M4 Mac Mini – 1 Week Later: A $599 Base Model Review

Here's my honest review of the M4 Mac Mini after a week of 'real world' use. I did not expect the $599 base Apple M4 Mac Mini to be THIS good. The redesign, the bonkers M4 chip performance, hardware accelerated ray tracing and low price tag are some of the things that make this Mac possibly the Mac to get.

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🥏 *VIDEO CHAPTERS*
0:00 – Base M4 Mac Mini Review
0:43 – Unboxing
1:55 – New Design & Desk Setup
3:24 – M4 Performance / 16GB RAM / Apple Intelligence
5:52 – Gaming & Ray Tracing
7:15 – Daily Use
10:00 – Negatives
11:26 – 1 Week Later

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M4 Mac Mini – 1 Week Later: A $599 Base Model Review

[apacheopenoffice..]

I'm actually getting this device as a massive PC user. This is truly one of apple's best priced products ever

[lechistanskiswit]

I bought the basic one (M4/16GB/256SSD) and after 72h I am amazed. Performance is amazing, it can run games, it is small and I dought it 60EUR off which made the value 10/10 - for the price this is the best computer money can buy.

[SmartLightDimwit]

I just bought the Base Model Mac Mini, upgrading from my 2009 Intel Core i7 27” iMac. I connected it to my 55” curved Samsung television and a 2TB SSD plugged in the back. Whenever I need to use my computer, I just jump over to HDMI 4- and there’s everything I need on a nice large display while relaxing on my sofa with a wireless keyboard and mouse!. I’ve only had it a couple days now but I’m really happy with this solution.

[zabidi-fxuf]

This is the Mac, this is the one to get!

[fernandoalvarez]

I got a M1/16/512 Mac mini, and it still runs great.

[edmondloo]

I just bought mine today! I connect it to my 100 inch Samsung smart TV mounted to my bedroom wall! It's awesome! I love it so much! 🥰

[garywinterscoachablemoment]

I've watched a couple of dozen YouTube reviews of the Mac mini, and they are uniformly impressed with the machine. So, I purchased one with 24 gb of ram, and 512 SSD. Brought it home, migrated everything from my 2019 iMac 27", and went exploring. First discovery: My Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps don't work on the m4. Microsoft wants you to buy an annual subscription for a silicone-based application. My Microsoft apps were one-time purchases; I'm 74 years old and don't need subscriptions like these. (Which is why I purchased Affinity and got rid of Photoshop.)

Anyway, my point is this: why doesn't ANYONE mention this in a review of the new Mac mini? I realize Microsoft products are not Apple products, but surely there are thousands and thousands of Apple customers who ARE. It would be helpful to make a more informed decision. Would I have still purchased the mini? Sure - but I'd have been forearmed with important information at the time of purchase. I guess I'm going to learn how to use Pages and Numbers and such. At last they open Microsoft documents.

Just had to rant a bit - not pointing at THIS reviewer or any others - just surprised no one has pointed out the issue before.

[rubenhemminga]

Own a Macbook Pro 16 inch M3 Max, just receiverd my M4 Mini base model yesterday. So happy with it. I'll be using it mostly as my remote, in office, data pc and render pc just so I can use my M3 Max mainly for video editing.

[ChakrasMusicLab]

Hi, How is the cooling performance and fan noise during heavy loads?

[trev]

Only get the base model and let your RAM requirements dictate your choice of SKU. 16GB enough, get the base Mini. You need 32GB, get the Studio. You need 64GB, get the Studio Ultra. If you need more than 64GB, you can afford to upgrade the Studio Ultra lol.

[Jeff-oobr]

Thanks for the detailed review as always Andrew, always get this done so quickly with awesome cinematography 👌 I’m really impressed with the compact size of the new Mac, yet the performance isn’t compromised at all. And i love how you’ve included your own desk setup as well, a very useful guide for people to decide whether they should be getting it (and they should!) 💻🖥️

[MrSkunky]

Great Insight and helpful to the clinical I`m an Intel iMac owner and it's only 4 years old...I don`t want to have a new iMac and this is the way I think I will go.... !!!

[charlesblau]

It runs quiet and does everything I need.❤

[lowandapapa]

The units are Gb (Gigabits) not GB (GB) for Thunderbolt. You just gave it 8x the speed.

[Itielbryce]

Using 2015 iMac 8gb of ram and I'm going to change to the m4 Mac mini soon insh'Allah, can't wait for this massive upgrade as a graphic designer

[soonie]

Thank you for the beautiful review! Maybe the best $500 brand new mac for college students working from a desk?

[chaeugene]

The M4 Mac Mini seems like a powerhouse in such a tiny package! Thanks for this video, as always spot on!

[crolidegames]

6:03 yo wtf raytracing on a mac mini and it actually looks incredible.. 🤯
what resolution are you running on?

[EverydayTaiwan]

I plan to use it for Final Cut Pro and making YouTube videos 4k 60fps do you think the M4 base processor is good enough for that based on your testing?

[VaughanVanDyk]

Great video, Andrew — thanks! With Microsoft discontinuing support for Windows 10 in Oct 2025, there will be a whole lot of users ripe for Apple to bring across and the Mac Mini M4 is perfectly positioned for this as a general user machine.