Sure, the Mac Mini Mini is repair-friendly, but what about the new Mac Mini M4? There’s good and bad news, as the latest model is easier to repair, but only storage is user upgradeable.
This means that the SSD isn’t soldered on, but the part holding the NAND module in place cannot be purchased from the Apple Store, or anywhere else for that matter. With that said, this still hasn’t stopped the more technically inclined from upgrading the SSD to a 2TB module for maximum storage without having to resort to external solutions.
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However, to my surprise, the storage ended up actually being located on remove NAND module PCBs, similar to the Mac Studio! Unlike the Mac Studio, though, the standard M4 Mac mini only supports up to two NANDs, making its max storage configuration 2TB. In this instance, the 1TB NAND chips I had on-hand had issues, so I had to settle with two 512GB chips, achieving a total storage configuration of 1TB,” said dosdude1.
