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The M4 Pro beating the M2 Ultra is impressive because the Mac mini housing the former starts at $1,599, while the Mac Studio housing the latter is a staggering $3,999. In other words, Apple is offering nearly the same level of performance from a very recent high-end desktop computer in a much smaller device that costs just over half as much.

Analysis: Another strong hope – unified RAM loadouts. What else can we say about the incoming MacBook Pro M4, aside from the likelihood it will offer options on the base M4 chip