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First announced successful precocious November, Satechi has confirmed that its Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub will beryllium disposable successful constricted quantities starting February 17th, 2025 done its online shop for $99.99. A wider merchandise will statesman sometime successful March, according to an announcement by nan institution astatine CES 2025 today.
The hub, made from aluminum pinch a soft-touch silicone coating, is designed to turn nan functionality of nan Apple Mac Mini M4 pinch 2 front-facing USB-A 3.2 ports, a USB-A 2.0 port, and an SD insubstantial reader.
A cut-out connected nan backmost area of nan Satechi hub provides easier entree to nan Mac Mini M4’s powerfulness button.
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The hub connects to nan Mac Mini M4 utilizing an integrated USB-C cablegram that tin beryllium stored connected nan underside erstwhile not successful use. A recessed area connected nan apical of nan hub “maintains airflow without obstructing nan Mac Mini’s fan,” while a notch successful nan backmost area makes it easier to scope nan computer’s underside powerfulness button.
The hub tin turn nan Mac Mini M4’s retention utilizing an NVMe SSD up to 4TB successful size.
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A removable expanse connected nan bottommost of nan hub too allows nan Mac Mini M4’s retention to beryllium expanded by installing an NVMe SSD; nan hub supports aggregate widths and lengths of SSDs pinch capacities up to 4TB. For comparison, a 4TB NVMe SSD from Western Digital is $299.99. Upgrading nan guidelines type of nan Mac Mini M4 from 256GB to 2TB of retention done Apple adds $800 to nan worth tag, while upgrading nan 12-core type of nan Mac Mini from 512GB to 4TB of retention is an different $1,200.