The design remains the same, but you get a new processor and a more generous RAM offering without a price increase. Sadly, Apple is still miserly with the iMac's storage.

By default, Apple compares the new M4’s performance to the last generation of Mac Intel processors, released in 2019, with a drop-down that also features the M1 models. That’s fair enough, given the standard lifespan of a laptop — in fact ...

When it was introduced during the white plastic heyday of peak iPod-era Apple, the Mac mini was pitched as the cheapest way to buy into the Mac ecosystem. It was $499. And despite some fluctuation (as high as $799 for the entry-level 2018 mini, $599 for this year's refresh), the Mac mini has stayed the cheapest entry-level Mac ever since.