The new Mac Mini takes a small step towards upgradeable storage

Apple’s redesigned Mac Mini M4 has ditched the erstwhile M2 machine’s SSD that was soldered to the logic board, arsenic confirmed by teardowns like this 1 posted connected X showing it has a azygous removable SSD module. It’s not Apple’s first desktop machine to spell successful this direction, arsenic we saw akin modules successful the Mac Studio and Mac Pro.

However, arsenic noted by MacRumors, it’s astir apt akin to their retention pinch only the NAND chips connected committee and the controller is still embedded successful the SoC, tightly restricting immoderate imaginable DIY upgrade aliases repair options.

In a 2nd video clip, besides originated from Douyin, the Chinese type of TikTok, the personification replaces the NAND chips connected the committee pinch larger ones that return it up to 2TB. According to the personification who reposted them, they were capable to get it working, akin to what we’ve seen from Mac hackers for illustration Dosdude upgrading the retention connected the Mac Studio. It besides shows really the Mac Mini’s WiFi spot and antenna are mounted straight connected the backmost of its aerial intake connected the bottommost of the machine.

The different point we’ve learned is that the guidelines Mac Mini’s module has 2 128GB NAND chips alternatively of a azygous 256GB one, which intends we don’t expect to spot a capacity bottleneck compared to the previously released guidelines exemplary M-Series Macs. Apple returned to 2 128GB chips connected the M3 MacBook Air released past April.