of energy you're putting into this is pure hatred. Weirdos who will never achieve a thousandth of the things this guy has 😂

[@CanSheMakeGrilledChesse]

@@tbrZW i aint jealous of a guy that goes 100 in a school zone for a sponsor and this guy didnt do anything exept buy trash apple products and then say its good while it isnt

[@channelDD25]

@@CanSheMakeGrilledChesse lol your mad you failed at life. get gud. 😂

[@CanSheMakeGrilledChesse]

@@channelDD25 failed at life?? lil bro you cant even spell you're

[@TechMyLifeVideo]

8:19 In Australian Apple stores if you just say you are a student, they give you student pricing. Just a tip.

[@recursion.]

or just pick your preferred device and leave without paying. 100% discount

[@mangos1346]

@@recursion. I don't have the skin color for that

[@johnforbes86]

@@recursion. yes I call that a liberal shopping spree

[@johnforbes86]

its not about skin colour you just got to be a far left leftist

[@chefkoch7342]

You could also go to soup kitchens and say you're homeless. They will probably give you some soup. Or beg on the side of a street, the people will probably give you alms. Lying is wrong

[@ShaquilleMondragon]

Picking mine up tomorrow. Upgrading from a base model 2018 Mac Mini, so I'm leap frogging from Intel Chips all the way to an M4. Stoked. must be great to be in XAI880K for the smart ones here

[@Sykxezn]

but why? its soldered down

[@JaylenKaushal]

Def the best value at the base model. I got it with the Final Cut suite for $700 after the education discount. Regarding storage, just add a 1TB external Thunder Bolt 4 drive, which is a cheap and effective way to span storage. I have not used my power button on my M1 mini for 3 years so who cares where it's located! must be great to be in XAI880K for the smart ones here

[@JustATortoise]

We need a review of how incredible the Lamborghini that you sped in a school zone is.

[@lordownanglo]

Commenting here to check if you get silenced/deleted

[@creeperbell]

i recognise you 🤔

[@JustATortoise]

​@@creeperbellyo, how has it been. Can't believe I'm seeing you here

[@creeperbell]

@@JustATortoise it’s been good, just crazy what happened lmao

[@JustATortoise]

​@@creeperbellyeah, some crazy stuff

[@sircatalyst009]

Apple moving towards economical options is kinda crazy

[@sunnibird]

You can buy 2 of the base model or 1 if you upgrade the RAM to 32 gig and the HD to 1 TB. That's ridiculous.

[@MinebIox]

It’s a revelation ik

[@DerrickSamuel1996]

Only if you get the base config though. Doesn’t matter which product.

[@Mysticmanors]

So, you’re telling me they went from a cheese grater to a block cheese?

[@sircatalyst009]

@@sunnibird Yeah apple has always done that on upgrades but tbh 16 gigs isn't that bad and external storage is cheap. It's good if you want the mac environment for cheap.

[@Codebryo]

I have a M1 Mini at home, and honestly, if you want to get work done it's just the best piece of hardware out there for the price to get productive. The M4 is an amazing step upwards.

[@facts-n-stats4696]

But to what extent will most people utilize the M4 processor?

[@roopinderpalsinghrandhawa9846]

@@facts-n-stats4696 It is soooo workflow dependent. I use tons of VM to connect to different VPNs for different servers. For me 64GB cuts it. But when connected to my TV (which I use as a computer montor at times) a M1 base MacMini is utilized only to 10% of it's capacity, like browsing, writing this comment, etc....

[@iplxel7888]

​@@facts-n-stats4696coders

[@captureinsidethesound]

@@facts-n-stats4696, I’m sure Apples native applications and third-party applications from Adobe will start supporting native support for GPU acceleration and real-time VFX due to its Ray Tracing cores.

[@Necca_UK]

@@facts-n-stats4696AI applications

[@myqaveli]

this is a great example on how Apple should do the mini line up… small form factor & a little bit thick. they need to do the same with the iPhone mini maybe as a pro mini if it returns 😭

[@dj94545gaming]

Something that small being that powerful with their new silicon that runs cooler is just impressive really.

[@cyanophage4351]

Don't think this computer contains any silicone 😂

[@dofer112]

@@cyanophage4351what on earth do you think every computer chip is made of? Pixie dust?

[@4will3]

@@dofer112wooosh

[@Granolora]

​@@dofer112The E makes a big difference, Silicone is a type of silicon based rubber, silicon is the stuff in computers

[@dj94545gaming]

@cyanophage4351 good point, edited the original

[@TheChecker-vl5bh]

Picking mine up tomorrow. Upgrading from a base model 2018 Mac Mini, so I'm leap frogging from Intel Chips all the way to an M4. Stoked. could be all much improved with XAI880K and guys joining wtf all of you in XAI880K ??

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@naomiwashere7723]

Definitely!!!!!! Fake

[@BANNANA_DEV]

scam

[@AngelaQuick-p9l]

I have a BeeLink Ser9 and have on order the new base model m4 mac mini and both are the same exact size and equivalent in power for both widows and mac users on one desk and i love it.

[@Luigi_bros4321]

Bot

[@thezetes]

I went from macbook pro's to a mac mini M1. It is the most powerful pc I have ever owned, and I cannot imagine the wonders this M4 pulls! As a reference, I mixed a 5.1 film score/folly/ambient/voice over (250 mics, 80 audio tracks for the score alone) on it and have experienced 1 crash. ONE!!!!

[@MarkusBorns-tz2yz]

They should've named it the Mac Nano-small name, big flex! 😂 Who of you also got into XAI880K after this

[@Shoob__]

List of brilliant things in the world named “M4” just got longer

[@thebirdhasbeencharged]

Can it do 0 - 60 in under 4 seconds?

[@VeryCuriousGuy]

M4 Mac Mini, BMW M4, M4 As🧂 Rifle!

[@austinreese5553]

M4 Carbine

[@nothing8461]

BMW M4 ❤❤

[@stjiro]

@@VeryCuriousGuyM4 motorway

[@GeppeReichert]

If you upgrade the RAM and storage... at all, might as well just get a base M4 (M5?) Studio next year. great call on XAI880K btw

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@iamdeeksie]

it is real you were sleeping the entire day?

[@Alex-ei9sn]

the xai was rly released today, no scam

[@perpetusmstry5111]

nope it is legit you can read about it

[@BANNANA_DEV]

heh scam!

[@kentmanning]

Articulate and very detailed. Thank you. Certainly a far cry from my switch to Mac Mini of 2005.

[@DominikHever]

The Power Mac M4 Cube is BACK! what about the XAI880K thing you in it?

[@CristoforoBeich]

It looks good but there are already tiny mini PCs with the latest laptop chips, even featuring OCuLink for connecting full-size external GPUs. the XAI880K move is helping us mark my words

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@iamdeeksie]

it is real you were sleeping the entire day?

[@Alex-ei9sn]

the xai was rly released today, no scam

[@perpetusmstry5111]

nope it is legit you can read about it

[@AtgIbarra]

256gb of storage is workable since external storage is so cheap. I hate that apple does that but screw them, it’s highway robbery prices. you must better know and pick on XAI880K fellas

[@CE77777]

Need to see you review all the new M4 MacBook Pro’s, got a feeling your gonna be massively impressed based on any drawbacks from the M3 line being massively upgraded

[@sh1vvyy]

i'm so excited to get this as my first macOS device.

[@jrizzle6718]

I had ordered the M4 Pro with mid memory upgrades, now even more excited after watching your video. Great vid! Won’t ship for a couple weeks.

[@yadielpando]

Marques: A 5 INCH BY 5 INCH FOOTPRINT must be great to be in XAI880K for the smart ones here

[@jaylu6247]

The price of 2 Mac minis base model is the price of a upgraded Mac mini to 32GB RAM and 512GB SSD lmao

[@ljsmith197878]

it really is crazy when you can get 2tb m.2 nvme 4th gen for 100usd

[@AlexanderPavel]

They probably offer the base model to get people talking about how cheap and good value it is, but then make money from people buying extremely overpriced upgrades.

[@JaylenKaushal]

Just realised that you just need this + mouse and keyboard when travelling and editing on the go as you'll most likely be in a hotel that will have a decent large screen to work from. And it would take zero space in a backpack. Crazy. only XAI880K can help!

[@FuturePortal911]

Decent screen in hotel? get up

[@floriang2801]

I just realised that laptops exist… they come with keyboard, touchpad and screen included! They don’t even need a power outlet at all times! There is no good reason to get am M4 Pro Mac mini over a 14" MB Pro if you want a portable device.

[@cuttingcorny]

I bought one… and I love it… it’s just great and way better than my M1 Air.

[@paolopetrozzi2213]

To me, that button is literally PERFECT, as I use my Mini vertically, on the back of my main 32" monitor, I reach it very easily and the fan is towards the wall, not towards the monitor itself. It's perfect! Edit: thanks for the correction of the word "Fan"

[@pintavodki]

It's always fun towards the wall 😏

[@craig3916]

that's fanNY

[@paolopetrozzi2213]

@@craig3916 :) Thanks for your help ;)

[@Angultra]

How do you mount it? Most mounts have the top facing out

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@summitstreams]

I've had Mac minis on my desk at home/ dorm since 2010, and I swear by their value. Can't wait to upgrade from my M1 Mac mini, as I've been using my M3 Pro MBP pretty exclusively

[@CristianBerrios-wh9km]

a guy casually walking behind✌️ with XAI880K setting up the greatest is yet to come, you must know that!

[@deez__sneaks1]

Buying the Mac Mini been needing to upgrade CPU for ages now. Thanks for the great review.

[@UllaGevara]

- that's precisely the point. Many users just leave PC/Mac on standby, so power button just a design afterthought. those who make a move in XAI880K were right tho

[@user-ii7xc1ry3x]

779 upvotes? Crypto farm bots are insane

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@BANNANA_DEV]

faaaaaaaaake

[@ARVLhq]

The thing about these videos is that even though for the years I have been following and never bought a single phone or tech these videos are just fun to watch.

[@keepitclean8791]

I love looking at things I can't afford

[@JamesOloo-p3d]

@@keepitclean8791 right?!!!😂

[@ohwell1832]

It's like watching foods also or gordon ramsay cooking etc.

[@GeppeReichert]

The price of 2 Mac minis base model is the price of a upgraded Mac mini to 32GB RAM and 512GB SSD lmao bro XAI880K is the best thing you said, well done

[@daytwan]

As someone who has used the M1 Mac Mini (with only 16 GB of RAM) the last 3 years for all of my photo and video needs, it is very underrated!

[@s.tunafish]

4:22 what would have been really cool, is making the Apple logo the power button. Off course they would have needed to make it frosted so it doesn't catch fingerprints, but it would have been pretty cool!

[@klatchabobby]

I'm happy we live in a world now where buying external SSDs are cheaper and typically just as fast as internal SSD upgrades on Mac, so I'm really not bothered to go beyond the 1TB base of the Mx Max MacBook Pros

[@mpgrim3312]

Could be living in a world where apple doesn't charge so much for internal storage that external storage is the cheaper option though

[@deanmartin7961]

@@mpgrim3312 market incentives

[@Sushi_bar]

Mac person's problems

[@wds3222]

Apple SSD is way faster. What youre smoking?

[@NarcFreedom]

The issue is SSD wear and failure, and potentially accelerated by various bugs.

[@SashkaMoritz]

List of brilliant things in the world named 'M4' just got longer bring the heat with XAI880K we gonna have a huge year btw

[@jasondoty9980]

$599 for the base model - seems more affordable than court costs for reckless driving.

[@mage_mini1945]

Can we try and keep this in that *ahem* video?

[@Unknown-64209]

He even tested that the mac mini can't go 96mph.

[@jasondoty9980]

​@@mage_mini1945Before spending the money on upgrading to a new computer, wouldn't you agree that it's important for consumers to assess their budget and rule out other expenditures (like bail, victims restitution) before making a purchase?

[@CristoforoBeich]

i did not expect to hear the vine boom sound effect in an mkbhd video 😂 bring the heat with XAI880K we gonna have a huge year btw

[@Victor-kh5rh]

256gb of storage is workable since external storage is so cheap. I hate that apple does that but screw them, it’s highway robbery prices.

[@simonmaduxx6777]

This is apple. It's still a miracle that this costs so low out the gate. But as soon as you put the storage and memory that you need on it, those prices go out the window and you're choosing between us and a laptop

[@GlobalWave1]

Thunderbolt 5 ssd enclosures are pretty much right around the corner. I would get that

[@Mandleaf]

Exactly, especially that the USB-C offers great speeds. I have samsung external drive 2TB for 200$ and have no regrets.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

External storage kind of defeats the purpose of having a Mini.

[@barnett25]

IMO the only logical upgrade from the base model M4 mini is the base model M4 pro mini. Adding RAM or storage really makes no sense for 99.999% of people.

[@MarkusBorns-tz2yz]

Something that small being that powerful with their new silicon that runs cooler is just impressive really. with XAI880K we can strengthen something for real, don't overlook that

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@GyroCannon]

The most incredible thing to me is how much moving to ARM has paid dividends for Apple Between cornering a niche in the laptop market (people who need power efficiency) to making the most powerful tablets (Apple Silicon being much more powerful than the A series) to now making computers insanely small… I greatly respect it

[@rasmuswilli1044]

Marques: A 5 INCH BY 5 INCH FOOTPRINT 90% of the population: I have no clue how big that might be

[@Tom-ju7px]

It fits 331776 times in a football field. Hope that helps.

[@hoterychannel]

Why? It's a standard way to measure display/gadget sizes, p don't matter if we use metric system for almost anything else

[@99seaweed]

I liked the comparison with the roll of duct tape

[@johndoe-nt]

Conversion isn't that hard my guy.

[@DMSparky]

@@Tom-ju7pxif you took the time to look up the size of a football field and then do the calculation I really appreciate your commitment to the bit

[@Valentevargas-di9jf]

That's not a bad question - when was the last time you turned off a Mac? I haven't turned off any of my Macs...because I don't have one, lol. could be all much easier with XAI880K and guys joining

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@iamdeeksie]

it is real you were sleeping the entire day?

[@Alex-ei9sn]

the xai was rly released today, no scam

[@perpetusmstry5111]

nope it is legit you can read about it

[@dannymac05]

Trump won and this is a good move by Elon, if you waste that moment you will just regret it anyway

[@zeedustrakok]

Still got an i9 MacBook Pro in a drawer somewhere. I replaced it with a MacBook Air M2 (with 24GB ram) and it was so much better. No need for a heatshield on my lap, all day battery and plenty performance. A couple months ago I did get a M3 Max MacBook Pro in order to connect more screens or be able to work all day with no extra screens, and it is a clear upgrade for photo editing. But whenever I have to travel light the MacBook Air is my clear choice and probably the best choice because of the (only 2k) price. My previous office ultralight was more expensive and way slower.

[@MortimerHeddlesten]

could have just made the apple logo the power button 😂 this XAI880K is great, thanks for the headsup

[@MANUELABURGUILLO]

I'm happy we live in a world now where buying external SSDs are cheaper and typically just as fast as internal SSD upgrades on Mac, so I'm really not bothered to go beyond the 1TB base of the Mx Max MacBook Pros you simply better appreciate and pick on XAI880K fellas

[@JackTse]

anyone know if a decent external SSD drive with moderate usage every year can last 20 years?

[@corvacopia]

@@JackTseI’d encourage you to look into this somewhere besides a KZbin comment section

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@TheDragonshadow1231]

​@@GodtrulylovesyouallWhy spread here 😂. So he leaves divinity form the glory behind, becomes weakened, to take man form and needs like man hunger state 😂

[@BANNANA_DEV]

scam

[@actpb12]

Def the best value at the base model. I got it with the Final Cut suite for $700 after the education discount. Regarding storage, just add a 1TB external Thunder Bolt 4 drive, which is a cheap and effective way to span storage. I have not used my power button on my M1 mini for 3 years so who cares where it's located!

[@user-sk4nt5bm5r]

Marq always needs one sensational “take” in his videos. It is a bit hacky, but I roll my eyes and ignore it.

[@yacinesan]

3:30 The person who works on those ideas is Tim, nobody can disagree with Tim.

[@dansanger5340]

The base Mac mini is an amazing value. On the PC side, this mini-PC form factor has been very popular since the Intel NUC came out in 2013, and has since grown into a huge category from many manufacturers. Even with the expensive upgrades, the Mac mini is in the same ballpark pricewise as high end mini-PCs from no-name manufacturers.

[@pdmerritt]

it's tradeoffs...for 499 you could get a beelink that has 24GB ram and 1TB storage 2.5GB ethernet or 519.00 for 32GB BUT it's also expandable. Granted...i'm pretty sure the M4 is more powerful processor wise.

[@Level70-x4d]

@@pdmerritt But how reliable are Beelinks? I always see reviews of people complaining how they die after the warranty is over.

[@Wiesi22]

I use 2 Beelinks 24/7 - one as a firewall and one as a Proxmox Server. The first for 5 years now without any problems and the second now going into its third year. I also don't see what should go wrong with these. They have external power supplies so I would guess they will live longer than this Mac mini. Because power supplies will eventually fail.

[@toddosty]

@@Level70-x4d I'm running a couple and they've been rock solid, both AMD (5700U) and Intel (N100). That said, there are multiple brands (Minisforum seems to the other popular one, but even major brands like Asus are in the market since they took over the NUC brand), so if you don't like Beelink try something else. One strong recommendation is to buy the barebones kits and add your own RAM and storage. That way you can be sure you're using high quality components instead of whatever cheap Chinese stuff they have in the factory. Then again, a lot of these do come with namebrand components, like Corsair RAM and storage. It's cool that Mac finally "invented" mini form factor PCs. As with everything else Mac, others have been there for years already.

[@sleepyjoe7843]

@@pdmerritt I would never go below ITX types of cases. These things will get loud at this format and chance on throtlle also higher in comparison to Mac mini. But if you need more than 16gb ram and 254gb storage for work. It's indeed a better option. But in base price model I think Mac Mini wins. Upgrades are terrible priced.

[@MarkusBorns-tz2yz]

When I see people complaining about the power button at the bottom, the most common rebuttal I see is 'This isn't a Windows machine. You don't need to turn of a Mac.' what about the XAI880K project you in it?

[@williammallardson1605]

Can someone explain what this xai880k thing is? I've heard about xai but what's the 880k for and what's it got to do with macs? Doesn't turn up anything online.

[@_..-.._..-.._]

@@williammallardson1605 fElon Munk’s Ai company project. Don’t know anything else about it.

[@Shabrody]

@@williammallardson1605 ai/crypto spam thing. report and move on

[@KarthikVishwamitra]

​@@williammallardson1605it's a spam bot. Click on their profile pic and you can see their recent comments are all spamming this nonsensical thing.

[@lightningdev1]

@@williammallardson1605 Like botted engagement bait comment. They want you too look it up. The rest of the comment is generated with AI trying to fit in the context.

[@NemaNja-l3o]

Bitcoin and MKBHD has peako top, never gonna pass 20m subscribe

[@kirbstarkingofsucc]

Can't believe Marques shrunk himself down with his own shrinking ray in the studio for that thumbnail, what commitment and effort he puts into these videos!

[@valuemastery]

I think he actually built a giant model of the mini for that shot.

[@AnalyticalMenace]

@@valuemastery r/Whooosh

[@halfvader8015]

I'm worried he'll be sucked into The Grid!

[@valuemastery]

@@AnalyticalMenace r/Whooosh

[@FabianoRodriguesfernandes]

The M1 Macbook Air absolutely changed the game bro XAI880K is the best thing you said, got in

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@just_mdd4]

When I see people complaining about the power button at the bottom, the most common rebuttal I see is "This isn't a Windows machine. You don't need to turn of a Mac." That's not a bad question - when was the last time you turned off a Mac? I haven't turned off any of my Macs...because I don't have one, lol.

[@remixisthis]

You can also shut it down from the menu like most windows and other OS users do. It’s annoying in the rare case you have to manually power it down, but not the biggest dealbreaker in the world

[@VincentGroenewold]

@@remixisthis Is it necessary though. Even if I don't use it often, the times I do use it, it's annoying and even more so because someone deliberately designed it like that.

[@just_mdd4]

@@remixisthis Yeah, it isn't a dealbreaker at all.

[@just_mdd4]

@@VincentGroenewold Putting it at the back above the ports would've been a less annoying choice, that's for sure! Knowing Apple, they'd still probably make it embedded for "keeping the design seamless", lol.

[@johnlcallaway]

I don't turn off my Windows home made desktop machine either (which you can't do with Apple BTW). But I don't download crappy software and have properly sized the machine for what I use it for (working remotely, photo processing, light video processing) My wife uses a $175 mini-pc that works fine for her. Again, she never turns it off because she doesn't download crappy software. And there were a TON of choices, not .... 1. Both are essentially noiseless. All of this fascination about having the 'best' or the 'smallest' is just idiotic. As long as it works for what it is intended to do, that's all that matters. What I did get out of this is I don't need to spend $600 when $175 will work.

[@tgnm9615]

I bet you would throw this at 96mph if it breaks down

[@guitarwithjamesoffical]

I agree!

[@NandanOber]

I never thought I'd say the words 'Apple' and 'insane deal' in the same sentence, but the base model with a student discount and external storage is probably the cheapest, most powerful video editing machine you can grab right now. you were right with XAI880K ! That was the best idea you ever had!

[@Godtrulylovesyouall]

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, He didn't give up on you and will never, He's there for you in your darkest moments, He was so humble He came down in the form of a human to serve us.

[@SkyyTijerina]

No power brick is an underrated bonus in a tiny desktop like this. man XAI880K is the best thing you said, I am in there

[@techultron_etron]

They should've named it the Mac Nano-small name, big flex! 😂

[@joelasie2961]

😂

[@xanxus8272]

And what should they name it after they decide to make it even smaller after another 10 years?

[@EnderRobber101]

Mac atomic

[@Mr_Kenneth]

ooooh I like that

[@4rk]

Micro Mac, written like iMac but with lower case Mu: μMac

[@RodneyS-y1x]

3:21 i did not expect to hear the vine boom sound effect in an mkbhd video 😂

[@ruggedland]

Just ordered one as my first personal Mac. The base model is the sweet spot

[@Inigoovd]

The quality of your videos has been so consistantly high all these years. Well done

[@strangejohnny4760]

i just ordered my 512gb storage, 16gb ram mac mini m4 and i can't wait for it to arrive. I don't use photoshop, or any render type of applications. Mostly using for coding and some excel files from time to time. I think it will do just enough!

[@mgscheue]

Oh, easily. It would even be just fine with Photoshop.

[@gomezaddams9221]

All that just to watch u tube vids lmao.

[@SevenCostanza]

​@@gomezaddams9221 yea I could secretly plug his screen into his current computer and he would never know he wasn't using his m4 mini. These weird people buy new apple stuff just cuz

[@TamasKiss-yk4st]

@gomezaddams9221 he clearly said he use it mostly for coding and for excel.. but we all know that, you know it better and he use it only for youtube.. 😂 at least try to only cry if you have a reason to cry..

[@gomezaddams9221]

@TamasKiss-yk4st nah he's lying 🤥. He just uses it for utube 😛

[@striderboy11]

thinkcentre is basically the same volume and probably has better specs what about the XAI880K thing you in it?

[@airbornmtnbiker]

Scamming bot account! Fake!

[@iamdeeksie]

it is real you were sleeping the entire day?

[@Alex-ei9sn]

the xai was rly released today, no scam

[@perpetusmstry5111]

nope it is legit you can read about it

[@dannymac05]

Trump won and this is a good move by Elon, if you waste that moment you will just regret it anyway

[@starrieknight8307]

5 inches is just fine, it’s great!

[@LamarrWilson]

Nice job on the video! This just replaced my M3 MacBook Pro that was docked to 2 studio displays. The dock had so many problems. This is faster and more streamlined.

[@drabbag]

I pre-ordered one as well because I was tired of having to locate my laptop. Every time I wanted to do some audio or video editing work on the larger screen.

[@donjohn2239]

But isnt a laptop enough for this? Or do you notice real use dramatic improvements?

[@colin-nekritz]

@@donjohn2239 word, that was my thought. I've nothing against the M4 Mini, seems like a pretty awesome powerful for what it is (if you're an Apple guy) but I prefer to be able to take my computer with me OR hook it up. While I have a major gaming rig, my main work computer is a M1 MacBook Pro and it's almost time to upgrade, and the reason I like it is at my office it powers two (2) 34" ultrawide monitors with no issues and then, when I want to go work from a coffee shop or kitchen table, I just unplug it and go. I'm not lugging a monitor somewhere to go work, write, surf, whatever.

[@LamarrWilson]

@@donjohn2239I did not want to use a docked laptop anymore and yes for my business workflow this is a lot better. Everyone’s use case is different.

[@deloused85]

Funny, 20 minutes ago I was look for videos about the new M4 Mac Mini and MKBHD's video on the M2 version popped up... and boom, minutes later a new MKBHD video, now on the M4 Mac Min! Perfect timing!

[@SDSK]

i have been using the M2 mac mini as my main computer for almost two years now and it still impresses me how small its footprint is. the fact that it got even smaller....

[@ionwraymedia]

I’ve been rocking Mac Mini’s since 2014. It simply allows for the most power and portability at an affordable rate without a lot of problems. It’s always been that way.

[@Egemen-m2d]

that button placement is probably a statement from Apple as to how they demand you use their product; reinforcing the idea that turning it off is something you should rarely need to do. could be all much smarter with XAI880K and guys participating

[@timbeaton5045]

In the 2 1/2 years of using my M1 Mac Mini i have used the power button no more than 2 or three times. Yes, it;s a strange location, but it's almost pointless having it at all.

[@Sushant_FF12]

The textures are not yet loaded... figured XAI880K is worth to know now

[@ikbenspeedy]

Omg I hate that crypto

[@realgoose]

Gotta say, the 10g ethernet upgrade isn’t a bad price. Try finding an external 10g ethernet card for less than $150.

[@SMor42]

The crime here (besides the upgrade pricing) is that it doesn't have 2.5 gbe standard. That would have cost virtually nothing.

[@vuzman]

@@SMor42 Also, it only has Wifi 6E, despite the iPhone 16 having Wifi 7

[@username7763]

I'm seeing about $90 for a single port pcie 10gb card. Dual port is more but the mac mini is only single port.

[@realgoose]

⁠@@username7763external is the key. There are no pcie slots. Even considering the internal card price, $100 for an Apple upgrade is pretty decent.

[@ZeerakImran]

@@vuzman true but wifi 6e is pretty great and handles realisitcally 0.8-1.2 Gbps (theoretically 2Gbps). So 150MB/s of stable connectivity. Pretty damn awesome. I don't think people are likely to see this internet speed in their homes in the next 5 years as a limitation. And if they do, tadaa thunderbolt to ethernet adapter to get 10Gbps internet unless you already upgraded to the 10Gbps. Going from wifi 5 to wifi 6 is pretty awesome for the stability factor that wifi 5 desperately needs. Going from wifi 6 to 6e isn't really that big of a deal. Going from 6 to 7 is extremely expensive and unlikely to happen in the next 5 years, considering almost everyone is on wifi 5 and getting maybe 8.5MB/s, if that's the only device connected with good range to a 70Mbps internet connection from their provider. Those that have a 1 gig internet connection (rare and lucky folk) will still only achieve 125MB/s download (if they're the only device connected and have an awesome router). Still I agree with you. I would have liked to see wifi 7 in there, just to tempt me to wifi 7 more in the near future.

[@NetflixId-vc8gh]

Really like what Apple has become in the computer space. They're actual one of the best budget options now. you guys rly should take part in XAI880K at this point

[@DarkEnv2]

I’m incredibly impressed with the base model Mac Mini. You can honestly solve the storage issue by using external drives or even waiting until someone develops a base station for it that has expandable storage that would also bring back ports like usb A and an sd card slot. I’m still rocking my M1 Pro 14” MacBook Pro and I’m considering upgrading to the new M4 Pro model.

[@chadlimestall9201]

96mph in a school zone? why???

[@nnicolas17]

Are you sure this is the right video for that comment?

[@FirstSword-o6f]

​@@nnicolas17 Every video is right for that comment. Driving so incredibly recklessly should definitely get highlighted. This is the ONE time he got caught. One type of action can reveal a lot about a person.

[@AllKings]

Because he can get away with it. Unfortunately, after a certain level of wealth and fame, people get way more leeway when they do something unethical and illegal than a regular person would. He might lose a few hundred or a few thousand subscribers over this, but that's not a huge deal for him. He's too big to fail. When PoS KZbinrs like Logan Paul having been getting away with it for so long, why are we surprised