Upgrade – Can You Upgrade RAM in M1 2020 Mac Mini to 64GB?

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I think this sites claims to sell Mac Mini 2020 M1 Ram Upgrades to 64gb https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/apple/mac-mini-%282020%29

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Everymac.com and the Verge.com both claim the RAM limit is 16gb and is not upgradable. I don’t understand the confusion from these sites or am looking at old articles, not finding the correct links for new M1 Macs.

Can the M1 Macs get aftermarket RAM upgrades?

Best Answer

Memory on the Apple Silicon M1 chips is part of the chip. There is no slot to add memory on the M1 based Air, Pro or mini.

I would not mistake an 8 GB RAM Air, Pro or Mini for anything but a beast of a workstation for most tasks. Real world benchmarks are showing them completing work dramatically faster than 12 core Mac Pro with 32 GB of RAM.

Pick any ten apps you want to start and race the entry level Air with any Mac of your choosing - iMac Pro, Mac Pro, or an 8 core MacBook Pro - there are only few specialized tasks where the Air is slower.

The 2020 Intel mini is still available and that’s what crucial and others are selling memory.