M4 Mac mini proves Apple has fixed its biggest mistakes of the past

The Apple M4 Mac mini is surprising and very successful product. According to our homepage poll, it’s readers’ favorite product so far this year. Why is it so popular? Because this is the strongest evidence yet that Apple has learned from its past mistakes.

Apple’s big mistake is not far away

The Mac is in a very exciting new era ushered in by Apple silicon. Macs are regularly updated with new chips, battery life and performance are regularly impressive, and exciting changes are happening like a beehive Might be coming soon.

But not so long ago, Mac users found themselves in a very different situation.

Until shortly before Apple Silicon debuted in 2020, Macs were plagued by a variety of serious issues:

• New models often delayed due to Intel issues
• Ports continue to be stripped away, along with beloved features like MagSafe
• Apple’s commitment to Mac pro users questioned
• Of course, the most important issue is the butterfly keyboard

For years, it was difficult to recommend a Mac laptop because its keyboard was poorly designed and lasted too long. And it’s hard to recommend Mac desktops because they tend to be outdated and behind the times.

Some problems with Macs are beyond Apple’s control. But I think the most serious problem is entirely Apple’s fault.

Pushing users towards USB-C and endless adapters is undoubtedly a mistake. The same goes for butterfly keyboards, and Apple has been hesitant to produce high-end models like the Mac Pro.

Many of these decisions were made to create thinner, lighter, and more compact devices.

But the compromise was too great.

Two M4 devices prove Apple has changed

This year, Apple showed how much it has learned from its past mistakes.

First, look at M4 iPad Pro.

it is Ridiculously frivolouswithout affecting performance or battery life.

iPad Pro offers the same battery life as previous models and is the first device to feature Apple’s cutting-edge M4 chip.

The iPad Pro is a great example of Apple’s transformation, and I think the new Mac mini is even better.

The M4 Mac mini gets a major redesign that significantly reduces the size of the device.

Ten years ago, this would have been a scary thing for Mac users.

But Apple managed to shrink the Mac mini’s size without sacrificing power-user features.

The base Mac mini has:

• Front ports: Two USB-C ports and a headphone jack
• Plus three Thunderbolt ports on the back, HDMI and Gigabit Ethernet

certainly, The power button is in an odd positionbut this is mostly irrelevant.

In addition to the ports, the Mac mini comes standard with 16GB of RAM, which you can get with the M4 or M4 Pro chip, and it starts at Only $599.

All the features of Apple’s latest silicon technology, plus a compelling I/O family, all delivered at an affordable price and in a small new design.

The M4 Mac mini proves that, in this new era of Apple silicon, thinness and lightness don’t have to be antithetical to performance. The iPad Pro proves that battery doesn’t have to be sacrificed.

Most importantly, Apple’s 2024 products prove that it has learned from its biggest mistakes.

Do you think Apple has learned from its past mistakes? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments.

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