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In our review, we gave it a rare five-star rating.

So even at second, third, and fourth glance, the Mac mini still wins.

The M4 Mac mini.

This picture makes the new Mac mini look rather big - but I promise, it’s really not.

In retrospect, Im not even sure why I wrote this article.

After all, the Mac mini already occupies the number one spot in ourbest mini PCs guide.

The Asus NUC 14 Pro Plus

New Mac mini M4 in a studio

This picture makes the new Mac mini look rather big - but I promise, it’s really not.

A man wearing a colorful shirt and a headset plays a generic fantasy game on an Intel NUC 12 mini PC connected to a dual-screen setup.

Intel has tried to push ‘gaming NUCs’ in the past, but they never quite took off.

Mac mini M4 in studio

Yes, it’s weird that Apple put the power button here, but that’s a pretty minor gripe in the grand scheme of things.