Macworld The good news about the new Mac mini is that it offers very good CPU and GPU performance, whether it’s the M6 or M5 Pro model. But there is some bad news under the hood: Apple has returned to ...

The new M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini no longer support aftermarket storage upgrades due to Apple’s return to soldered storage.

Apple’s new Mac mini appears to close the brief storage-upgrade window opened by the 2024 model. The company’s latest repair-parts documentation no longer lists an SSD module as a supported ...

Apple solders the storage chip on the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini, making third-party storage upgrades impossible. This is a regression from the M4 Mac mini, which shipped with a removable storage module.

The M6 Mac Mini returns to soldered storage, limiting upgrade options. Discover why aftermarket storage support is unlikely for the new model.

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What a difference two years can make! We tested the new Mac mini models, and can confirm: For certain users, the performance increases will justify Apple's 2026 price hikes.

The M6 Mac mini has a faster chip and is solid hardware, but that $899 hurts and there is just not enough storage at that ...

The Mac mini was updated in August 2026 with new M6 and M5 Pro chip options, Apple's N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 ...