M4 Mac mini review three months later: the perfect headless Mac
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M4 Mac mini review. Apple's Mac mini with M4 can fit into a lot of use cases, especially because of its new, smaller size, and three months later, it's proven to be one of the most versatile Macs yet. Redesigns can be fun and eye-catching, but they don't always lead to fundamental changes in what's possible or desired from a platform. The Mac mini with M4 is an exception, as it is now small enough to slot into some unique use cases.
It's not that the previous Mac mini was large by any stretch, and there are certainly smaller desktop-class PCs out there, so a Mac being this small shouldn't be a big deal. Except, portability in Macs is more important than ever thanks to one product in particular — Apple Vision Pro.
In this three-month review, I'll cover the usual stuff like specs and using the Mac mini, but I'm also going to dive deep into how I use it with Apple Vision Pro. It's not the most conventional use case, but I'm not exactly a conventional computer user here with my iPad Pro desk setup — seen here.
That's right. For me, the Mac has become more of an accessory or appliance in my setup. Let's dive into how that works, why I bother working this way, and what I've learned from using a Mac mini as a modular headless desktop. Previously, I used the 14-inch MacBook Pro, and for a while, it was my primary machine for work. As Stage Manager improved and Apple Vision Pro was released, the Mac took a back seat in my workflows.
