Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024
Apple
88 Overall Score
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Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
Dell
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024
88 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The Mac Mini M4 is receiving high praise for its exceptional speed, especially with the M4 chip and the new 16 GB minimum RAM. Users migrating from older models report a seamless and noticeably faster experience, making it a powerful yet compact upgrade for home offices. While a few note the power button's awkward bottom placement, the overall satisfaction with performance and value is very high.
Pros
- M4 chip speed
- 16 GB base RAM is game changer
- Fast boot and app loading
- Compact size
- Front and rear ports
Cons
- Power button on bottom is awkward
- Requires adapters for older peripherals
Speed performance 5
Ram configuration 3
Value for money 3
Ease of upgrade 3
Power button placement 1
Port compatibility 2
Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Creator
Gaming
Developer
Home Office
Workstation
Business
Compact
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell Area-51 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10 | 24★ |
| Frequency | — | 3.7 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 36 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Unified | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 24 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | — | DDR5★ |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mini | desktop |
| PSU | — | 1500W★ |
| Weight | 0.68 kg | 34.93 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 5★ | 2 |
| USB Ports | 5 | 10★ |
| Thunderbolt | 3 x Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | 10/100/1000/2500 |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong port selection (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
- Strong port selection (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong cpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong ram (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong gpu (91st percentile)91st %ile
Verdict
Winner: Dell Area-51
Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 26 specs.