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Enthusiasts Detail RAM Upgrade Process for the 2018 Mac mini
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How is that a law? That doesn't seem to benefit mega corporations at all.
I worry about the airflow on the top models.
Both my top spec minis sized up due to thermal issues while an old i5 model still soldiers along...
Both my top spec minis sized up due to thermal issues while an old i5 model still soldiers along...
$1500 for the 2TB TB3 OWC
$1400 Samsung 2TB TB3
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They did re-engineer the airflow on these newer models. Perhaps they found better ways to cool components and shift the hot air out. I always disliked how my mini felt like a large heat sink when working on batch processing photos.
Don’t matter if it gets scuffles with changing the memory if it’s third part memory or not Apple by law can’t refuse to take it in for repair as long the fault was not caused by the user upgrading the memory.
In the UK warranty stickers are not leagal, refusing to take an item in under warranty as the user has upgraded something is illegal they have to accept or can be prosecuted
In the UK warranty stickers are not leagal, refusing to take an item in under warranty as the user has upgraded something is illegal they have to accept or can be prosecuted
That is the most beautiful computer Apple ever made.
The embedded video shows the same procedure the iFixit guide describes. The steps are accurate.
Every time I read about a new apple product I think about switching to Linux. Especially when I can spec out a PC that is more beautiful, user upgrade-able and cheaper then the mini. Won't be as small but there are plenty of small enough cases like the Skyreach 4 MINI or Ncase.
Indeed. It's an engineering marvel. Loads of ports, build options, and performance - all in a compact package. And well-priced.
I'm ordering one soon.
I remember iFixIts guides used to be better with the correct photos. The 2018 doesn’t have a NVME SSD like in the photos. They should take it down or at least remove the old photos.
Considering they stuck with the same case instead of making it even smaller, I suspect they have plenty of thermal buffer. Designing for a case this size compared to what Apple asks its engineers to do these days, was probably a walk in the park.
It still looks weird to me how the case wad originally designed to hold a 2.5" HDD, now we're down to a few flash chips and a T2 coprocessor acting as the SSD controller (which is likely to prevent any sort of unauthorized DIY upgrades) - there logically should be room for an extra drive in there, even if Apple decided to removed the tray/bay and leave the extra room unused (and probably unusable).
That case was originally designed to hold a an optical drive and a 2.5" HDD or two 2.5" HDs. My hope is that the y used the extra space to improve cooling dramatically. My old 2011 Mini with Radeon graphics and two internal drives would run VERY hot when it was under load.
The T2 chip greatly off-loads the CPU performing on-the-fly SSD encryption/decryption and other security features, such as Secure Boot. It also replaces the SMC and handles other low level functions. It's a good thing.
