But something interesting is happening behind the scenes: Apple seems eager to move inventory of its excellent Mac Mini M4, which launched just a year ago and remains their latest desktop offering. This Amazon-exclusive deal drops the M4 Mac Mini 256GB to $499 from its usual $599 price, and you don’t need a Prime membership to grab it. The 256GB SSD storage delivers rapid boot times and speedy application loading, but do be mindful of your own storage requirements as Mac Mini storage isn’t user-upgradeable once you’ve bought it. Front-facing USB-C ports and a headphone jack debuted for the first time on Mac Mini to eliminate the goofy reach-around to plug in a flash drive or place headphones. The Mac Mini runs all your important software at lightning speed.