The awesome Mac mini M4 just dropped to $479 at Best Buy – that’s a new record low

We’re just a few days out from Black Friday now, and the deals are heating up; in fact, the one product I’d been keeping a close eye out for has gone on sale, and even better, it’s the cheapest it’s ever been.

That’s right: my beloved Apple Mac mini (M4) is on sale at Best Buy for $479 (was $599), marking the lowest price Apple’s signature tiny computer has ever seen. There’s a good reason it occupies a prime slot in our ranking of the best desktop PCs (and the best mini PCs too); this dinky device is an absolute powerhouse with an already very reasonable price tag, making this discount even more appealing.

UK shoppers can enjoy a decent price cut on the M4 Mac mini too, with it reduced to £499 (was £599) at Amazon. It’s not quite as significant a deal, but it’s still the cheapest it’s ever been in the UK according to our price-tracking tools!

Not in the US or UK? Scroll down to see the best M4 Mac mini deals in your region!

Today’s best Mac mini (M4) deal in the US

Save $120 on the fantastic Apple Mac mini with an M4 chip. That means it’s pretty much as high-performing as it gets for a mini PC. It’s also got a super compact form factor, which means you can place it anywhere on or under your desk, and you won’t even notice it’s there. This record-low price for Black Friday is a steal.View Deal

Today’s best Mac mini (M4) deal in the UK

Simply the best tiny computer on the market right now, you can save a respectable £100 on the latest Mac mini over at Amazon UK. With the M4 chip, it delivers blazing fast performance in an incredibly compact package, all at an incredibly competitive price.View Deal

Now, anyone familiar with my tenure covering computer hardware here at TechRadar will already know that I’m… not exactly the biggest fan of Apple. The feeling is mutual, too; they wouldn’t even let me write our M4 Mac mini review when it debuted this time last year.

But even a seasoned hater like me can’t think of a single criticism to sling at the latest Mac mini. It thoroughly deserves the 5-star rating awarded by my (very lovely) boss Matt Hanson, delivering a new, even more compact design along with truly stellar performance courtesy of the powerful M4 chip. It’s powerful, it’s tiny, and it’s also fully passively-cooled, which makes it completely silent in operation – no fan whine here.

Shop more of today’s best Black Friday sales in the US

  • Amazon: 45% off TVs, AirPods, air fryers & vacuums
  • Apple: iPads, AirPods & MacBooks from $119
  • Best Buy: $1,000 off TVs, laptops & headphones
  • Dell: laptop deals from $249.99
  • Home Depot: 40% off appliances, furniture, grills & tools
  • Lenovo: 45% off laptops & tablets
  • Lowe’s: up to 30% off appliances, holiday decor & tools
  • Samsung: up to $2,000 off appliances, TVs & phones
  • Target: 40% off Christmas decor, clothing & furniture
  • Walmart: furniture, cheap TVs & vacs from $69
  • Wayfair: 54% off Christmas, furniture & decor

Shop more of today’s best Black Friday deals in the UK

  • Amazon: up to 66% off tech & essentials
  • AO: up to £500 off Dyson, Bosch & Hisense
  • Argos: up to 50% off appliances, tech & toys
  • Boots: save on 1,000s of beauty products
  • Currys: deals on Ninja, Shark & Lenovo
  • Dell: laptops from £279
  • Dyson: up to £550 off vacuums
  • EE: Switch 2 bundles from £20/month
  • John Lewis: up to 50% off tech & fashion
  • Lego: sets & accessories from £2.99
  • Samsung: deals on appliances & phones
  • Very: up to 40% off tech, toys & fashion

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