Apple software leaks new M4 Mac mini with five USB-C ports

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

According to Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman, Apple will hold an event in October that will primarily focus on the debut of Macs featuring the M4 processor. Building on the success of the M4-powered iPad Pro, Gurman expects new MacBook Pro models with both standard M4 and more powerful M4 Pro and M4 Max options. Additionally, a refreshed 24-inch iMac with an M4 chip is anticipated.

However, the most intriguing announcement could be the redesigned Mac mini. This compact desktop has remained largely unchanged since 2010 and is due for a significant update with the M4 processor.

Andrew Cunningham for Ars Technica:
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This Mac mini is said to be closer in size to the Apple TV than the current mini, but still uses an internal power supply so that owners won’t have to wrangle a power brick. At least some of the current device’s ports will be replaced by USB-C and/or Thunderbolt ports, something that MacRumors apparently confirmed earlier today when they found a reference to an “Apple silicon Mac mini (5 ports)” in an Apple software update (some of those ports are reportedly on the front of the device, a nice Mac Studio design upgrade that I’d like to see on a new Mac mini).

The “five port” descriptor does imply that there will be another model with either more or fewer ports—Apple used similar terminology to distinguish the two- and four-port versions of some MacBook Pro models in the Intel days. The current M2 Mac mini models have fewer ports than the models with the M2 Pro chip, because the more powerful processor also has more I/O capabilities—assuming we get one Mac mini with an M4 and an upgraded model with an M4 Pro, we’d expect the Pro version to have more ports.

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MacDailyNews Take: Here’s the rear of the current M2 Mac mini with fewer ports than the M2 Pro model:
Apple’s current M2 Mac mini model features two Thunderbolt 4 ports and support for up to two displays.

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