Customer Ratings & Reviews

I recently picked one up, and it's been quite the game changer for me. I love its compact size. It's seriously like this little powerhouse that fits right into my workspace without taking up much room at all. I can easily tuck it into my desk setup, and it looks super sleek. Setting it up was a breeze, too. I'm not the most tech-savvy person, but the process was pretty straightforward. I plugged it into my monitor, connected the keyboard and mouse, and it was practically ready to go. Everything runs so smoothly. I've been editing photos and streaming videos without any issues, which is pretty amazing considering how small this thing is.

This is for the lowest-end version of the mini. I replaced an older M1 mini with this one. I was surprised by how small the new Mac mini is compared to the previous models. I already had a high-speed external 1TB Flash drive and a 2TB USB hard drive as a backup drive, so a larger internal Flash drive was not needed. The switch from 8GB to 16GB RAM was welcome. The switch to all USB-C interfaces was also welcome, but it meant I had to use a couple of USB-A to USB-C adaptor plugs for my existing devices. The upgrade process was painless and only took a few minutes. The significant speed bump from the M1 to M4 was immediately noticeable. I have owned Mac computers since 1985. They have been the most reliable electronic devices I have ever owned.

The Mac Mini 4 is a powerhouse in a sleek, compact design. It delivers lightning-fast performance for everything from multitasking to creative projects, stays whisper-quiet! 16gb ram as standard is amazing!!! Does everything you need it to do!

Much like my phone the design language is easy to understand and easy to make the switch to Mac. Great performance.

Admittedly I am NOT an Apple ‘fan-boy’, or ‘fan-person’ as you will, nor am I into the whole ‘Apple ecosystem’, BUT this is probably the best value in desktop computers right now, especially if you can find it on sale. I’ve paired mine up with 2 existing 4K monitors and an external dock with 4TB of M.2 SSD additional storage, as 256GB internal was not enough for my use, BUT was a MUCH more economical way to expand the storage. The unit itself is of the typically excellent Apple quality, and now paired with the great M4 processor and 16gb of RAM and perfectly capable integrated graphics. For 90-95% of people, this is probably all the desktop you may need, as long as you are not looking for a high-end ‘gaming system’. This will perfectly accomplish everyday computer needs and includes Apple’s very competent office software, and will run most people’s basic video and/or music editing software needs. In my profession I need to use all the major computer platforms (PC, Apple, Android, and Linux), and this is by far the best valued system I have ever purchased, and that’s saying a lot coming from Apple. If you are not used to the MacOS system, don’t be worried as Apple baby-walks you through the system, and of course it all works seamlessly (for the most part) with all their other Apple products. The only ding I give it is that the power button couldn’t have been in a more inconvenient place if you would have to call Apple support to turn it on for you. If you are looking for an affordable desktop computer that doesn’t need to play the next 10 generations of games at 8K, this is an excellent option, if not the best. Best Buy was helpful as always and met a tropical forest competitor’s sales price. Very happy with the purchase, and with BB.

I giant improvement over my M1, but that is not very difficult to accomplish. The size is impressively small, but the power button is in a really dumb location, on the bottom., even though the is plenty of room on the back of the units. Apple says to just leave it on all the time, Yeah, NO. It still has the same problem that M1s do, if you connect a second monitor using an alt-mode USB-C and the computer goes to sleep you need to reboot the computer to get the second monitor to work again. (The solution is to use a Thunderbolt to HDMI cable) One of my monitors is an ultrawide monitor it gets annoying having to constantly run up to the top left to use the menu bar. Not a comment on this machine but on how Apple just does not care about the user experience. If I could develop iOS apps on Linux or Windows, I would. I am looking forward to the day I never have to use MacOS again

This little thing is powerful. It's quiet too! You can't beat the value that it offers at this price point, it processes through the day to day tasks and chews through book keeping, light video editing and heavy photo editing and then some. have yet to max it out for general tasks and also it's SO much snappier and quick when doing tasks than anything m1 and below.

Small, quiet, and breezes through every task. Apple is greedy on storage, but easily addressed with inexpensive, 3rd party, solutions.

The Mac mini M4 is an extremely fast computer. I've had no slowdowns doing any of the work I use it for. I'm thoroughly impressed!

Very small footprint, Super fast and responsive for all of my needs. Plenty of ports to use I can have open many many tabs and still runs at great speed.

the Apple Mac Mini M4 is pretty solid it got sleek design and powerful performance. great it fast and efficient plus. the high resolution support and multiple ports are also pretty cool.

A great personal computer for anyone that needs a compact computer and is easily accessible and has enough power for anything

I bought this as my first Mac and have loved it! It is very fast and even in games I have not seen any throttling!

love it small and quiet does what I need for a home computer

Others have said it, and I will echo most other reviewers. As a Mac (Apple) user since 1982, this is one of my favorite Macs of all. It is one of the best values, even at the base model. Some complain the 255GB isn’t enough but iCloud storage solves that issue, or an inexpensive external SSD. With the 16GB of RAM standard, combined with all specs, it is indeed one of the best Macs for most non-power user. And, with the M4 (and Pro version), the Mini encroaches into professional territory also. Love everything about it. Specs, size, and price.

You absolutely cannot beat the price for a Mac mini, the performance to prices ratio is wild. As a mobile software developer I spent years developing on MacBook airs, this year I decided to scoop this up and I couldn't be happier. It does everything I need it to do. I can run a small llm when I need a coding buddy in vscode, or I'm running two or three iOS sims in Xcode for swftUI development. If you're wondering if this little machine is enough to handle it? Just pick it up, you won't regret it. Too many "influencers" out there trying to make you spend more money than you should.

I wish I had more storage but figured out what I needed and didn't need! Great for my home studio!

Finally switched to Mac and this 16 GB mini is performing so well. Daily streaming and photo or videos editing runs smoothly and I haven’t heard any noise from its exhaust fan. Very sleek little machine!

This is quite possibly one of the best tech purchases of the decade. If you already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse the pricing on this is unbelievable to a younger me. OSX is amazing on the M platform, and 16GB of RAM base is sufficient for most home users. While the 256GB seems low, with all of the cloud storage providers I don't see filling up the storage quickly here.

Best budget recording platform i have ever purchased. Its nice being able to record in the living room with my television as a display. The recent price drop makes the computer a fair value. Hard to find a good value with apple products these days. Snag this model if you are a creative on a budget before they are gone.