I added a $200 2TB Thunderbolt 4 SSD to my M4 Mac mini- and so should you.

I added a $200 2TB Thunderbolt 4 SSD to my M4 Mac mini- and so should you.

The base model M4 Mac mini is an incredible value computer from Apple. It's probably the most bang for buck PC in history- Mac or not. Sadly though, Apple has stuck us base-model-buyers with a tiny 256GB boot drive, which doesn't make any sense considering how cheap storage has become lately. So, I just wanted to shed some light on how to get the most value while adding 2TB of fast, external storage to my base model M4 Mac mini- a scenario I suspect a lot of you are considering in order to avoid the exorbitantly high storage upgrade prices directly from Apple. In this video I used a Thunderbolt 4 NVMe enclosure paired with a 2TB NVMe, and tested the drive speed compared to my old external HDD as well as the internal SSD. TB4 NVMe Enclosure: https://amzn.to/4hv38z0 2TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/40RL8cN M4 Mac mini: https://amzn.to/4aTw0PD As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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I cut through the technological weeds to give you what each of us came here for- a simpler life through better technology.  Just as inventing fire or the steam engine changed the vector of humanity millennia and centuries ago, so have computers today- only mind-blowingly, exponentially so.  The circumstances we find ourselves in today mean that each of us must become something we never dreamed- a nerd.

When I'm not talking tech, I'm posting about it on YouTube, on Instagram, and tweeting about it all on the bird app. When the day is won, I'm gaming it up like an absolute madman or making music in my home studio.

Is your name seriously Macintosh?

Yes- Macintosh is my real name.  As a child I resented being called “the computer kid”, so much so that I actually swore off Apple products during my angsty adolescence.  It wasn’t until the last of several Android phones bricked itself that I dropped the device into the trash can as I walked into the Apple store… and the rest, as they say, is a very expensive habit of premium consumer electronics.

Is your name seriously "Dylan"?

Yes again- I recently found out that my first name has a history with Apple as well: the "Dylan" programming language was being developed for Macintosh computers in the early 90's, with a 1995 release- the year I was born. Coincidence? I guess, if you believe in that sort of thing...

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I cut through the technological weeds to give you what each of us came here for- a simpler life through better technology.  Just as inventing fire or the steam engine changed the vector of humanity millennia and centuries ago, so have computers today- only mind-blowingly, exponentially so.  The circumstances we find ourselves in today mean that each of us must become something we never dreamed- a nerd.

When I'm not talking tech, I'm posting about it on YouTube, on Instagram, and tweeting about it all on the bird app. When the day is won, I'm gaming it up like an absolute madman or making music in my home studio.

Is your name seriously Macintosh?

Yes- Macintosh is my real name.  As a child I resented being called “the computer kid”, so much so that I actually swore off Apple products during my angsty adolescence.  It wasn’t until the last of several Android phones bricked itself that I dropped the device into the trash can as I walked into the Apple store… and the rest, as they say, is a very expensive habit of premium consumer electronics.

Is your name seriously "Dylan"?

Yes again- I recently found out that my first name has a history with Apple as well: the "Dylan" programming language was being developed for Macintosh computers in the early 90's, with a 1995 release- the year I was born. Coincidence? I guess, if you believe in that sort of thing...

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Your tech journalist.

I nerd out so you don't have to.

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I cut through the technological weeds to give you what each of us came here for- a simpler life through better technology.  Just as inventing fire or the steam engine changed the vector of humanity millennia and centuries ago, so have computers today- only mind-blowingly, exponentially so.  The circumstances we find ourselves in today mean that each of us must become something we never dreamed- a nerd.

When I'm not talking tech, I'm posting about it on YouTube, on Instagram, and tweeting about it all on the bird app. When the day is won, I'm gaming it up like an absolute madman or making music in my home studio.

Is your name seriously Macintosh?

Yes- Macintosh is my real name.  As a child I resented being called “the computer kid”, so much so that I actually swore off Apple products during my angsty adolescence.  It wasn’t until the last of several Android phones bricked itself that I dropped the device into the trash can as I walked into the Apple store… and the rest, as they say, is a very expensive habit of premium consumer electronics.

Is your name seriously "Dylan"?

Yes again- I recently found out that my first name has a history with Apple as well: the "Dylan" programming language was being developed for Macintosh computers in the early 90's, with a 1995 release- the year I was born. Coincidence? I guess, if you believe in that sort of thing...

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