I-Mac mini ibuyile enkabeni yesiphepho sokuvuza ngokugxuma ku-Apple Silicon M5 ne-M5 Pro chips, futhi yonke into ikhomba ukuthi i-Apple isivele ihlola ama-prototypes angaphakathi ngezihlonzi ezithile. Izinkomba ezizungeza kumidiya nezinkundla ezikhethekile ziyahambisana futhi zidweba isithombe sokuqhubeka ekwakhiweni kanye nokuthuthukiswa okuphawulekayo kokusebenza, ukusebenza kahle, nokuxhumana.
Uma ubulokhu uxoxa nge-hardware noma ucabanga i-Mac mini yedeskithophu yakho okwesikhashana, uzoba nentshisekelo enkulu kokulandelayo: amagama ekhodi, imigqa yesikhathi, imininingwane ezwakalayo, izinguqulo ze-macOS ezifanayo, kanye nezinsiza zenkampani yangaphandle esezivele zifudumeza ibhendi ngamamodeli we-M4. Ngezansi, siqoqa futhi sibhekisela kuyo yonke imininingwane etholakalayo emithonjeni ekhonjiwe ukuze ube nesithombe esiphelele ngaphandle kwemfuhlumfuhlu yezohwebo.
Izihlonzi eziputshuziwe: J873g kanye nama-J873s nokuthi zisho ukuthini
Imibiko eminingana iyavuma ukuthi i-Apple ihlola amadivaysi amabili anezihlonzi i-J873g ne-J873s, ezingalandela umqondo ofanayo nesizukulwane se-M4 (J773g yemodeli ejwayelekile kanye nama-J773s we-Pro). Ngamanye amazwi, i-J873g izokhomba āisisekeloā se-M5-based Mac mini, kanye nama-J873s okuhlukile okusekelwe ku-M5 Pro.
Umthombo okukhulunywa ngawo kakhulu uveza ukutholakala kwe-AppleInsider, aze acaphune uMarko Zivkovic njengokhombe lezi zihlonzi zomkhiqizo, okokuqala ngezinsolo ze-M5 Pro bese kuba nge-M5 ejwayelekile. Lokhu kulandelana kuhambisana nomkhuba we-Apple wokuhlola ukucushwa okuningi ngesikhathi esisodwa, noma ngabe ukukhishwa kwezentengiso kuphazamisekile.
Iphethini icacile: umndeni wakwa-M4 usuvele wasebenzisa leyo nomenclature (J773g/J773s), ngakho ukugxumela ku-J873g/J873s kuqinisa umbono wokuthi sibheka i-Mac mini M5 ne-M5 Pro, ngokulandelana. Akulona igama lomkhiqizo, ingoma yangaphakathi, kodwa ethembekile ngokomlando yokulindela imephu yomgwaqo.
Imininingwane efanelekile yomongo: I-Apple yeqe isizukulwane se-M3 ku-Mac mini futhi yaqonda ngqo ku-M4, ngakho inkampani ibingabikezeleki ngaso sonke isikhathi ngalo mkhiqizo. Nokho, nge-M5, yonke into ikhomba ukuthi kuzoba nokuqhubeka nokuthi i-mini ngeke isale ngaphandle komjikelezo.
Idizayini kanye ne-chassis: ukuqhubeka kwe-M4 facelift
I-Mac mini ene-M4, eyethulwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2024, yakhipha i-chassis ehlangene kakhudlwana kanye nedizayini eshisayo, enentuthuko ebonakalayo njengamachweba amabili angaphambili e-USB-C futhi, kumamodeli we-Pro, ukusekelwa kweThunderbolt 5. Ukulandela lokhu kuhlelwa kabusha, okulindelekile kwe-M5 wukuqhubeka kobuhle nezinguquko ezigxile cishe ngokuphelele ku-silicon.
Ngenkathi abanye bebelindele ukusonta okwengeziwe ngo-2025, imibiko ebucayi kakhulu iyavumelana: i-M5 Mac mini izogcina ingaphandle efanayo, ibeke phambili ukuqina nokuvumelana kwefomethi. Lokhu akuvimbeli ukulungiswa kwangaphakathi ebhodini noma ku-heatsink ukuze kuzuze izinketho ezintsha ze-chip, kodwa ngaphandle kokushintsha i-casing.
Mayelana nokuma, i-M4 Mac mini yayisivele inolaka ngentengo nezici, nezinkomba zibeka imodeli yezinga lokungena ku-$599 ne-256GB kanye ne-16GB ye-RAM, neminye imithombo ekhuluma ngo-$499 wemodeli eyisisekelo, okungenzeka ngenxa yezimakethe noma ukukhushulwa. I-Apple kulindeleke ukuthi igcine isu lokuncintisana ne-M5, igcine isilinganiso sokusebenza/intengo njengenye yezindawo ezinkulu zokuthengisa ze-mini.
Umphumela osebenzayo waleli su ucacile: uma ufuna ushintsho olubonakalayo oluqinile, akukho sibonakaliso salokho okwenzeka nge-M5; uma isivinini, ukusebenza kahle, kanye ne-I/O kuyizinto ezikugqugquzelayo, yilapho injabulo izovela khona. Futhi uma i-Apple iphinda i-TB5 kumamodeli we-Pro, ukweqa kokugeleza komsebenzi okunomkhawulokudonsa ophezulu kuzobonakala.
Ongakulindela ku-M5 naku-M5 Pro: indawo, ukupakisha, nokusebenza
Ukuvuza kudonsa imigqa yobuchwepheshe ehambisanayo emibili: ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-M5 izohlala ku-3 nm (mhlawumbe i-TSMC's 3 nm+) ngokuthuthuka kokuqina nokusebenza kahle; ngakolunye, abanye basikisela ukweqa kokuqala ukuya ekuqaleni kuka-2 nm ezinhlobonhlobo ezithile, nakuba lokhu kubonakala kungenakwenzeka esikhathini esifushane. Kuzo zombili izimo, umgomo uwukucindezela ukusebenza okwengeziwe nge-watt ngayinye.
Ukusetshenziswa kwephakheji ethuthukisiwe ye-SoIC (System on Integrated Chip) enqwabelene eqondile kuthola ukudonseka ekulungiseni ukuphathwa kwe-thermal nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla. Lokhu kustakika kwe-3D kuvula umnyango wokucupha okunamandla kakhulu ngaphandle kokuphazamisa usayizi wesiginesha ye-Mac mini.
Enye inzwabethi ebalulekile yobuchwepheshe ikhuluma ngokuhlukanisa i-CPU ne-GPU kuma-M5 anamandla kakhulu (Pro/Max), kuyilapho kugcinwa ukuhlanganiswa kwakudala ākusisekeloā se-M5. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kuzothuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokushisayo, ukusebenza kwezithombe okuqhubekayo, kanye nokuqina kwenjini ye-neural ngaphandle kokugcwalisa isistimu yonke.
Ukupakisha eceleni, lindela ama-graphic cores engeziwe, izinjini ze-AI ezithuthukisiwe, nesilawuli senkumbulo esishuniwe, kanye nebhodi lomama elibuyekeziwe lokukhipha ukushisa okuthuthukisiwe. Engeza kulokho ukuqhubeka nokutholakala kwe-Thunderbolt 5 (ikakhulukazi ku-Pro), futhi i-M5 Pro kufanele ifake i-mini kuligi yayo ukuze ihlelwe, i-3D elula, kanye nemithwalo yokusebenza ye-CPU/GPU exubile.
Kumsebenzisi ojwayelekile, konke lokhu kuhumusha ezikhathini zokuqalisa ezisheshayo, izikhathi zokuqalisa ezimfushane, ukwenza imisebenzi eminingi okushelelayo, nomsindo oshisayo onganyakazi, zonke izinto ziyalingana. Ngaphansi kwemithwalo emide, inzuzo yokupakisha nokuhlukanisa i-CPU/GPU izobonakala ikakhulukazi.
Izinsuku: Ekupheleni kuka-2025 noma kakade ngo-2026? kanye ne-macOS ngokuhambisana
Kunezitayela ezimbili ekhalendeni: eyodwa ibeka iMac mini M5 ne-M5 Pro ngasekupheleni kuka-2025 (ngisho no-Okthoba), kanti enye, esekelwa amazwi anjengoMark Gurman noma uMing-Chi Kuo, iphusha ingxenye enkulu yokwethulwa ekuqaleni kuka-2026. Ukuhlalisana kwakho kokubili ukufundwa kuphakamisa uhlelo oluguquguqukayo oluvela ku-Apple olususelwe ekukhiqizeni nasekusungulweni.
Kubuye kuhambisane nomqondo wokumangazayo: amanye ama-Mac ane-M5 ayezofika ngaphambi kwesikhathi kanti amanye kamuva; Eqinisweni, kunokuqagela mayelana ne-M5 MacBook Pro ngo-2026, engaqinisa isimemezelo esihlangene noma esiseduze ne-Mac mini. Kunoma yikuphi, ama-prototype akhona futhi ayahlolwa.
Kusoftware, imithombo isho ukuthi i-Apple isebenza ngokufana emagatsheni amaningana e-macOS: 26.1 (ene-beta engavela maduze), 26.4, ngisho nama-27 ezigabeni zokuqala. Phakathi kwezinguquko ezilindelekile ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Siri nemininingwane emincane efana ne-emoji entsha, nezinguquko ezibalulekile ezizayo esikhathini esimaphakathi.
Ukuchazwa kokusebenza kwalokhu kugqagqana ukuthi i-Apple ifuna ukuba nesistimu evuthiwe ngesikhathi igagasi le-M5 selilungile, igwema "ukwethulwa okubandayo." Uma i-mini iqhubekela engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2026, inhlanganisela ye-Hardware-software izofika kahle kakhudlwana.
Okuqukethwe Komkhiqizo: Kusuka ku-M4 Mac mini kuya ku-Coming Ecosystem
I-Mac mini M4 isivele ikhombisile ukuthi ifomethi ingathola imisipha ngaphandle kokushintsha ukubukeka kwayo: ivolumu encane, ama-thermals angcono, amachweba aseduze futhi, kumodeli ye-Pro, i-TB5 yokugeleza okukhulu. Bekuyisibuyekezo esihlukana ne-inetia yokuphindaphinda okuncane.
Uma sibheka phambili ku-2025-2026, ibhodi le-Apple linezingxenye ezihambayo ezengeziwe: I-MacBook Pro ene-M5 Pro ne-M5 Max, i-Mac Pro evuselelwe, nokulungiselelwa okwengeziwe kwe-M5 kwamaphrofayili ahlukene, ngokusho kwemithombo eminingana engaphakathi kwenethiwekhi. Konke lokhu kuzoba khona kanye ne-MacBook Pro ecatshangwayo enesikrini se-M6 ne-OLED ekuqaleni kuka-2026, nokuklanywa kabusha okuphawulekayo.
Kuhle ukukhumbula ukuthi i-Apple icabanga nokuthumela ama-chips ayo efwini layo le-Apple Intelligence: Ukufakwa kwe-SoIC-type 3D kuzosiza le mpilo ekabili ye-silicon, kokubili kumadivayisi namaseva angaphakathi. Bekungeke kube okokuqala ngqa ukuthi ukwakheka "kwekhaya" kuthuthukiselwe imithwalo yemisebenzi ye-AI kuzo zombili izinhlangothi.
Ku-iPad, ukugxumela ku-M5 nakho kuphezu kwetafula le-Pro, nakuba ukuhleleka kokufika kungase kuphinde kubeke phambili i-Mac, njengoba amanye amahlebezi okukhiqizwa kwesisekelo se-M5 asevele ephakamisa. Ukubeka phambili lokho okuthengisa kufanelana kangcono nomlando wakamuva.
Ingabe kufanele ngithenge i-M4 Mac mini namuhla noma ngilinde i-M5?
Uma udinga umshini manje, i-Mac mini M4 iwukuthenga okuqinile: ukusebenza kahle, umklamo osanda kumiswa, kanye nenani eliyisisekelo elinolaka eliqhudelana nama-PC amancane ayimbangi ngaphandle kokujuluka. Futhi, uzothola ukwesekwa okuphelele kwe-macOS yesikhathi eside.
Uma ukwazi ukulinda futhi ukwazise i-Cutting-Edge I/O namandla aqhubekayo, i-M5 (ikakhulukazi i-Pro) izoba ubufakazi besikhathi esizayo, i-TB5 ivikeleke ezinhlobonhlobo ze-Pro kanye ne-Neural Engine ekwazi kangcono imisebenzi yesistimu ye-AI. Ngokuhamba komsebenzi wobuciko noma kwesayensi, lokho okuncane kungase kulungele ukulinda.
Indawo emaphakathi ukuthenga i-M4 futhi uyihlomise ngama-peripherals amahle kanye nesitoreji sangaphandle esisheshayo, okunweba ukuphila kwayo okusebenzisekayo ngaphandle kokuboshelwa kumjikelezo wokuvuselela oyisibopho. Uma i-Apple igcina amanani ku-M5, ungahlala uthuthukisa kamuva ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa okukhulu.
Khumbula ukuthi izinsuku ziyahlukahluka: uma ukwethulwa kuphushelwa ku-2026, ukulinda kungaba yinde kakhulu kwezinye izimo zokusetshenziswa. Cabangela ukuphuthuma, isabelomali, kanye nokuthi umsebenzi wakho uzozuza kakhulu yini ku-TB5 kanye nentuthuko ku-AI.
Okushiwo ukuvuza okuphindaphindiwe
Kuzoba nama-Mac mini amabili ekuhlolweni: i-J873g (M5) nama-J873s (M5 Pro), elandela iphethini ye-J773g/J773s yomndeni wakwa-M4. Kuwuphawu olungaguquki kakhulu lokuthi uguquko luyaqhubeka.
Akukho ukuhlelwa kabusha kwangaphandle okuhlelelwe i-M5, njengoba i-casing isivele ibuyekeziwe nge-M4, inciphisa ubukhulu bayo futhi ithuthukise ama-thermals ayo, kanye nokwengeza amachweba abheke phambili. Isikhathi sokushintsha i-chip, hhayi irejista yemali.
Umugqa wesikhathi usukela ngasekupheleni kuka-2025 kuya ekuqaleni kuka-2026; ochwepheshe abafana noGurman bancike ku-2026 ngemishini eminingi enamandla e-M5, okuhlanganisa ne-MacBook Pro. Imini ingahamba ibambene.
Ku-macOS, amagatsha amaningana (26.1, 26.4, kanye no-27) ayahlolwa, ngokuthuthukiswa kwe-Siri kanye nezici ezintsha ezincane njenge-emoji, okuvula indlela ye-M5. Isoftware ngeke isale ngemuva.
I-FAQ Esheshayo (imibuzo ozibuza yona)
Izokhishwa nini i-Mac mini ene-M5 ne-M5 Pro? Imithombo ayinikezi idethi eqinile: ikota yokugcina ka-2025 iyacatshangelwa, kodwa ekuqaleni kuka-2026 ithola indawo yokwethulwa ngokuhlanganyela namanye ama-M5 Mac.
Ingabe kuzoba nezinguquko ekwakhiweni kwe-Mini? Kulindeleke ukuthi kugcinwe i-chassis eyethulwe ne-M4, kugxilwe ekuthuthukisweni kwe-silicon kanye nebhodi langaphakathi nokuthuthukiswa kwe-heatsink.
Izohluka kanjani i-M5 ne-M5 Pro? I-M5 Pro kuthiwa inikeza ama-GPU/CPU cores amaningi, i-TB5, nokusebenza okuzinzile okungcono; kunamahlebezi okuhlukaniswa kwe-CPU/GPU kumamodeli we-Pro/Max ukuze kulungiswe kahle ama-thermal nemifanekiso.
Ingabe ukweqa ku-M4 kuzoba kukhulu? Okugcizelelwa ekusebenzeni kahle, i-GPU, i-Neural Engine, ne-I/O; ngokupakishwa okuthuthukisiwe, lokhu kufanele kubonakale emithwalweni emide nemisebenzi ye-AI, ngaphandle kokushintsha ukubukeka kwangaphandle.
Imaphi amanye amaqembu azofika neM5? I-MacBook Pros ene-M5 Pro/Max, i-Mac Pro entsha, nokunye okuhlukile kwe-M5 kulindeleke; kuyilapho ama-MacBook Pros ane-M6 ne-OLED kunamahlebezi okuthi azofika ngo-2026.
Kuthiwani nge-macOS? I-Apple ihlola izinguqulo ezingu-26.1, 26.4, kanye no-27 ngokuhambisana, nge-beta yokuqala engu-26.1 emkhathizwe kanye nentuthuko ye-Siri; izinguquko ezinkulu zilindeleke ngo-2026.
Izinsiza zenkampani yangaphandle sezivele zizungeza i-mini
Okuqukethwe okuyireferensi kuhlanganisa izesekeli ezimbalwa ezithakazelisayo, ezidizayinelwe i-Mini ene-M4 kodwa ebonisa indawo ezungeze umkhiqizo. I-Zeera MacForge Gen2 iyindawo ebiyelwe yi-aluminium ye-CNC ye-M4 Mac mini enezithuthukisi zokupholisa kanye ne-SSD slot ehlanganisiwe.
Kulabo abasebenza ne-Mac Studio, kukhona nezinguqulo zamacala e-aluminium yesitayela se-MacForge Studio, ezigxile ekulahlekeni kokushisa kanye nobuhle ābe-proā obuningi. Kuze kukhulunywe ngamashaja angu-5-in-1 ane-MagSafe ekabili elingana kahle kumadeski akwa-Apple.
Lezi zinsiza azivezi ukucaciswa kwe-M5, kodwa zibonisa i-ecosystem enempilo nezixazululo zokuthola okuningi ngefomethi ngaphandle kokudela ukubukeka okupholishiwe. Uma uphinda i-chassis nge-M5, amaningi alawa ma-peripheral asazoba usizo.
Ukubheka yonke iphazili -Izihlonzi ze-J873g/J873s, ukuqhubeka kwe-chassis, i-silicon yeqa ngokupakishwa okuthuthukile, amakhalenda ahamba phakathi kokuphela kuka-2025 no-2026, kanye ne-macOS ethuthuka ngokufanaā indaba ekhona ngeye-Mac mini izogcina ubukhulu nefilosofi yayo, kodwa izokhuphuka ngamandla, ukusebenza kahle kanye nokuxhumana ukuze izimise njenge-benchmark miniPC engxenyeni yayo.