RAM for the Mac mini is tightly integrated into the M4 chip inside and is not upgradeable after purchase, and the ports are also soldered, which can make replacement difficult.iFixit found other components in the Mac mini are simple to swap out, and the site gave the Mac mini a repairability score of 7 out of 10 thanks to the easy to remove components, swappable SSD, and the detailed repair manuals that Apple made available.iFixit says users could get at least a decade of use out of the M4 Mac mini.
Because the M4 Pro versions of the Mac mini need more cooling power, Apple equipped them with a larger copper heatsink than the heatsink in the standard M4 Mac mini models.iFixit is a little late to the Mac mini teardown, which means we have seen prior videos that provided some insight into the machine's internal components.
The M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini models use different NAND modules that aren't physically interchangeable, and iFixit was not able to use an M4 SSD in an M4 Pro Mac mini, so users who plan to swap out their own storage will need to make sure to get the correct SSD for their device.
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