These M4 Mac mini specs could be good news for the imminent M4 MacBook Pro

• The M4 Mac mini has a bunch of useful spec upgrades
• Many of these features could imminently onshore successful nan MacBook Pro
• Apple is readying to uncover nan M4 MacBook Pro later today

Apple’s Mac mini has conscionable seen its largest-ever overhaul, pinch a massively shrunk-down creation and brand-new M4 and M4 Pro chips taking its capacity to caller levels. And if you publication betwixt nan lines, location are a fewer nuggets tucked distant successful nan Mac mini’s spec expanse that constituent towards what we tin expect erstwhile nan MacBook Pro is updated later today.

Firstly, let’s talk astir memory. Apple has recovered itself successful basking h2o successful caller times complete its insistence connected sticking pinch 8GB arsenic a guidelines level for its Macs’ memory, but that’s each changed, first pinch nan M4 iMac and now pinch nan Mac mini.

Both computers commencement pinch a overmuch roomier 16GB of memory, and erstwhile leaks person suggested that the MacBook Pro will get nan same. Given that 2 of Apple’s caller M4 Macs now travel pinch 16GB arsenic standard, it would beryllium shocking if nan MacBook Pro didn’t travel suit.

And that’s not all. If you opt for a higher-spec type of nan Mac mini – that is, immoderate configuration pinch nan M4 Pro chip – you’ll get 24GB of representation included, a boost of 8GB complete nan entry-level M4 Mac mini.

Meanwhile, successful nan M3 Pro type of nan MacBook Pro, you get 18GB of RAM (up from nan 8GB successful nan M3 MacBook Pro), truthful it looks for illustration Apple is continuing its contented of ramping up nan RAM successful nan Pro versions of its Mac chips. With nan M4 Pro Mac mini getting 24GB of memory, this will almost surely transportation complete to nan MacBook Pro and its M4 Pro configuration.

A bolt from nan blue

When it comes to nan MacBook Pro, there’s a batch much we tin publication successful nan M4 Mac mini’s beverage leaves. For instance, nan Mac mini pinch nan M4 Pro spot supports Thunderbolt 5, and we tin expect to spot this successful nan MacBook Pro arsenic well.

That’s because it would beryllium highly different for Apple to bring this ultra-fast connectivity modular to nan Mac mini but not to its flagship MacBook Pro, particularly since Apple likes to marketplace its high-end laptops towards master users for whom Thunderbolt 5 would supply real, tangible benefits.

Finally, nan summation of Thunderbolt 5 allows nan Mac mini to support up to 3 outer displays moving astatine 6K solution and a 60Hz refresh rate. If nan MacBook Pro does so adopt Thunderbolt 5, that intends it will besides beryllium capable to tally a akin show arrangement, allowing you to create a multi-monitor setup without having to close nan laptop’s lid (as is nan lawsuit pinch nan existent MacBook Pro).

While these points are each knowledgeable guesses, we’ll cognize for judge successful a fewer hours’ clip erstwhile Apple unveils nan caller M4 MacBook Pro to nan world. It’ll beryllium nan culmination of a week’s worthy of M4 announcements, truthful beryllium judge to cheque backmost for much specifications later today.

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