There is a non-zero risk you can brick the Mini with no recourse but to take it to an AASP or Apple to get it working again. I find it quite interesting nobody here - except me now, of course - has warned you about running afoul of the T2 chip. Would this also give me problems with Apple honoring AppleCare?Īny suggestions or ideas would be welcome.
#2018 mac mini ram upgrade pricing mac
You can configure the memory in your Mac mini (2018) when you purchase it." Obviously this is incorrect and meant to discourage you from not buying RAM from Apple at more than double the price. The Apple support website states "Mac mini (2018) does not have user-installable RAM. I know US law prevents companies from voiding warranties for user service but I'm not sure if AppleCare is considered a warranty.
My second question is will upgrading the RAM void my AppleCare. It costs $89.00 for AppleCare and $299 for "other damage" repair so I guess this would include heat damage? Since the mini is really new and no one knows if this might be a problem would AppleCare be a good idea? I've seen articles about how hot the new Mac mini runs and some had concerns about long term component failure because of this. My first question is does AppleCare make sense for this type of computer? I don't plan on taking it with me and any of my laptops never had accidental damage so that's not really a concern.
I have the correct tools and watched multiple videos on this and I'm confident I can do this with no problems. I plan to upgrade this to 32 GB before I even power it on. I'm getting a new Mac mini with 8 GB of factory ram installed.