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porphyra ◴[11 Jul 25 15:23 UTC] No.44533210[source]▶

There are also shops in China that will upgrade the SSD in a mac mini for cheaper and they will do all the work of the DFU restore etc.

1. jayd16 ◴[11 Jul 25 16:01 UTC] No.44533743[source]▶

Could such a place exist in the US or would Apple shut it down?

2. kjkjadksj ◴[11 Jul 25 16:20 UTC] No.44534005[source]▶

I think it could since a lot of shade tree iphone repair shops exist. Probably not enough demand to pay for the overhead unlike in china though.

3. notpushkin ◴[12 Jul 25 11:11 UTC] No.44541166[source]▶

I think https://dosdude1.com/ provides such services? And his YouTube channel is a great place to start if you’re looking to DIY this: https://www.youtube.com/user/dosdude1

Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half the price