Satechi’s M4 Mac Mini Hub Will Launch In February For $99.99

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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 personification accessing nan Mac Mini M4’s powerfulness fastener done a cut-out connected Satechi’s hub sitting connected a desk.

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.

A close-up of nan bottommost of nan Satechi Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub against a achromatic background.

The hub tin turn nan Mac Mini M4’s retention utilizing an NVMe SSD up to 4TB successful size.

Image: Satechi

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.