UPGRADING an M1 Mac mini SSD from 256gb to 2TB!!

For the RAM is actually a valid reason to have it soldered, because getting it close to the chip means you can run it faster, but storage there is litterally no other reason than that Apple wants to take you for a ride, and honestly they could keep their stupid pricing if they used commidity SSDs or just had a slot for a comodity SSD.

Yeh like 1TB is the minium I would want which increase the price the the Mac Mini to a stupid price considering you can get a 2TB SSD for like $120 and Apple wants $200 for a 1TB SSD and $600 for a 2TB one after you add a reaosnable amount of memory aka 16GB it's too expensive.

Glad you got the upgrade working... but just a small request... could you please not use God's name in vain followed by "d.I." You're literally cursing yourself as well as whoever or whatever you're working on. Words have power. Use them wisely.

Where di you purchase the chips you replaced? Are they easy to access?

Way too delicate and risky IMO. A good way to brick your Mac. Would only consider it if SSD already failed.

If... I'm running a Samnsung 1 T SSD as my "external Time Machine- is that bad?(it's full from stuff way back Time machine wise - and thanks for this it's much cheaper and something I will do - if I can figure it out when i rewatch the above Upgrading M1 Mac... I have an M2 mac studio with the time machine running full on external - any help ideas will be most welocom - thank you so much I'm subcribed now....!

Rather than forcing Apple to use USB-C, the EU should have forced them to make storage upgradable.

1 or 2TB should be the base anyway...

that serialisation is one of the reasons why I absolutely hate apple

Thats good and all. I imagine they will upgrade their hardware to need a special apple software to pair their hardware to upgrades/replacement parts in order to unbrick it.

YESSS TRY ON M2 AND DO RAM UPGRADE. took a 2008 iMac, added Linux,250g ssd, and a extra 4g of ram. It was perfect for being just the family computer in 2023

"oh good tha's scarry !" :))) man.. ifyou don't want scarry things don't buy apple products... is so simple !

This upgrade is not worth it. 400 dollars for the chips and then an amount for the labour. Just get like a Beelink SER for less?

Why does your voice sounds like you are whispering everything wtf

Dosdude… the real Sheldon. I realy love the work from dosdude. And I also celebrate his voice 😜❤❤❤❤

I’d love to upgrade from 16gb ram to 32gb… wonder if theres anything that prevents that.

its crazy how people have to look for ways around APPLE'S GREETY STORAGE SCAM.

great video

what did this end up saying on the smart report? did these nands actually come in new? How is the machine after a month of use?

that dude seems one step away from being a villain

Nice. Apple should be sued by the EPA for the waste they cause in preventing upgrades. The Last Mac Mini I had was a Core 2 that was smaller, had an optical drive, had a 2.5" HDD, had upgradable RAM and even had an Nvidea GPU.

looks like Gus's Meth Lab

I will replace all my editing from my M1 imac LG monitors to the Mac Pro with M3 adding 100TB Qnap NAS flash M.2 and Converting to 25GBE switches.

Guys, did you SEE the MacMini Thunderbolt connectors on the back ? You have so many 40GBps ports for NVME SSDs! You can attach 100 TB, not only 2 😀

Man how did you get the newest macOS in that old iMac?

You did NOT upgrade the HD for a 100$. Factor the hot air machine et the other tools and 800$ isn't so bad. Or just go with a TB external HD and call it a day.

Yo! We should upgrade the speaker!!!

I can see some equiped people opening a service to upgrade macs. It will create a busyness and still cost lesser than buying 800€

how’s the performance of these new nands compare to the original?

why Apple didn't put nvme ssd interface into desktop (mac mini, mac studio)? 2TB nvme ssd just about 100 - 150 USD, but it is much much expensive (around 800 usd) to upgrade in Apple's website.

Not for the faint hearted 😅

OMG. For few seconds I thought he is "The Good Doctor". But he really is a great engineer.

I love step 3: "..that's it". 🤣🤣🤣 Great job.

I hope someone, like the European Union, can force Apple to provide easily upgradeable Macs instead of locking them down, but in case that doesn't happen there are folks like @dosdude1 giving people an alternative.

Nice to get a face to dosdude. A young man with world fame.

I picked a secondhand MacBook Pro 16” M1 Pro that was bought in the US but sold in the UK three months later. I had an issue with the alignment of the screen not putting the screen into standby when closed, so took it into a local Apple Store for help. Turns out it was originally sold in the US with EIGHT years of Apple Care. I never knew that this was an available option, but Apple carried out the repair and I wasn’t even charged any excess fee. If ever buying anything secondhand, I will certainly be checking the serial number first to see if it has any Apple Care left.

Mac user:
"WHY UPGRADING ON MAC MINI ISN'T POSSIBLE!!!"

PC user :(deap voice)
" Another lost soul has gotten blessings from the one above..."

Do you know the difference between ''expansion'' and ''upgrade''? More storage isnt an upgrade lol

That guy has inhaled a lot of solder, you can hear it in his voice.

wow i did not know that u can replace the mac minis ssds a thought they where soldered.

Awesome! Do an m2 studio to 8T 🤣

this hold setup is enough me to buy a macbook pro, plus you will void the warranty.

lol, you wish is some sample.

Simpler! Make plug in slots, or use an external 2 TB drive to boot from or store data.

Apple and a waste of resources. If you can’t repair or upgrade then sits useless and Apple is creating to the pollution problem, it’s not green, it’s greenwashing.

buy an external tb4 case with 4 tb mve drive from samsung or wd.

Very good video! Thanks

Only if other laptop and PC makers were honest with buyers and had provided reliable hardware nobody had to fall for apple overexpensive trash

Do you think this would have also worked with MacBook m1?

That was an awesome content. All the best do the same with iphones.

TUNE IN NEXT WEEK for a demonstration of how to flush the toilets in the Vatican with a Mac Mini...