Apple’s next-gen M4 Pro Mac mini to sport five USB-C ports

Apple’s current M2 Pro Mac mini model includes four Thunderbolt 4 ports and support for up to three displays.

Apple’s forthcoming M4 Pro Mac mini model will feature five USB-C ports (three on the back and two on the front like the Mac Studio), Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg News.

Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
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[T]he Mac is in for a big transition to M4 chips — starting around the end of this year and extending into the first half or so of 2025. Apple plans to kick things off soon with a new Mac mini, iMac and MacBook Pro. Of those models, the Mac mini will get the most dramatic new design, its first major overhaul since 2010. Just to put that in perspective: The last time there was a Mac mini redesign, preorders of the iPhone 4 had just began…

[S]uppliers are scheduled to begin shipping Mac mini units from China — with the standard M4 chip — to warehouses globally in early September. The higher-end version, with an M4 Pro, won’t begin shipping until October. That probably means neither will be announced until about a month after the iPhone unveiling. I’ve also been told that the computer’s power supply will be internal, so don’t expect to need to lug around a separate brick.

The M4 Pro version will have five USB-C ports (three on the back and two on the front like the Mac Studio). That model will also retain an Ethernet port, HDMI connector and headphone jack. But prepare to say goodbye to the USB-A ports found on the current Mac mini. And one has to wonder if those will survive the Mac Pro and Mac Studio upgrades next year.

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MacDailyNews Take: Good riddance to USB-A ports! The more USB-C ports, the better.

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