Apple's Mac mini with M4 chip is here, and it fits in your palm—Check price, specs, and availability

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Apple, in its second round of Mac announcements this week, ahead of Diwali 2024, unveiled the Mac mini powered by the M4 series chipset. This is a completely redesigned Mac mini with an all-new form factor, which is much smaller than the last generation model featuring the previous chipset. Apple says it measures just five by five inches and delivers up to 1.8 times faster CPU and 2.2 times faster GPU performance compared to the M1 model.

This time around, the Mac mini comes with 16GB of RAM as standard, just like the iMac M4 released yesterday. All of this is offered at the same price as the outgoing model, providing significantly better value for money. Here's everything you need to know about the Mac mini with the M4 chipset, including its price and availability.

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Apple has launched the Mac mini at the same price as the outgoing model, which is ₹59,900. This model includes 16GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. Pre-orders are already open, and it will be available starting 8 November in India. It is available in only one colour, silver.

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This new model is less than half the size of the previous version, coming in at just five by five inches, taking up less space on your desk. Additionally, it offers better power efficiency and features a new thermal architecture with venting done through the system's base.

As for specifications, the Mac mini M4 comes with the M4 chipset and also offers an M4 Pro option. The M4 has a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, along with 16GB of unified memory. For more intensive workflows, Apple offers the M4 Pro option, featuring up to 14 CPU cores and 20 GPU cores. Apple says the M4 Pro GPU is twice as powerful as the GPU in the M4, and both chipsets support ray tracing, making it available on the top model for the first time ever. Apple states that compared to the