Once you own a Mac Mini, and have taken possession there appears to be no way to upgrade memory.
Do I have to buy a new one? Nobody is coming out and saying categorically that "there is no way to upgrade the memory of a 2014 mac mini"
"You can choose more at the time of purchase" is marketing double-talk.
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 2014
Unlike previous Mac Mini models, the 2014 Mac Mini "does not have user-installable RAM"
see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht4432
and > http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-1.4-late-2 014-specs.html
then perhaps > http://blog.macminicolo.net/post/100240431773/a-look-at-the-2014-mac-mini
Plus the Spec's do say, "Configurable to" and not "User upgradable to" which are not the same thing.
The wording used to describe the process of choosing an upgrade to those
newer Mac computers is accurate and not some hidden meaning. So you
get what you paid for, the option is to choose a different model or select a
higher spec in the build-to-order custom part of the online Apple store...
Same with a MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro (except the non-retina low-end)
and similar to models of iMac that also carefully specify their specifications.
If you are in the US or other country that allows a return within 14 days, and
if you bought the computer from an official Apple Store, you can return it. If
you instead, bought it from an independent reseller of Apple product, you have
only whatever choices they imply before and after you bought it. Some do not
accept returns unless they are DOA or fail to function immediately on delivery.
So hopefully you have some recourse to a situation where whatever the item
was, did not appear to be what you needed at a later time, after purchase.
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
Currently the only products that Apple sells that have user upgradable RAM
are MacPros and the large screen iMacs. Everything else is a "what you buy you will
live with forever".
What I find confusing is that "not user upgradable" implies that Apple themselves can somehow do it but its beyond the capabilities of geeks because it requires highly specialized equipment
To upgrade memory of mac mini 2014 buy new one?
