Mac Mini M4 Pro Thunderbolt burning

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Mac Mini M4 Pro Thunderbolt burning

I’ve been experiencing overheating issues with my new Mac Mini M4 Pro for quite some time, and I think it gets excessively hot. Today, while trying to fix a flicker problem, I connected my monitor via HDMI through a hub instead of Type-C, and I realized there was almost no heat at all. This time, only the hub was getting warm. So basically, if you connect your monitor through the Type-C ports, the Mac Mini M4 Pro overheats.

This is absolutely ridiculous.

Is there any other solution for this? I don’t want to use a hub all the time.

Mac mini, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 26, 2025 9:57 PM

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den.thed

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Oct 27, 2025 8:26 AM in response to vemutlu

What adapter and cable or adapter-cable were you using to go from USB-C to HDMI..?

If you only have 1 HDMI display, then why not connect it directly to the Mac mini's HDMI port..?

Also note that display flickering and overheating can be caused by using long cheap HDMI cables.

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