M4 Mac mini Teardown Reveals New Cooling Solution and More
teardown of the new M4 Mac mini reveals a redesigned cooling system, user-replaceable storage, and other interesting internal changes.
A teardown of the new M4 Mac mini by Max Tech reveals the clever engineering Apple employed to shrink the device while maintaining performance. The teardown highlights several internal changes, including a revamped cooling system. Redesigned Cooling and Internal Layout The M4 Mac mini features a redesigned circular cooling system with multiple holes for efficient airflow. The teardown also revealed a smaller secondary motherboard housing the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, along with a unique spiraling heatsink connected to a single heatpipe and a large metal plate. This efficient design allows the M4 Mac mini to outperform the MacBook Pro with the same M4 chip in some tests. User-Replaceable Storage and Other Features Surprisingly, the M4 Mac mini offers user-replaceable storage, although it uses an uncommon form factor. The base 256GB storage model actually utilizes two 128GB NAND chips for improved read and write speeds. The two front Thunderbolt 4 ports are also easily removable for added …