I have had this since new and it has performed well. Hi, I have a late 2012 MacMini running Catalina. You can connect external drives using USB-C (TB3) and USB-A (USB 3.0) ports. They likely will disappear from the product line once Apple releases Minis based upon the M1 Pro and M1 Max, or similar, SoCs. These have socketed RAM (maximum 64 GB) and non-upgradable internal PCIe SSDs and date from October 2018. They can run the latest version of macOS.Īpple still sells some Intel-based Mac Minis.

The Late 2014 Minis have soldered-in RAM, although it appears that you can get 2.5' SATA drives and PCIe SSD sticks for them. They can't run the latest version of macOS – just Catalina, which will likely drop off the 'most recent three' list late this year. The drive interface is 2.5' SATA (not PCIe). The Late 2012 Minis are the last Minis that are internally upgradable in both respects. Meaning I could upgrade ram, and SSD space at my convenience? Can it run the latest version of MacOS? What year was the last fully upgradeable mac mini.

Mac mini late 2012 upgrades