By default, Apple compares the new M4’s performance to the last generation of Mac Intel processors, released in 2019, with a drop down that also features the M1 models. That’s fair enough, given the standard lifespan of a laptop — in fact ...

The design remains the same, but you get a new processor and a more generous RAM offering without a price increase. Sadly, Apple is still miserly with the iMac's storage.

When it was introduced during the white plastic heyday of peak iPod-era Apple, the Mac mini was pitched as the cheapest way to buy into the Mac ecosystem. It was $499. And despite some fluctuation (as high as $799 for the entry-level 2018 mini, $599 for this year's refresh), the Mac mini has stayed the cheapest entry-level Mac ever since.