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Upgrade or install SSD in your Mac mini 2018

Upgrade or install SSD in your Mac mini 2018

Posted on Oct 13, 2021 4:10 AM

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Posted on Oct 13, 2021 5:06 AM

Cannot be done. The SSD is soldered to the logic board.

You can add an external drive for extra storage or even as a boot drive.

The current generation of NVMe USB-C drives are quite fast and usually in the neighborhood of 1000 MB/sec. You can also go Thunderbolt NVMe which depending on your wallet can achieve anywhere from 1500 to 3300 MB/sec which is close to the internal SSD speed.

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Oct 13, 2021 5:06 AM in response to bala74

Cannot be done. The SSD is soldered to the logic board.

You can add an external drive for extra storage or even as a boot drive.

The current generation of NVMe USB-C drives are quite fast and usually in the neighborhood of 1000 MB/sec. You can also go Thunderbolt NVMe which depending on your wallet can achieve anywhere from 1500 to 3300 MB/sec which is close to the internal SSD speed.

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