In accordance with the newest version of Mark Gurman’s publication, Apple is planning to fully drop help for USB-A on the subsequent Mac mini.

The Mac mini is anticipated to be one of many largest Mac mini overhauls in 14 years, because the pc has remained unchanged design-wise since 2010, excluding the elimination of the DVD drive in 2011. Clearly, the internals have modified loads, however the Mac mini has remained a 7.7 inch sq. for ages.

Nevertheless, in accordance with Gurman, this new design additionally means no extra USB-A. He does say that we’ll have 5 USB-C ports, which is fairly candy. No USB-A is a little bit of a bummer, particularly given the truth that plenty of desktop equipment will depend on the port, equivalent to wi-fi mouse dongles.

It shouldn’t be an excessive amount of of a shock, since Apple has clearly killed USB-A on most of their different computer systems, so it was solely a matter of time earlier than additionally they did it on the Mac mini.

On a extra optimistic notice, the Mac mini shall be gaining ports on the entrance for the primary time. Gurman says 2 of the USB-C ports shall be on the entrance, and three of them shall be on the again. He additionally did say that this was on an M4 Professional model of the Mac mini, so it stays to be seen if the bottom mannequin Mac mini can even have 5 USB-C ports, since Apple has traditionally given the bottom Mac mini much less ports.

Apple’s new Mac mini can even retain Ethernet, HDMI, and the headphone jack. Gurman additionally reviews that the ability provide must also be inner, which is one thing lots of people had been involved about.

M4 Mac mini positive is sounding like a candy new pc improve.

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