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New Mac mini has a slotted & removable SSD — but don’t expect upgrades

Apple isn’t soldering the SSD to the logic board in the M4 Mac mini, but given the company’s history with Apple Silicon, don’t expect upgrades.

A Mac mini and a disassembled Mac mini – Image credit: KianWee Lim/iFixit and Apple

Older Intel-based Mac minis provided intrepid users with the ability to disassemble the computer and to upgrade a few components. The 2018 model had upgradeable RAM, but easily replaceable internal storage on the Mac mini has been a thing of the past for a decade.

A question posed to the iFixit forums innocently asks if the SSD in the 2024 Mac mini is soldered in place. Soldered storage is practice that Apple has performed throughout the Apple Silicon age, for the most part, making it extremely difficult for anyone to replace.

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