

Some users have had success and, but these are complex operations that we won’t be covering today (both are considered “difficult” by iFixit standards).

Long story short, this means that there are only two parts you can easily upgrade: the RAM (memory) and the hard drive. It has an access panel so that you can get to the upgradable parts, but it isn’t as flexible as a full PC desktop. How Can You Upgrade? First off, a Mac Mini is similar in concept to a laptop. If you’ve just picked up a Mac Mini, here are some tips on what to upgrade and how to do it. If you’d like to save some money and are willing to put in a bit of effort, it’s actually a good idea to go with lower specs and then upgrade yourself.

While Apple provides a convenience when you choose to upgrade specs through them before you even get your Mac Mini, you’ll be paying heavily for that convenience. It is preloaded from the factory with two 1GB or 2GB DDR3-1066 SO-DIMMs. The Mid 2010 Mac Mini has two memory slots. This tiny-but-powerful computer has always offered a way to make future upgrades possible, housed in an easy-to-access case, with upgradable parts that aren’t permanently soldered into the system. Advertisement Despite iFixit scoring the recent Retina MacBook Pro models for repairability, the new Mac Mini managed an.
