Same here - I was tempted to upgrade when the newer mac intel models came out, but the soldered RAM / SSD bullshit kept me off them. I've hear that the 2012 mac mini can theoretically support 32 GB RAM (as other similar i7 processor devices can) - I think I'll try that 5 years down the lane for the heck of it. For now, 16 GB RAM and an SSD disk make it a very capable machine, that can (as you rightly pointed out) last for another decade.