Changing SSD storage in Mac Studio is possible while Mac mini loses the option
News Changing SSD storage in Mac Studio is possible while Mac mini loses the option William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Tue Sep 22 2026, 07:35 AM EDT · 2 minute read Getting to the SSD storage module in a new Mac Studio - image credit: Apple. Mac mini SSDs see a regression while Mac Studio continues to have slotted SSDs with serialized components, though it is clear Apple doesn't want the user messing with either. Apple always used to solder its Mac storage in place, making it a permanent and so unchangeable, unrepairable feature.
- ▪News Changing SSD storage in Mac Studio is possible while Mac mini loses the option William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Tue Sep 22 2026, 07:35 AM EDT · 2 minute read Getting to the SSD storage module in a new Mac S
- ▪Mac mini SSDs see a regression while Mac Studio continues to have slotted SSDs with serialized components, though it is clear Apple doesn't want the user messing with either.
- ▪Apple always used to solder its Mac storage in place, making it a permanent and so unchangeable, unrepairable feature.
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News Changing SSD storage in Mac Studio is possible while Mac mini loses the option William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Tue Sep 22 2026, 07:35 AM EDT · 2 minute read Getting to the SSD storage module in a new Mac Studio - image credit: Apple. Mac mini SSDs see a regression while Mac Studio continues to have slotted SSDs with serialized components, though it is clear Apple doesn't want the user messing with either. Apple always used to solder its Mac storage in place, making it a permanent and so unchangeable, unrepairable feature. Given that Apple charges more for SSD storage than seems imaginable, it was big news when the last generation of Mac Studio and Mac mini changed this.
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