Mac mini, M4 and iFixit

Apple Mac mini M4 gets thumbs-up from iFixit for repairability – but not without downsides around SSD upgrades
Another interesting move on the cooling front is that the Mac mini with vanilla M4 has an aluminum heatsink, whereas the model with the M4 Pro SoC has a larger copper heatsink to better cool the more powerful processor, which makes sense of course.
M4 Mac mini teardown shows future upgradability in a seriously packed package
We heard early reports about the Mac mini’s SSD being upgradeable and the iFixit video provides more info. The M4 and M4 Pro Mac minis use modules of different sizes and iFixit couldn’t get its Mac mini to work when they tried swapping the SSDs.
iFixit Shares M4 Mac Mini Teardown
Popular repair site iFixit today disassembled one of Apple's new M4 Mac mini machines for a teardown video that gives us a more complete look
M4 Mac mini offers modular SSD storage, faster base model speeds
Along with the dramatic external design, the new M4 Mac mini also features multiple internal changes. According to early
Mac mini M4 teardowns just revealed modular SSD storage — but there’s a catch
The M4 Mac mini is a huge upgrade from its predecessors in a lot of obvious ways, with a faster processor, a tiny form factor and 16GB RAM as standard. Now some teardowns are showing that it’s also improved on the inside.
Mac mini M4: SSD is upgradeable – with re-soldering
Apple puts its Mac mini SSD on a daughter card. As with the Mac Studio, the built-in NAND modules can be desoldered and replaced – not an easy job.
The new Mac mini has a removable SSD but DIY upgrades won’t be easy
Macworld Apple gets a lot of flack for its non-friendly approach to user repairs and upgrades–you can’t really do them. But there’s a ray of hope with the new Mac mini that started shipping on Friday.
M4 Mac Mini SSD modded from 256GB to 1TB — modder solders higher-capacity NAND to the removable SSD module
Apple's latest M4 Mac Mini comes with removable SSD NAND modules which can be upgraded to higher capacities as shown by YouTuber dosdude1.
You can upgrade storage in the new M4 Mac mini - but you'll need to be brave
Apple has left the door open to upgrading the storage in the new M4 Mac mini, but this is an advanced operation.
OWC Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD offers fast 6GB/s data transfers
OWC has released the Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD, an external drive that takes advantage of the M4 Pro and M4 Max Mac's ...
M4 MacBook Pro — 5 reasons to buy and 2 reasons to skip
The biggest reason to upgrade to the MacBook Pro M4 is the performance. This machine gets the newest M4 chip that is based on ...
Save $125 on the Apple MacBook Pro M4 less than a week after launch
While the Apple MacBook Pro M4 launched under a week ago, you can already get a $125 discount on it. Should you get one?
This M3 MacBook Air with 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD just plunged to all-time low price of $1,299
Holiday Apple deals are ramping up on Amazon, and this loaded M3 MacBook Air makes one excellent gift at the lowest price on ...