I’m considering the top end Mac Mini, upgrading the RAM and SSD/flash myself.
Your teardown of the 2018 (newest) model is fantastic but a little unclear on the SSD removal. At a point it says some are soldered down, and somewhere else, it’s pictured that the module is plug n play.
Apple way overcharges for both RAM and SSD upgrades. An example: transintl.com sells 2x32 gb RAM for this model specifically for ~$350 while Apple charges $1000 for 64GB upgrade Ridiculous!
So I obviously will order their paltry 8GB and save $650 on the 64GB upgrade I want.
The PCIe flash storage is worse I believe. And if the card is removable it makes sense to DIY here as well.
Can you give me a bit more specific data on upgrading this model‘s (A1993 I think) flash storage?
Thanks a lot, Eric J
I am considering the top end MacMini And upgrading the ram and ssd/flash myself. Your teardown of the 2018 (newest) model is fantastic but a little unclear on the ssd removal. At a point it says some are soldered down, and somewhere else, it’s pictured that the module is plug n play. Apple way overcharges for both Ram and SSD upgrades. An example: transintl.com sells 2x32 gb ram for this model specifically for ~$350 while Apple charges $1000 for 64gb upg. Ridiculous. So I obviously will order their paltry 8gb and save $650 on the 64gb upg. The PCIe flash storage is worse I believe. And if the card is removable, it makes sense to diy here as well. Can you give me a bit more specific data on upgrading this model‘s (A1993 I think) flash storage? Thanks a lot, Eric J
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I’m considering the top end Mac Mini, upgrading the RAM and SSD/flash myself.
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Your teardown of the 2018 (newest) model is fantastic but a little unclear on the SSD removal. At a point it says some are soldered down, and somewhere else, it’s pictured that the module is plug n play.
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Apple way overcharges for both RAM and SSD upgrades. An example: transintl.com sells 2x32 gb RAM for this model specifically for ~$350 while Apple charges $1000 for 64GB upgrade Ridiculous!
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So I obviously will order their paltry 8GB and save $650 on the 64GB upgrade I want.
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The PCIe flash storage is worse I believe. And if the card is removable it makes sense to DIY here as well.
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Can you give me a bit more specific data on upgrading this model‘s (A1993 I think) flash storage?
I am considering the top end MacMini And upgrading the ram and ssd/flash myself. Your teardown of the 2018 (newest) model is fantastic but a little unclear on the ssd removal. At a point it says some are soldered down, and somewhere else, it’s pictured that the module is plug n play. Apple way overcharges for both Ram and SSD upgrades. An example: transintl.com sells 2x32 gb ram for this model specifically for ~$350 while Apple charges $1000 for 64gb upg. Ridiculous. So I obviously will order their paltry 8gb and save $650 on the 64gb upg. The PCIe flash storage is worse I believe. And if the card is removable, it makes sense to diy here as well. Can you give me a bit more specific data on upgrading this model‘s (A1993 I think) flash storage? Thanks a lot, Eric J