This morning we highlighted the M4 Mac mini still dow at its $479 Black Friday price on the most affordable entry-level configuration – that’s a particularly notable deal and some of, if not, the best bang for your buck in current-generation Mac computing. But if you’re if you’re anything like me – unnecessarily power hungry and mildly paranoid about the how future proof an investment in a 16GB machine is in 2025 – you might be happy to hear that Amazon has knocked $110 off the 24GB Mac mini as of today as well.
Amazon is now offering the 24GB M4 Mac mini wit the 512GB internal SSD down to $889.99 shipped. Not the lowest we have ever tracked, but this does take Amazon’s most affordable 24GB configuration back down to its early Black Friday pricing to land within $20 of the actual Black Friday price while still delivering one of the better deals of the year.
For me, 24GB of RAM and 512GB is internal storage is literally the sweet spot when it comes to Mac…any Mac. There’s no need for me to spend the Apple tax on a 1TB internal SSD and, again, I really love the 24GB of RAM – a little extra breathing room when it comes to my Chrome tab problem, plenty of juice to load up heavy virtual instruments in Logic, and, perhaps most important of all, a machine that just feels like it will still be built for at least a couple years to come.
There was a time when 8GB was plenty, then everyone complained and though it was ridiculous for Apple to even offer Macs with less than 16GB. Apple listened and nixed those tiers last fall. How long before it does the same thing with the 16GB? I don’t know, but I’d rather not even have to think about it.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not judging – 16GB is plenty for most folks and probably more than enough for me too – but 24GB just feels right at this point.
If you think I’m crazy here, just grab the entry 16GB – it’s a very good pickup at $479:
M4 Mac mini features:
- SIZE DOWN. POWER UP — The far mightier, way tinier Mac mini desktop computer is five by five inches of pure power. Built for Apple Intelligence.* Redesigned around Apple silicon to unleash the full speed and capabilities of the spectacular M4 chip. With ports at your convenience, on the front and back.
- LOOKS SMALL. LIVES LARGE — At just five by five inches, Mac mini is designed to fit perfectly next to a monitor and is easy to place just about anywhere.
- CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS — Get connected with Thunderbolt, HDMI, and Gigabit Ethernet ports on the back and, for the first time, front-facing USB-C ports and a headphone jack.
- SUPERCHARGED BY M4 — The powerful M4 chip delivers spectacular performance so everything feels snappy and fluid.
- BUILT FOR APPLE INTELLIGENCE — Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.
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