New Mac mini models block DIY storage upgrades
Apple’s latest Mac mini computers, the M6 and M5 Pro, have once again soldered their storage chips directly onto the motherboard. That means you can’t swap or upgrade the solid-state drive after you buy—unlike the earlier M4 Mac mini, which did allow it. Third-party sellers of upgrade kits say it’s now basically impossible to add or replace storage yourself in the new models.
- M6 and M5 Pro Mac minis have soldered-in SSDs
- No aftermarket upgrade slots in new models
- M4 Mac mini did allow storage upgrades
- Apple charges $500 to jump from 256GB to 1TB
- Third-party 2TB upgrade modules cost $420 for M4
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