expiredDr.W posted Jul 22, 2025 03:09 PM
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expiredDr.W posted Jul 22, 2025 03:09 PM
Apple Mac Mini (2024): M4 Pro 12-Core CPU + 16-Core GPU, 24GB Memory, 512GB SSD
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For doing day to day tasks, unless you do a LOT of them concurrently, the difference between this Mac Mini M4 Pro and the normal $450 Mac Mini M4 will be zero: the CPU (each core) is exactly the same speed - you just get more of them. So if you concurrently do, say, professional workloads (Adobe professional products, for example), you'll notice a speedup. For browsing, web, email, meetings, etc., you'll notice no difference.
GPU (graphics) is the same story : for games (the 50 of them that exist for Mac, plus CrossOver) the Pro is faster; otherwise, you'll not notice any differences.
rjsmith2007's comments on the monitor support is correct - IF you care about more 6k and 8k monitors. Since those don't exist in quantity (and at reasonable price) yet, I think it's a bit much to talk about them in the context of a $450 (or even $1000) computer. The standard M4 mini at $450 will support 3 standard screens at good resolution and speed, and by the time you care about 6k or 8k screens, you can upgrade to the M8 or M10 mini for another $450 in a few years. It flawlessly drives 2 5k screens, which is a typical layout for professional publishing, for example - and can drive 3 5k displays if you wish. That's far more than most of us will use for years. On a $450 machine....
Thanks for the confirmation.
I went ahead and brought it from microcenter.
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For doing day to day tasks, unless you do a LOT of them concurrently, the difference between this Mac Mini M4 Pro and the normal $450 Mac Mini M4 will be zero: the CPU (each core) is exactly the same speed - you just get more of them. So if you concurrently do, say, professional workloads (Adobe professional products, for example), you'll notice a speedup. For browsing, web, email, meetings, etc., you'll notice no difference.
GPU (graphics) is the same story : for games (the 50 of them that exist for Mac, plus CrossOver) the Pro is faster; otherwise, you'll not notice any differences.
rjsmith2007's comments on the monitor support is correct - IF you care about more 6k and 8k monitors. Since those don't exist in quantity (and at reasonable price) yet, I think it's a bit much to talk about them in the context of a $450 (or even $1000) computer. The standard M4 mini at $450 will support 3 standard screens at good resolution and speed, and by the time you care about 6k or 8k screens, you can upgrade to the M8 or M10 mini for another $450 in a few years. It flawlessly drives 2 5k screens, which is a typical layout for professional publishing, for example - and can drive 3 5k displays if you wish. That's far more than most of us will use for years. On a $450 machine....
Not to put this Mac Mini down but my Mac Mini use case is moderate programming which doesn't need an M4 pro.
'Even' the base model is fast.
Torn...
Need more GPU power and RAM for heavier multitasking ➡️ Mac Studio (M2) at $899 is a great deal
Mac Studio has SD card reader and 10Gbe
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