The 2020 Intel mini is still available and that’s what crucial and others are selling memory. Pick any ten apps you want to start and race the entry level Air with any Mac of your choosing - iMac Pro, Mac Pro, or an 8 core MacBook Pro - there are only few specialized tasks where the Air is slower. Real world benchmarks are showing them completing work dramatically faster than 12 core Mac Pro with 32 GB of RAM.

I would not mistake an 8 GB RAM Air, Pro or Mini for anything but a beast of a workstation for most tasks. Everything is soldered to the logic board for Apple Silicon Minis. The SSD chips have separate placement on the logic board from the Processor board. There is no slot or place to add memory on the M1 based Air, Pro or Mini. It would be silly for Apple to sell a new iMac, 16-inch MacBook Pro, or Mac Pro. RAM Memory on the Apple Silicon M1 Processor is integral to system package “chip” that’s mounted as one unit to the logic board. Another insight to be gleaned from this memory restriction is that future Macs may need a newer Arm-based processor. Typical acoustical performance, sound pressure level (operator position): 4. Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet. No RAM upgrade - you would need to reflow new processor board or be skilled enough to rework the one you have. Operating temperature: 50 to 95 F (10 to 35 C) Storage temperature: -40 to 116 F (-40 to 47 C) Relative humidity: 5 to 95 noncondensing.

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