According to reports, it could get even thinner. When it launched with a CD drive, it was two inches high, and now it’s just 1.4 inches (without an optical drive). The Mac mini has had a similar square design ever since it burst onto the scene, and that isn’t likely to change this year. October 4: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the new Mac mini with an M1X processor will arrive “at some point” after the launch of the new MacBook Pro. But with rumors mounting that Apple is preparing a refresh to the high-end Mac mini that could blow our minds and finally deliver the tiny Mac of our dreams. Nearly two decades later, it hasn’t really lived up to its hype, as specs, prices, and performance never quite reached the heights we expected.
When the Mac mini launched in 2005 as the first BYODKM Mac (bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse), it had the potential to be one of the most popular Macs ever made.
