During a week of Apple announcements, the MacVoice Live! panel took a look at the first two Mac upgrades. Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Web Bixby look at the new Mac Mini with the M4 and M4 Pro chips, and the performance boost they offer in a new, compact form factor. Design quirks, multiple monitor support, and Thunderbolt 5 are part of the discussion, as is the question over whether this should be considered a “prosumer” machine. This MacVoices is supported by Notion, the single AI tool that does it all. Try Notion AI for free at notion.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:08 Introduction to MacVoices Live 04:42 Halloween Costume Contest 05:01 New Mac Mini Announcement 07:02 Ordering Decisions 09:11 Mac Mini Specs Discussion 15:08 Power Button Placement 18:04 Webb’s Dual Mac Mini Orders 19:24 The Mac Mini’s Niche 22:10 Performance Upgrades 29:20 Thunderbolt 5 Overview 33:37 Apple Intelligence Integration Links: Apple unveils redesigned Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro, Thunderbolt 5, more https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/29/new-m4-mac-mini-redesign/ Twelve South Backpack for Apple Studio Display https://amzn.to/4fmKlop Apple rolls out new Thunderbolt 5 cable alongside M4 Pro Mac mini https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/10/29/apple-rolls-out-new-thunderbolt-5-cable-alongside-m4-pro-mac-mini Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss