Amazon leaks redesigned Mac mini with M4 Pro

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An Amazon listing for the 24-inch iMac contained a now-removed comparison chart that included Apple's unannounced smaller Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro.

Two silver desktop computers with Apple logos, one larger and taller than the other, positioned side by side on a white surface.
The new Mac mini will resemble a miniature Mac Studio



Apple's week of announcements does a great job keeping its new products in the news cycle for longer, but the strategy may have backfired. A comparison chart on Amazon showed the unreleased Mac mini and some of its specs, but has since been removed.

The comparison chart was discovered by MacRumors on Amazon's 24-inch iMac listing. It shows a small thumbnail of what looks like a miniature Mac Studio and can be configured with the M4 and M4 Pro.

The listed specs include an up to 14-core CPU, up to 20-core GPU, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 8TB of storage. Apple is only offering the new Mac mini in silver.

The tiny image for the Mac mini shows a Mac Studio-like enclosure that's a bit taller by proportion to its length than the Mac mini is, but it is clearly much smaller too. Previous rumors suggested the device could be closer to the size of an Apple TV set-top box.

Product comparison showing Mac mini, Mac Studio, and iMac models with various Apple chips. iMacs are available in different colors and feature 24-inch 4.5K Retina displays.
The now removed Amazon comparison chart. Image credit: MacRumors



Dots can be seen on the front, which may indicate two USB ports and an indicator light. However, there isn't a spot for the SD card slot present on the Mac Studio.

Apple's week of announcements is expected to continue Tuesday with the updated MacBook Pros with M4 and M4 Pro. The redesigned Mac mini is expected to be revealed on Wednesday.



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  • Reply 1 of 10
    welshdogwelshdog Posts: 1,929member
    My late 2012 Mini is getting long in the tooth. The new smaller and much more powerful Mini will do nicely thank you.
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  • Reply 2 of 10
    exkeksexkeks Posts: 4member
    If these pictures are to scale, the new Mac mini will be slightly larger than the AppleTV as we know it by now. Something around 5" in width and 2" in height.
    edited October 2024
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  • Reply 3 of 10
    blastdoorblastdoor Posts: 3,838member
    Wow, 14 cpu cores! Likely 8 performance and 6 efficiency. It will be interesting to compare to the m1 ultra on the geekbench sub-scores.


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  • Reply 4 of 10
    EddyMaceddymac Posts: 14member
    I love that new form factor! And the extra processing power. I'm finally ready to switch from my long-in-the-tooth Hackintosh back to a real Mac, and the Mini looks like it's the way to go.
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  • Reply 5 of 10
    Fidonet127fidonet127 Posts: 614member
    The Studio looks sad on this graph, being M2 series.
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  • Reply 6 of 10
    apple4thewinapple4thewin Posts: 471member
    Fidonet127 said:
    The Studio looks sad on this graph, being M2 series.
    😂 especially being out performed by something 1/3 of its size
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  • Reply 7 of 10
    keithwkeithw Posts: 170member
    Fidonet127 said:
    The Studio looks sad on this graph, being M2 series.

    Yeah, anybody buying a Studio now needs to have their head examined.  I just don't understand why Apple does what they do...  Yes, I know an M4 Studio is coming, but I thought an M3 Studio was also coming, and never did...
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  • Reply 8 of 10
    blastdoorblastdoor Posts: 3,838member
    apple4thewin said:
    Fidonet127 said:
    The Studio looks sad on this graph, being M2 series.
    😂 especially being out performed by something 1/3 of its size
    Probably not faster than an M2 Ultra in multithreaded workloads (and if your workload isn’t multithreaded you should not be buying a Studio), but still likely very fast. M2 Ultra should still be way faster for GPU
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  • Reply 9 of 10
    foregoneconclusionforegoneconclusion Posts: 3,044member
    keithw said:
    Fidonet127 said:
    The Studio looks sad on this graph, being M2 series.

    Yeah, anybody buying a Studio now needs to have their head examined.  I just don't understand why Apple does what they do...  Yes, I know an M4 Studio is coming, but I thought an M3 Studio was also coming, and never did...
    FYI: M2 Ultra can have 76 GPU cores and 192 GB of RAM. 
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  • Reply 10 of 10
    blastdoorblastdoor Posts: 3,838member
    Whoa — it’s TEN performance cores!
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