The new Mac mini is essentially a desktop computer, but to call it that does it a huge disservice. That’s because while the Mac mini has always been small, this latest M4 chip version is tiny. It’s closer in size and appearance to the Apple TV 4K than anything else, just about 3cm (1.3 inches) wider in both directions and 2cm taller – and silver.
Compared to the previous generation it’s taller but has a much smaller footprint. While it has always sat neatly underneath your monitor, now it looks closer to one of my external hard drives than a full functioning Mac, which it very much is.
