Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini

iFixit teardown finds a removable SSD.

NEVER did I think I'd see the day where apple walked even the smallest thing backwards to allow more user control of the hardware again.

Granted, they still want to fuck you at least a little bit:

The catch, according to iFixit, is that the SSD card is currently a proprietary Apple format, which will make aftermarket upgrades more complicated.

But this seems like a good step.

Next you'll tell me MS is making all telemetry and AI integration opt-in.

LMAO no fucking way

The catch, according to iFixit, is that the SSD card is currently a proprietary Apple format, which will make aftermarket upgrades more complicated.

Ah there it is.

In other words they went to these removable modules in order to simplify their supply chains and reduce inventory costs from unpopular configurations. They might not have any intention to open these up to 3rd parties.