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To be fair, both of those other computers have significantly more memory bandwidth than the Mac Mini, and both have better GPU performance. If maxing out as many GPU cores as possible is important to you, you’re probably better off with an M4 Max, which means either a MacBook Pro or waiting for an updated Mac Studio.

For years, the Mini was the odd man out in the Mac desktop lineup. Apple has given plenty of love to the iMac over the years. The Mac Pro has had a few

Along with the new M4 MacBook Pro series Apple is releasing this week (here is Fast Company ’s review of Apple’s latest laptop ), the company is also debuting a new Mac mini. The Mac mini is arguably the more radical of the two: Apple’s diminutive computer has now received its first major design overhaul in 13 years.

Apple's M4 Mac mini is facing backlash over an unusual design flaw. Apple finally responded, but it might not be what Mac users want to hear.

Apple launched Apple M4 Mac Mini recently and it has been well received amongst tech enthusiasts. People are amazed by the palm-sized device packing the power of a full-fledged computer inside. There is one aspect of the Apple M4 Mac Mini that is being widely talked about in the industry and it is the placement of the power button.

However, there is one pretty controversial design choice with the new M4 Mac mini: The power button . Previously, the Mac mini was designed with the power button located on the back of the device alongside all of the computer's ports.

The M4 Mac Mini's power button can't be reached without picking up the entire computer, small as it is, and finding it on the underside. One of those comical "design" decisions that Apple makes now and again,

The Mac Mini's power button is oddly located on the bottom of the machine. Apple said the reason for its location is due to the size of the Mac mini. Most users rarely use the Mac mini's power button,