The M4 Mac mini has removable, modular storage – and an important SSD upgrade

• The M4 Mac mini has removable storage, it's been revealed
• It besides uses 2 SSDs for each configuration
• The changes could alteration civilization upgrades for nan Mac

In our Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) review we described it arsenic perchance nan champion Mac ever – and surely nan smallest to day – and arsenic users commencement to propulsion isolated nan dinky computer, we're uncovering moreover much to for illustration astir it.

First up, from an iFixit post (via @MudkipOnYT) we now cognize nan soul SSD retention is modular and tin beryllium removed, alternatively than being soldered to nan motherboard. That intends there's nan imaginable for civilization retention upgrades.

Before we get up of ourselves, it's worthy pointing retired that nan Mac Studio (M2 Ultra) has a akin retention setup, but civilization upgrades are difficult to do: nan machine uses Apple's ain bespoke SSDs, you can't conscionable slot successful immoderate off-the-shelf replacement.

We'll person to hold and spot whether upgrades connected nan M4 Mac mini are arsenic tricky, but Apple fans person already been capable to identify nan SSD successful mobility and upgrade nan Mac mini to 2TB of retention (you tin really get it pinch arsenic overmuch arsenic 8TB consecutive from Apple).

Two for one

While questions stay astir conscionable really viable it's going to beryllium to commencement swapping SSDs successful and retired – perchance astatine a little costs than buying nan balanced configuration from Apple – it's a promising measurement guardant for Mac mini repairability and customization.

The different upgrade complete nan erstwhile Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023), arsenic spotted by @ohgkg (via MacRumors), is that moreover nan lowest 256GB type makes usage of 2 SSD modules – allowing for faster publication and constitute speeds, compared pinch a azygous chip.

As a consequence, location shouldn't beryllium immoderate quality successful SSD speeds betwixt nan 256GB retention configuration and immoderate other, which is reassuring for those reasoning astir buying nan cheapest M4 Mac mini action nonstop from Apple.

Again, it's a invited change, 1 that we've besides seen hap connected nan 13-inch MacBook Air (M3, 2023). The Apple M4 Mac mini is disposable to bargain now from Apple, pinch pricing starting astatine $599 / £599 / AU$999 for nan guidelines model.

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