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Mac mini Now More Mini With M4 & M4 Pro – Same RM2,499 Starting Price in Malaysia
October 30, 2024 Andrew Cheng

Shortly after the introduction of the updated iMac yesterday, Apple is now showing off the new Mac mini which is now…even more mini. Powered by the Cupertino company’s M4 and M4 Pro chips, the smaller, even more compact desktop now retains the same RM2,499 starting price in Malaysia.

For that kind of money, the RM2,499 base model of the new Mac mini features an M4 chip with 10-core CPU and GPU, 16GB unified memory, and 256GB SSD storage. If you want the M4 Pro model instead with 12-Core GPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB unified memory, and 512GB SSD, that will set you back RM5,999.

So how much smaller is the new Mac mini? Well, it is now less than half the size of the previous model, measuring 5 by 5 inches – that’s 12.7cm, for us who are more familiar with the metric system. Of course, despite the smaller form factor, the compact desktop can still keep things running cool, thanks to the power efficiency of the M4 chips and an “innovative thermal architecture, which guides air to different levels of the system, while all venting is done through the foot,” as Apple puts it.

Performance wise, the updated Mac mini promises up to 1.8x faster CPU performance and 2.2x faster GPU performance compared to the M1 model. It also supports ray tracing now with Apple Intelligence, and it’s worth noting that it is touted as the first carbon neutral Mac too.

To recap, the M4 Mac mini retails from RM2,499 for the base M4 model, while the M4 Pro variant starts at RM5,999. As usual, there’s no word yet on the Malaysian availability of the compact desktop, though we reckon it will hit local store shelves as soon as next month in November.

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