Such is the classic simplicity of Apple design, if you’d been abducted by aliens two decades ago and taken to the peaceful planet Zog to hang out with and learn from an enlightened species, you’d still recognize this as a Mac mini when you returned. (Though you’d probably be disappointed at the state of enlightenment here on Terra Ferma.)

There is a way to use a collection of M4 Mac minis in a cluster, but the benefits only really exist when you use high-end Macs.

There’s currently a great Black Friday deal on the Apple 2024 Mac Mini desktop computer, now priced at just $499 for the 256GB model, down from $599, after an immediate discount plus an additional $59 coupon that can be applied.