Apple’s Mac Mini With M4 Chip Will Be Its Smallest Computer Ever

  • It’s the first major design change to Mac mini since Jobs era
  • Entire Mac line to get updated with AI-focused M4 processors
The Mac mini was updated in 2020 with Apple’s in-house silicon.Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

Apple Inc. is planning a new version of the Mac mini that will be its smallest desktop computer yet, part of a broader overhaul of the Mac line with AI-focused chips.

The new model — due later this year — will mark the first major design change to the mini since it was revamped under Steve Jobs in 2010, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The device will be far smaller than its predecessor, approaching the size of an Apple TV set-top box, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the work is secret.