M4 Mac mini: why you should choose M4 MacBook Pro

New Apple M4 Macs finally here.

Like many who have been waiting for the latest Apple devices before making a purchase, you may be thinking about buying a new one. M4 MacBook Pro. This is a very powerful laptop and will definitely be a great buy.

However, what if I told you that you can get all this power for more than half the price? Well you can with the new one M4 Mac mini.

Mac mini case: Price

This week, Apple announced a slew of new Macs powered by the latest M4 silicon chipset. All M4-based Macs, from the new iMac to the Mac mini and MacBook Pro, will be very powerful machines.

However, there is a huge price difference between the Mac mini and the MacBook Pro based purely on portability.

Are you going to travel frequently with your computer? No? Are you going to primarily use your Mac in a stationary environment, such as at a desk or in a home office? Yes? Then you should consider purchasing the new M4 Mac mini and save a lot of money.

The new base model MacBook Pro with M4 processor starts at $1,599. This MacBook Pro M4 model comes with a 10-core processor, 10-core GPU, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of SSD storage.

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The new base model M4 Mac mini has the same specs but comes with a slightly smaller 256GB SSD. Mac mini cost? $599. This one thousand dollars in savings.

If you want the exact same specs, you can upgrade the M4 Mac mini drive to 512GB of storage, bringing the total price to $799. That’s still an $800 savings, and you get exactly the same computer specs.

Put those extra savings toward an upgrade, and you could end up with an M4 Mac mini that’s much more powerful than the M4 MacBook Pro you were planning on buying, without spending more than what you originally intended to spend.

In fact, if you’re looking for a more powerful M4 Pro chip, using a Mac mini instead of a MacBook Pro with the same exact specs will still save you $600.

The extra cost for the MacBook Pro is purely for its portability. So, if you don’t plan to travel regularly with your computer, why buy a laptop?

Yes, MacBook Pro also comes with a built-in keyboard, mouse pad, and display. If you don’t have any of these at home, these are all additional costs added to the final cost of the Mac mini. But many people already have all these peripherals. And if you don’t, you can purchase them all once and use them on subsequent Mac minis when you decide to upgrade in the future.

AppleCare+ makes it easier on your pocket

There’s another potential for additional savings when choosing a Mac mini over a MacBook Pro: AppleCare. AppleCare+ covers damage, technical issues, and support for your new Apple device for one year. For your MacBook Pro, it will cost $99.99 per year. For Mac mini it costs $34.99 per year.

In fact, I would recommend that you don’t even need AppleCare insurance for the Mac mini, whereas you have to buy it for the MacBook Pro. As a desktop computer, the Mac mini sits motionless on your desk. Chances are you won’t drop it or spill anything on it, like you would if you were carrying a MacBook Pro with you to set up a temporary workstation in different places.

There are situations when you prefer a MacBook Pro to a Mac mini. If you know you’ll be traveling regularly and this is the computer you’ll be using, the M4 MacBook Pro is for you. If you want the most powerful Mac available, the new MacBook Pro is currently the only device equipped with an upgrade to the M4 Max chip—at least until Apple releases the new M4 Studio Macs.

So, if you’re looking for a desktop and more cost-effective system, the M4 Mac mini is for you.