#NEW MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE UPDATE#
As one of its announcements during Yesterday’s release of OS X Yosemite, Apple introduced a long-awaited update to the Mac Mini, which brings next-generation Intel Haswell processors along with an additional Thunderbolt connection and 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity to the small Mac. Most companies couldn't get away with this shit, but since Apple has a blindly loyal following of sheeple, they can do it, and people - amazingly - keep buying their shit. New 2014 Mac Mini RAM cannot be upgraded. If someone sticks with the base model, they'll have to toss it later when it doesn't have enough RAM and buy a new one. Forcing users to buy Apples overpriced upgrades at sale time, instead of cheaper (and in many cases more capable) after market parts.Up-selling more at time of sale with the argument: "You can't upgrade it later, so better overprovision now!".Cost savings of a handful of bucks per unit sold.Shame on Apple.Īs I see it they benefit from it in many ways: When you buy a computer, there is an expectation that the hardware is upgradeable.
I was planning on circumventing this by buying the base model, and upgrading myself, but I am glad I did the research first, or I would have been tempted to burn down my local Apple store. Looked on the main page, and upgrading from a 1TB HD to a 256GB SSD cost $200, as did upgrading from 8 to 16GB of RAM. The GF needs a new computer, and I was considering getting her one, as she is an Apple fan. On the latest iMacs you can't even replace a hard drive (or ssd) without removing the glass screen, thoroughly voiding your warranty, and gluing it back on again. (though the 27" iMac gets upgradeable RAM for some reason, at least until the 2014 model is released.