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Slowly but surely, Apple is updating its entire Mac lineup with its custom T2 security chip. The good news is that Thunderbolt 3 is the perfect way to add extra-fast solid-state storage to your 2018 Mac mini. With this in mind, any upgrades youвЂ™ll want to do relating to storage will have to be done externally. Unlike the SO-DIMM modules, however, the flash storage on the Mac mini is soldered to the logic board. In the end, you may be best off sticking with smaller storage configurations, and opting for external storage instead. If desired, you can build your Mac mini with up to 2TB of flash storage.ДЄppleвЂ™s flash storage gets pricey rather quick, but larger storage options yield faster write speeds, so youвЂ™ll need to weigh your performance and storage needs carefully. The 2018 Mac mini is the first of the lineВ to adopt faster all-flash PCIe-based storage options for all configurations.

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Tutorial: How to upgrade 2018 Mac mini RAM For your convenience, weвЂ™ve put together a step-by-step Mac mini RAM upgrade tutorial. As IвЂ™ve previously shown, you can save money by upgrading RAM yourself. Whenever possible, I prefer to upgrade memory myself, because Apple charges a ridiculous amount of money for its RAM upgrades. ThatвЂ™s not to say that RAM upgrades will be as easy as they are on the 5K iMac, but at least theyвЂ™re possible.ДЄpple officially recommends that you call on the help of an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider if you want to upgrade RAM. ThatвЂ™s because AppleвЂ™s made a user-friendly decision to use standard SO-DIMM modules instead of soldered-on RAM, meaning that memory is now user-upgradable. Users can configure up to 64GB of RAM if desired, but if youвЂ™re handy with an iFixIt toolkit, you may want to hold off on additional memory during the build-to-order process.

The base model Mac mini 2018 ships with 8GB of fasterВ 2666MHz DDR4. Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube today for more videos Upgradable memory Special thanks to Hyper - creator of the 87WВ and 61W USB-C Hub for MacBook Pro, and the HyperJuice ChargerВ - for sponsoring 9to5Mac on YouTube.

Outside of the processor andВ memory, you can bolt on tons of different upgrades to your Mac mini, potentially saving money as you build it out over time. Needless to say, having Thunderbolt 3 on the Mac mini 2018 is a game-changer as far as expandability and versatility are concerned. Add an external GPU, and enjoy better graphics for gaming, video editing, and much more. Add an external SSD, and you can instantly have more storage thatвЂ™s even faster than the built-in SSD. Add a Thunderbolt 3 display, like LGвЂ™s 5K UltraWide, and you have a high-resolution HDR-capable display. Add a Thunderbolt 3 dock, and you instantly have a ton of other ports and I/O right at your fingertips. The presence of four Thunderbolt 3 ports on the Mac mini means that it can grow substantially over time. The Mac mini 2018 finally brings Thunderbolt 3 Watch our hands-on video walkthrough as I explain why the Mac mini 2018 is the most versatile and adaptable Mac ever. This opens up AppleвЂ™s smallest Mac to an ever-growing world of expandability, making it seem as if anythingвЂ™s possible for what was once AppleвЂ™s forgotten Mac. That award goes to the four Thunderbolt 3 ports on the machineвЂ™s rear. While the CPU upgrades were much needed, the chip enhancements are arguably not even the most exciting thing about the new Mac mini. The mid-tier CPU option is a 3.0GHz 6-core Core i5 with 4.1GHz turbo boost, while the highest configuration adds a 3.2GHz 6-core Core i7 that turbos up to 4.6GHz. The CPU lineup starts with a rather anemic, but still way faster than the last Mac mini, quad-core 3.6GHz Core i3.

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The long-rumored update, which was announced during the midway portion of last weekвЂ™s iPad Pro event, is exciting for a number of reasons.ДЇor starters, the Mac mini 2018 gets brand-new, highly-capable 8th-generation Intel CPUs. The Mac mini is back for 2018, regaining its rightful place as the most versatile Mac in AppleвЂ™s entire computer lineup.

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