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| Buyer sentiment | ↑ Performance↑ Value for money↑ Silence↑ Size↑ Build Quality ↓ Base storage is tight Buyers praise performance, value for money, silence and size. Mixed feedback on macOS lock-in. Some flag tight base storage. Based on 1,840 user mentions | ↑ Performance↑ Size↑ Speed↑ Power Buyers praise performance, size, speed and power. Mixed feedback on ports. Based on 88 user mentions | ↑ Performance↑ Silence under load↑ Build Quality↑ Memory bandwidth ↓ Price↓ BTO upgrade cost Buyers praise performance, silence under load and build quality. Mixed feedback on value for money. Some flag price and BTO upgrade cost. Based on 210 user mentions | ↑ Size ↓ Reliability↓ Heat Buyers praise size. Mixed feedback on performance and compact size. Some flag reliability and heat. Based on 50 user mentions | ↑ Performance↑ Graphics↑ Build Quality↑ Copilot+ NPU ↓ Soldered RAM↓ Price vs Mac mini Buyers praise performance, graphics and build quality. Mixed feedback on value for money. Some flag soldered RAM and price. Based on 410 user mentions | ↑ Compact Size↑ Value for money ↓ Noise Level Buyers praise compact size and value for money. Mixed feedback on performance and speed. Some flag noise level. Based on 40 user mentions | ↑ Performance↑ Reliability↑ Ease Of Use↑ Speed Buyers praise performance, reliability, ease of use and speed. Mixed feedback on size and usb ports. Based on 231 user mentions | ↑ Upgradability↑ Performance↑ Connectivity↑ OCuLink ↓ Fan noise↓ Price Buyers praise upgradability, performance and connectivity. Mixed feedback on build quality. Some flag fan noise and price. Based on 160 user mentions |
| Chip | Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine) | Apple M4 Pro (12-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine) | Apple M4 Max (14-core CPU, 32-core GPU) | — | — | — | Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU) | — |
| Memory | 16GB unified memory | 24GB unified memory | 36GB unified memory | 32GB DDR5-5600 (2x SODIMM, expandable to 64GB) | 32GB LPDDR5X (soldered) | 32GB DDR5-5600 (2x SODIMM, up to 96GB) | 16GB unified memory | 32GB DDR5-5600 (2x SODIMM, up to 128GB) |
| Storage | 256GB SSD | 512GB SSD | 1TB SSD | 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD (1x M.2 2280, expandable) | 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD | 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (M.2 2280) | 256GB SSD | 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (3x M.2 slots, expandable) |
| Ports | Thunderbolt 4 x 3, USB-C x 2 (front), HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone jack | Thunderbolt 5 x 3, USB-C x 2 (front), HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone jack | Thunderbolt 5 x 4, USB-C x 2 (front), USB-A x 2, HDMI, 10Gb Ethernet | USB4 x 2, USB-A x 4, HDMI 2.1 x 2, 2.5GbE, SD card reader, headphone jack | USB4 x 2, USB-A x 4, HDMI x 2, 2.5GbE, headphone jack | Thunderbolt 4 x 2, USB-A x 4, HDMI 2.1, 2.5GbE | USB-C x 2 (some configs add Thunderbolt 4 x 2), Gigabit Ethernet, headphone jack | USB4 x 2, USB-A x 4, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, OCuLink, Dual 2.5GbE |
| Display Support | Up to 3 displays (two 6K via Thunderbolt + one 5K) | Up to 3 displays (two 6K via TB5 + one 4K via HDMI) | Up to 5 displays simultaneously | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimensions | 5.0 in x 5.0 in x 2.0 in | 5.0 in x 5.0 in x 2.0 in | 7.7 in x 7.7 in x 3.7 in | — | — | — | — | — |
| CPU | — | — | — | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (8C/16T, 5.2 GHz boost, 16 TOPS NPU) | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (12C/24T, 5.1 GHz boost, 50 TOPS NPU) | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (16C/22T, 5.1 GHz boost, NPU) | — | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (12C/24T, 5.1 GHz, 50 TOPS NPU) |
| Graphics | — | — | — | AMD Radeon 780M (12 CU, 2.8 GHz) | AMD Radeon 890M (RDNA 3.5) | Intel Arc (8-core) | — | AMD Radeon 890M |
| Connectivity | — | — | — | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 | Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 | Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, vPro support | — | Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Display | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24-inch 4.5K Retina, 4480x2520, 500 nits, P3 wide color | — |
| Camera | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12MP Center Stage with Desktop View | — |
