The M4 Pro Mac mini is possibly the best deal in computing in late 2024, boasting an impressive amount of power for pros that rivals the Mac Studio and Mac Pro in a tiny package.

Pick up the Apple TV remote and you can see the original iPod Shuffle. Not all the design homages are so easy to make out. This week, Apple updated Macs and this made me think about how the company likes to recycle not just materials from its products but the way they look.

Such is the classic simplicity of Apple design, if you’d been abducted by aliens two decades ago and taken to the peaceful planet Zog to hang out with and learn from an enlightened species, you’d still recognize this as a Mac mini when you returned. (Though you’d probably be disappointed at the state of enlightenment here on Terra Ferma.)

Amazon has an early discount on Apple’s new Mac Mini, which is powered by the potent M4 chip. This deal cuts $100 off the price.

This window is beneficial during the holiday season and allows you to consider the Mac Mini as a potential Christmas gift without the pressure of immediate decision-making. In the Mac Mini, there is Apple’s powerful and newest M4 chip which includes a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU.