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pseudocultist t1_j4sqgl4 wrote

IDK about the M2 Mini, but the M1 was not upgradeable. This is Apple's new thing, and I hate it.

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alc4pwned t1_j4t3hs1 wrote

Well yeah it's an SoC. Not really possible to make that upgradeable.

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lolsup1 t1_j4srsvf wrote

I imagine they both won’t be. My Mac mini is well over 10 years old

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pseudocultist t1_j4ssk4b wrote

The 2022 Mac Mini spec page shows "configurable" to 32gb which is the same language as the last one. So nope, much like the Mac Studio, there will be no RAM upgrades moving forward. Also guessing they are using those custom SSDs that can't be swapped with other hard drives, like the Studio.

The Mini has always been a great product, because you can keep beefing it up, but it looks like they want them to have a short life. This is the tradeoff for the $100 price drop, I assume.

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MyVoiceIsElevating t1_j4uz4jh wrote

Yes it’s all soldered. No one likes it. The only benefit is faster speeds than removable chipsets.

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SpicyPepperMaster t1_j4ws0o6 wrote

> The only benefit is faster speeds than removable chipsets.

That is an unbelievably huge benefit though

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MyVoiceIsElevating t1_j4xb3s8 wrote

PC users don’t care about the performance difference. Specs matter, except for when they don’t.

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