TEN·U // 10" LAB CAD

3D render of the Mac mini (M4) in its 10-inch rack mount

Compute · Apple

Mac mini (M4)

M4 · printed 1.3U bracket. Street price is about $599.

Rack units: 1.5U
Depth: 131 mm
Power idle / load: 4 W / 65 W
Weight: 0.67 kg

Put it in a rack →Store page ↗

Opens the planner and mounts it in the highest free slot of your rack. Ctrl+Z takes it back out.

Running cost

≈ $0.43 /mo at idle

4 W around the clock is 2.9 kWh a month, about $5.18 a year at $0.15/kWh. Flat out at 65 W it would be $7.02 a month.

Set your own electricity price under Power draw in the planner.

3D-printed mount

110 g · 5h 12m print

Mac mini M4 bracket. About $2.20 of PLA at $20/kg (0.4 mm nozzle, 0.2 mm layers).

See the model on Printables ↗

Hardware

M6 cage nut + M6×16 screw4×
M3×5×4 heat-set insert2×
M3×8 socket head screw2×

Rack screws are for DeskPi and Tecmojo rails. A printed frame uses M5 heat-set inserts instead.

Fits these frames

At 131 mm deep it fits every frame in the planner, including the 200 mm DeskPi T0 and T1.

DeskPi RackMate T0 4U · 200 mm✓ Fits
DeskPi RackMate T1 8U · 200 mm✓ Fits
DeskPi RackMate T2 12U · 260 mm✓ Fits
DeskPi RackMate T0-Plus 4U · 260 mm✓ Fits
DeskPi RackMate T1/2 Plus 6U · 260 mm✓ Fits
DeskPi RackMate T1-Plus 8U · 260 mm✓ Fits
DeskPi RackMate TL1 (open frame) 10U · 260 mm✓ Fits
Tecmojo 4U Mini Rack 4U · 200 mm✓ Fits
Tecmojo 6U Mini Rack 6U · 200 mm✓ Fits
Tecmojo 9U Mini Rack 9U · 200 mm✓ Fits
Tecmojo 12U Mini Rack 12U · 260 mm✓ Fits
3D-Printed Modular Frame 8U · 200 mm✓ Fits