macOS is Apple’s operating system for the Mac. It has been around quite a long time, but in its current form it really started in 2001 with Mac OS X 10.1. It’s built on top of a UNIX core, which makes it very stable, versatile, and great for developers. It’s popular with creators too, as a good platform for video editing and photography. More recently, Apple has begun working to bring iOS apps to the Mac, which could change how MacBooks, iMacs, Mac Pros, and Mac Minis work for everybody.
The new Mac Mini’s power button had to go on the bottom because of the Mini’s size, explained Apple’s John Ternus and Greg Joswiak in an ITHome interview.
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As expected, adding more storage to the new machine isn’t as simple as swapping out the SSD module.
Dosdude runs down the more involved process of replacing the module’s two NAND chips — essentially the same thing he did with a Mac Studio before.
Say what you will about Apple putting the Mac Mini’s power button on the bottom, but it seems to have activated the maker community in some very fun ways, like this one from Mac developer Gijs Raggers.
I do love an over-the-top solution to a design quirk.
Jerrod Hofferth’s 3D printed miniaturized Mac Pro-style enclosure for the new Mac Mini is just adorable — and practical, for those who can’t abide the Mini’s power button placement and want to do something about it.
As a bonus, the wheels don’t cost $700.
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More ports, more RAM, a nicer screen, and a better webcam for a little less money.
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Now the best value in Apple’s lineup, the Mac Mini takes its ideal form with an impressively small design that compromises on very little.
It’s been a very busy week for the Mac. Apple gave creators and select media a preview of its latest machines in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Here’s Vjeran’s video roundup on the new Mac Mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro. The more I see that nano-texture coating on the latter, the more I’m sold on it.
Stay tuned for our reviews.
To get a handle on the size of the new Mac Mini, I grabbed my iPhone and tapped the “View in my space” option on Apple’s website.
Here’s how the resulting 3D render looks next to my Mac Studio.
One user on X spotted an “M4 Max” graphic uploaded to Apple’s website. Given that we’ve already seen the M4 iMac and Mac Mini, maybe Apple will close out its week of announcements with an M4 Max-equipped MacBook Pro.
Apple’s smallest computer is about to get way smaller, if all the rumors about an almost Apple TV-sized M4 refresh in the coming week of Mac announcements are to be believed.
It might also be a gaming powerhouse, as the diminutive machine will get ray-tracing capability, according to Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg today.
That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who writes today that he is “certain these machines are the real deal.” The machines from last week’s leaks seem to be base model M4 MacBook Pros with 16GB of memory and 10-core CPUs and GPUs, he adds.
Apple is expected to announce the laptops along with a smaller Mac Mini, a refreshed iPad Mini, and more soon.
