{
  "id": 9146970,
  "title": "New Mac mini drops support for aftermarket storage upgrades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/new-mac-mini-drops-support-for-aftermarket-storage-upgrades",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T12:50:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/22/m6-mac-mini-upgrade-storage-change/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When Apple released the M4 Mac mini two years ago, teardowns quickly revealed a pleasant surprise: the internal SSD was not soldered to the logic board. This allowed for aftermarket storage upgrades, and we even showed you how to do it . With the new M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini updates, however, it appears the storage is soldered to the logic board once again. more…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}