Apple 2024 Mac mini Desktop Computer with M4 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU: Built…
A modest −4% off an Apple tablet, and a specification sheet that matters more than the discount does.
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The Mac mini is a compact desktop computer powered by the M4 Pro chip, designed for business, education, and everyday use. Treat the −4% as a nudge rather than a reason. Stock was not confirmed at Amazon when we last read the page.
Listing dated to end 27 August 2026
Check price at AmazonPrice verified 18 August 2026, 18:22 ET
Key features
M4 Pro chip, handles demanding tasks like complex scene rendering and compiling large codebases
24GB unified memory, smooth multitasking across heavy apps and large files
512GB SSD, fast local access for apps and projects
Thunderbolt, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet on back; front USB-C and headphone jack, convenient for peripherals and displays
5x5 inches, fits neatly beside a monitor, easy to place anywhere
macOS with Apple Intelligence, built-in AI tools for writing and productivity with privacy protections
Runs Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud at speed, works seamlessly with iPhone for mirroring and copy-paste
Mac mini only, no keyboard, mouse, or display included
Compiled from the Amazon listing and the manufacturer's published data
The Mac mini is a compact desktop computer powered by the M4 Pro chip, designed for business, education, and everyday use. Its standout feature is its five-by-five-inch footprint, which packs substantial processing power for demanding tasks like compiling code or handling complex creative projects.
This Mac mini is a compact desktop powerhouse for creative pros, developers, and anyone who wants serious performance in a tiny footprint.
What you actually get
The paragraph below is Amazon's own sales copy. We keep it quoted and set apart rather than folded into our text, because marketing prose and a description are not the same thing — and because what it leaves out is as useful as what it claims.
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 Pro 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.
The price, read properly
That is a narrow gap, and it is worth being blunt about it: a cut this small is closer to price noise than to a sale. If the specification does not stand on its own at $1,510.00, the discount will not carry it.
One caveat we will not paper over: this is measured against Amazon's own listed price, not against the lowest figure the product has ever carried. Our record of this listing starts on 18 August 2026, so it is a comparison, not a history.
The listing carries an end date of 27 August 2026. Retailers pull pages early and without warning, so read that as the outer edge rather than a promise.
Against what else is on the shelf
The closest tracked listings in tablets are Apple iPad Pro 11-inch at $925.00 (Amazon) and Apple iPad Air 11-inch at $720.00 (Amazon). Both undercut it, so the case for paying more has to come from the table below rather than from the price.
These are the nearest listings by price that our tracker currently holds, not a survey of the market. Anything not on sale at one of the six retailers we follow does not appear here at all.
Its strongest draw is the M4 Pro chip in a five-inch chassis, delivering workstation-class power without the desk space.
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Tracked price
Source: ElectroFinds price tracker, 20 August 2026 – 21 August 2026. Amazon listing price.
Full specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Style | Apple M4 Pro chip |
| Brand | Apple |
| Operating system | Mac OS |
| CPU model | Apple M4 |
| CPU speed | 1 |
| Graphics card description | Integrated |
| Graphics coprocessor | Apple Integrated Graphics |
| Memory storage capacity | 24 GB |
| Specific uses for product | Business, Education, Everyday Use |
| Personal computer design type | Mini PC |
| RAM memory installed size | 24 GB |
| Size | 24GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage |
| Set | without AppleCare+ |
Source: specification table published on the Amazon listing, read 19 August 2026
Against the alternatives
Best figure in row| Apple 2024 Mac mini Desktop Computer with M4 ProMCX44LL/A | Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M5): Ultra Retina XDR DiMDWK4LL/A | Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina DisplMH354LL/A | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked price | $1,510.00 | $925.00 | $720.00 |
| List price | $1,569.99 | $949.99 | $749.00 |
| Discount | −4% | −3% | −4% |
| Brand | Apple | — | Apple |
| Model | MCX44LL/A | MDWK4LL/A | MH354LL/A |
| Retailer | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon |
| Stock | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed | In stock |
| Offer ends | 27 August 2026 | 29 August 2026 | 7 September 2026 |
The nearest tracked listings by price in tablets. Figures are the retailer’s own, collected when each listing was last read.
What works
- 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…
- 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 PRO — The M4 Pro chip brings extra power to take on demanding projects like working with complex scenes or compiling millions of lines of code.
- BUILT FOR APPLE INTELLIGENCE — Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With…
What to weigh
- Stock was not confirmed at Amazon when the listing was last checked
- The discount is −4% — a small movement against the list price rather than a deep cut
- The listing is dated to end 27 August 2026
- No buyer rating was published on the listing at the time it was read, so there is no owner feedback to weigh
- ElectroFinds does not test products. Everything above comes from the listing, the manufacturer's published data and generated summaries of them
Video reviews from elsewhere
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The M4 Mac Mini is Incredible!
A Good Machine By Apple - Mac Mini M4 Real Test !
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Common questions
It is −4% below the $1,569.99 that Amazon lists for this configuration, a saving of $59.99. That is a comparison against the retailer's own listed price on the date shown, not against every price the product has ever carried.
Apple 2024 Mac mini Desktop Computer with M4 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and… · MCX44LL/A · stock unconfirmed at Amazon
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