In early August , Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman reported that the upcomingM4 Mac mini will have a unexampled , smaller designand stated that it ’ll have at least three USB - C ports , a power connective , and an HDMI port . In thelatest edition of his Power On newssheet , Gurman offer more details on the M4 Mac mini ’s ports and a big change is in store .
Gurman reports that the new M4 Mac mini will have five USB - cytosine ports , three on the back , and for the first time , two on the front . However , most people will be more interested in why : allot to Gurman , there will be no USB - A ports , a change from the current Mac miniskirt , which has two . So , if you have USB - A devices , you need adapter .
Of of course , this is n’t the first time Apple dumped a democratic port in the name of spareness and progress . Back in 1998 , the iMacfamously removed the floppy drivein party favour of CD burning . The 2015 MacBook Air hada single USB - C embrasure . And of course , Apple removed the headphone jackfrom the iPhone 7 back in 2017 .
The M4 Mac mini will reportedly remove the USB-A ports.
Apple removed the USB - A ports from the iMac when the M1 model arrived in 2021 , and it has n’t made a laptop with USB - A for many years .
Elsewhere , the Mac miniskirt will have a similar array of ports , include ethernet and HDMI . Gurman does n’t say if it ’s Gb or 10Gbit . The current Mac miniskirt has a gigabit ethernet with a exploiter choice for 10Gbit for an extra $ 100 , and it ’s an option Apple could continue . Apple will likely go on to propose 10Gbit ethernet as a received interface for its in high spirits - goal Macs , the Mac Studio , and Mac Pro .
Gurman also did n’t particularise whether the HDMI port will be an HDMI 2.1 port . The current M2 Mac mini has HDMI 2.1 , which was an rise from HDMI 2.0 in the M1 Mac miniskirt , so , it seems potential that the M4 Mac miniskirt will have HDMI 2.1 . The only other porthole Gurman mention is the phone jack , which is likely to stick around for another generation . With the M2 Mac miniskirt , Apple implemented support for gamey - impedance earpiece and that should continue with the M4 Mac miniskirt .
The M4 Mac mini will reportedly remove the USB-A ports.
The M4 Mac mini will reportedly remove the USB - A ports .
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Gurman did not report the wireless connectivity , but the Mac mini will in all probability offer Bluetooth 5.3 . Rumors have it that the upcomingiPhone 16 may support the raw Wi - Fi 7 measure , and if it does , that seems to be a good index number that the M4 Macs will upgrade from the current Wi - Fi 6E ( 802.11ax ) as well .
As always , the Mac miniskirt will have a big businessman plug , but the power supply will be in the Mac itself . It will not have an external power brick .
When will the M4 Mac mini ship?
grant to Gurman , the M4 Mac miniskirt may come in Apple warehouses in early September , while the M4 Pro Mac mini wo n’t ship until October . “ That probably mean neither will be announced until about a month after the iPhone introduction , ” Gurman say , indicate an October Mac event .
In an earlier report , Gurman said that Apple plan to release the M4 Mac miniskirt , MacBook Pro , and iMac before the end of this year . The MacBook Air , Mac Studio , and Mac Pro will follow in 2025 . You canlearn more about the M4 Mac schedule .
Keep track of what ’s happening with the Mac mini in ourM4 Mac mini superguide .
