They took apart the Mac Mini M4 and found inside Apple’s best design in years.

Who knew that the new Mac mini, despite being smaller, was more repairable than the previous larger model. And this is what cWhen does Apple miniaturize products like this?there comes a time when it becomes almost impossible to change something inside. For example, AirPods or Apple Pencil cannot be repaired. Apple seems to have made good decisions in this regard starting this year. We have already seen the changes with the iPhone 16 and now, with the new Mac Mini M4, there are two solutions that will delight many users.

Inside Mac mini is a modular and easily replaceable solid-state drive.

A teardown of the Mac Mini M4 reveals major changes to its internal design: The SSD is no longer soldered to the motherboard. In its place we find a removable storage module similar to the one we saw in Mac Studio and Mac Pro. In fact, for the Mac Pro they are sold in the Apple Store itself. For the price of gold, yes, but at least you can expand its storage. This discovery raised expectations among the most enthusiastic users who dreamed of being able to update the storage themselves.

Of course, before you start celebrating, you need to clarify an important point: so that it is Removable doesn’t necessarily mean upgradeable

user. We already know that Apple retains complete control over its components. But it is a step forward for future replacements.

Improved disk speed on the base model.

Another good news is also related to this SSD drive. And, if you remember, Apple made changes to the M2 256 GB model, that is, the most economical model. In Cupertino, it was decided to install only one 256 GB SSD instead of two 128 GB SSDs. As a result, read and write speeds have decreased significantly. Now Mac mini M4 again use two 128 GB modules instead of one 256 GB. Result? Faster speed that will be noticeable in everything you do in the operating system.

Maximum optimized interior design

The interior of the new Mac Mini M4 is a work of art. I was amazed watching all the videos on YouTube as they removed it piece by piece. Unlike previous models where Apple had plenty of space, Mac mini M4 makes the most of every millimeter. Logic board, built-in power supply and cooling system…

Speaking of cooling, this is what surprised me the most. This is all wonderful. Its design makes itair moves inside the Mac mini at different levels. Yes, as if they were stairs. This allows you to maintain the performance of the powerful M4 or M4 Pro chip, as it will always be properly cooled. And I, writing this article from him, can tell you that he is very quiet.

Everything seems to be going well with the new Mac mini M4: top-notch performance, a good starting price, and now that we’ve seen its interior, we can see that it’s true. modular and solved the disk speed problem. Will this be the best Mac with its own design? There are many ways this will happen.

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