Mac mini Late 2018 Teardown

Re:Mac mini Late 2018 Teardown by cptskippy on Friday November 09, 2018 @12:20PM (#18416040)

There's plenty of room for an M.2 module, especially on the backside of the board which is how they're traditionally mounted on desktop ITX boards.

https://i.imgur.com/dW0ynV7.png

They can also be mounted at an angle just like those SO-DIMM slots.

The M.2 standard even supports 12mm, 16mm, and 30mm width modules in addition to the 22mm that seems to have become the norm. Apple could still be a dick by using a 12mm or 16mm card while still supporting the standard.

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Re:Mac mini Late 2018 Teardown by blattimwind on Friday November 09, 2018 @06:35PM (#18418940)

> They can also be mounted at an angle just like those SO-DIMM slots.

Stand-off M.2 sockets are a standard part, because a number of mainboards put components under the M.2 slot.

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