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Is RAM upgradeable in the Mac Mini?

I don’t think the issue is whether it technically can be done - it has long been the case that many upgrades and service fixes that Apple doesn’t officially “allow” are technically possible (which is a large part of the success of sites of like iFixit). I think it’s more about whether people are comfortable taking a brand new Mac mini that they may have spent a lot of money on (and waited many years for :) ) and do the upgrade themselves, accepting the risk that if they damage something (worst case scenario being they turn it into an attractive paperweight, however unlikely that may be) with no recourse back to Apple. And I suppose that will depend on people’s skill level and confidence with making these sorts of changes.
 
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Again it all depends on what we find out when the tear down happens. If it’s not feasible I am out and will wait on the new iMacs. SorryApple you are screwing over your fans again.
 
Do you guys remember, how easy it was once to swap/change components?
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In this sense, the golden days of an Apple have passed away a long time ago.
 
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If the metal cage perfectly fits the black restraints on the side of the module, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that the cage is to reinforce the assembly holding the modules since it’s hanging at an angle. Not sure why it couldn’t be stacked a la MBP but.
 
Can't wait to see the video/youtube how to take the motherboard out of the mac mini case.

If this guy from Japan (@Akibakan_mac) can do this so we all can do the same thing as well.
 
MacWorld78 said:
Can't wait to see the video/youtube how to take the motherboard out of the mac mini case.

If this guy from Japan (@Akibakan_mac) can do this so we all can do the same thing as well.
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I think it's exactly the same as the old one, see the two golden holes in the middle of the motherboard?
 
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kinezu said:
I think it's exactly the same as the old one, see the two golden holes in the middle of the motherboard?
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Yes I've noticed there is two golden holes and I hope you are right that will help to slide out of the motherboard
 
I guess the SSD is the black rectangle on the top left, and soldered to board
 
The golden holes are defo places for the U shaped bracket handle tool to be inserted, for folks to pull the mobo outward from the chassis. All the mini 2nd caddy tool kits out there have the same thing included.
 
Seems like physically changing the RAM is doable if you are adventurous, the main question remains: will the T2 lock down the system when components are changed? Maybe new RAM can be detected by it and it can lock it down with only certified shops being able to unlock it...
 
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This reminds me of movies where the guy holding the gun pointing to the other guy tells him he can go for the gun on the floor. Technically it is true, the gun is on the floor and within arms reach, but this is just a big tease.
I will wait till a ifixit or someone's tear down gets released, but this feels ridiculous.
 
Ghokun said:
I guess the SSD is the black rectangle on the top left, and soldered to board
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One thing that's scary though - if one of those SSD soldered to the board go down by any means, then this Mac Mini become useless?

Unless if this board allow you to boot up either USB 3 or Thunderbolt 3?
 
MacWorld78 said:
One thing that's scary though - if one of those SSD soldered to the board go down by any means, then this Mac Mini become useless?

Unless if this board allow you to boot up either USB 3 or Thunderbolt 3?
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You should be able to boot from external. But you need to disable Secure Boot for all eternities, otherwise you will be locked out.
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opeter said:
Yeah, I also found this:
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Does someone see the onboard microphone here? I only see the speaker.
 
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StellarVixen said:
You should be able to boot from external. But you need to disable Secure Boot for all eternities, otherwise you will be locked out.
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Does someone see the onboard microphone here? I only see the speaker.
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This idea is still pending though - we don't know that's for sure until someone give real hardcore review! :D
 
Forget about SSDs for now, first and foremost we need to know if T2 cares about 3rd party RAM swap.
 
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pdxplm said:
Again it all depends on what we find out when the tear down happens. If it’s not feasible I am out and will wait on the new iMacs. SorryApple you are screwing over your fans again.
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Looks like the fan and motherboard need to be removed, based on the pictures and video we’ve seen.
 
Oh yes i've completely forgotten about T2 Chipset - omg sound like "Tim Cook" is the king of the hardware.
 
Chancha said:
The golden holes are defo places for the U shaped bracket handle tool to be inserted, for folks to pull the mobo outward from the chassis. All the mini 2nd caddy tool kits out there have the same thing included.
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Honestly... **** that noise. Apple made this far too difficult. I’m not tearing apart a $1,000 machine just to upgrade RAM.
 
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Ifti said:
So we wait for the [expensive] Mac Pro......
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I am not waiting for anything. I am gonna make decision in following days, either this, or Hackintosh.

If it is true that there is one TB3 controller for all 4 ports, I am most likely out.

I am terrified to even think about how much is the Mac Pro going to cost.
 
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