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2020 Mac Mini Memory

If I buy an 8GB 2020 Mac Mini now can it be updated to 16GB later?

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 9:43 AM

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Nov 18, 2020 11:34 AM in response to Zak Adelman

Zak Adelman wrote:

On the 2020 Mini RAM is not fixed and can be changed, the SSD is soldered in however.

No, this is entirely wrong.


The 2020 Mac Mini is the M1 Mac Mini with the unified RAM. Its actually built in / unified into the actual M1 CPU SoC.

Apple M1 Chip - Apple


The previous model of Mini using the Intel CPU has removable / upgradable RAM, but is not a 2020 model, its a 2018 model.





Nov 19, 2020 8:28 AM in response to Zak Adelman

The model year designation did not change with the update to the Intel Mac earlier this year as it only received a change in storage capacity, but everything else remained the same. It is still the 2018 Model designation, not 2020.


By definition the new M1 model released on 2020 would then be referred to as the 2020 model.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini



2020 Mac Mini Memory

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