@macrumors Honestly, Apple has been making some weird decisions lately; I'm not surprised that they still haven't updated the Mac Mini to M3 or M4.
@cameronbosch @macrumors I personally think it’s due to the issues (costs) with the 1st gen 3nm process as Apple was quick to go from M3 to M4 it was about seven months when the spacing between M1, M2 and M3 is around 18 months.
https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/10/m4-already-apple-abandoning-m3/
Gurman explained that the new Mac mini with the M4 Pro chip will have a total of five USB-C ports, but no USB-A ports. Three USB-C ports will be located on the back, while two will be present on the front of the machine, similar to the Mac Studio.
The front ports are a nice edition, but the lack of USB A ports are a bummer... If the rumors are true, I would buy a stand that offered USB A ports.