Guides
Two groups of guides: what to know before you order, and what 2TB of storage makes possible once it is in. Read the guide you came for, then open the installation guide when you are ready.
Before you order
The questions we get before an order: upgradeability, M4 versus M4 Pro, the DFU restore, compatibility, and what ships in the box.
Is the Mac Mini M4 SSD upgradeable?
Yes, and this is the first Mac Mini in years where that is true. What the swap involves before you order.
Read the guideM4 vs M4 Pro: why the storage module is different
Two Mac Minis from the same year, two different modules. Check which one you have before you order.
Read the guideDFU restore with Apple Configurator, step by step
The part of the upgrade that happens on a second Mac. Exact steps, the black-screen moment, and the fixes when nothing appears.
Read the guideWhich Mac Mini models are compatible?
One model fits. The rest do not, and here is why, year by year.
Read the guideWhat is in the box, and the 2-year guarantee
The module, the tools, the plain packaging, and what happens if something is wrong.
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What 2TB makes possible
Once the storage is in: run the Mac Mini as a home server, host local AI models, or code with AI agents from anywhere.
Mac Mini M4 as a home server: why storage runs out first
Low idle power, quiet, and small enough to disappear on a shelf. What a home server actually stores, and why the base 256GB is gone before the real job starts.
Read the guideRunning local AI models on a Mac Mini M4: the storage math
Memory decides which model you can run; storage decides how many you keep, plus the caches that grow beside them. Sourced download sizes and a computed storage budget for 256GB, 512GB and 2TB.
Read the guideA remote AI coding setup on a Mac Mini M4 with Tailscale, mosh and herdr
Tailscale connects the two machines without port forwarding, mosh keeps the shell alive across sleep and Wi-Fi changes, and herdr keeps AI coding agents running between sessions. Setup steps, honest caveats, and a computed storage budget.
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