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New 2014 Mac Mini Has Soldered RAM, Not User Replaceable
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OK, which is it, soldered or not user accessible? At least one of my older Mac Minis' RAM was "not user accessible", but I used a putty knife to open it and upgraded the RAM.
I keep my Macs in service for a very long time, and the Mac Mini was perfect because it isn't tied to a monitor, and the RAM could be upgraded as it got long in the tooth and needed more RAM to keep up.
Too bad Apple is crippling it to gouge some customers while also making it less appealing so as to upsell other customers to another more expensive model.
Chill out... you've been posting in this thread like your life has been ruined. If this is true, I'm not happy with Apple's decision either. But I'm going to exercise my right to simply not buy the new Mac Mini, and move on with my life. There's a lot of other great machines out there, from Apple and other manufacturers.
Truth is, most users never upgrade hardware after purchase. And while I don't like the premium Apple places on RAM and HD upgrades, I doubt many people will be turned off buying one because it won't allow an upgrade they are unlikely to do.
Not sure that a Mini needs 16GB of RAM - or more - very often, except for a few reasons. OS X is so RAM-efficeint that 4 to 8 GB is usually plenty. If more app writers would clean up their code, the RAM race would ebb...just like the GHz race has ebbed.
The mini is an appliance. I install dozens of them as home servers, where they quietly while away the day on 4GB of RAM (8 GB if you are a big spender). Never had any complaints...and I do task them pretty heavily at times depending on customer needs.
Not sure that a Mini needs 16GB of RAM - or more - very often, except for a few reasons. OS X is so RAM-efficeint that 4 to 8 GB is usually plenty. If more app writers would clean up their code, the RAM race would ebb...just like the GHz race has ebbed.
The mini is an appliance. I install dozens of them as home servers, where they quietly while away the day on 4GB of RAM (8 GB if you are a big spender). Never had any complaints...and I do task them pretty heavily at times depending on customer needs.
Come on MR, do your research. Who is this guy you are quoting? Expercom is selling RAM upgrades for the new mini. Wiki also lists 2x2GB or 4GB or 8GB dimms, not that they are always right, but usually more often than "some guy".
Do it. It was the best decision I ever made and way easier to setup than I thought it would be.
I was always impressed with how upgradable the Mini has traditionally been despite its compact size. Given that this new model is little more than a spec bump, I can't think of any technical reason why they'd need to get rid of the upgradable RAM. I'm extremely disappointed.
Sorry, no LPDDR is user upgradable. The processor is the i5-4278U which is identical to the i5-4288U except for the compatible RAM. The i5-4288U takes regular DDR and not LPDDR.
Why not build your own Mac Mini? Or in other terms build your own Hackintosh? It's cheaper and you can add dedicated graphics, 16gb ram, 2TB hard drive, you name it. It's always best to read which parts work for OS X first. There's plenty of guides out there. Oh well I could care less what Apple does since I know how to build my own PCs.
yeah my quad 2012 just jumped in resale quite a bit.
16gb with a 500gb ssd it will sell well if I choose to go that route.
According to NewEgg, the average median price is about $150ish for 16GB ram in 2x8 sticks. At first glance, it might seem Apple is only charging $50 more for a boost up to 16GB. That's not too bad. I can understand Apple wants to make some profits off units sold.
But realize they're charging an extra $200 more on top of the base price, with 8GB already included. That means you're paying $200 for an extra 8GB. The average price for a single 8GB stick of laptop DDR3 is about $80ish. That means you're paying $120 more for an 8GB stick of ram.
If it were really special, super speedy, Apple-tech ram with a Jony Ive designed aluminium heatsink, I could justify that cost. But it's not. It's just off the shelf consumer grade Crucial and/or Samsung stuff. Not bad at all, but hardly cutting edge, either. It's just not worth the price Apple's charging.
just buy it maxed out and get over it... relax and use the thing instead of trying to make a project out of it. this is just a simple compact computer, just use it like one and pass it on via ebay when it starts to feel dated for half of the next new thing and repeat. these are the kind of people who spend 10 cents to save a nickel. work it out, is it really worth the $20 you might save and the hour of your time to dig into and start voiding warrantees? this was clearly never intended to sell as a do it yourself kit.