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Originally Posted by Dylrob
I'm saying portables in general... laptops and tablets... dominate the market. (and keep in mind that tablet doesn't just mean iPad; it includes Surface and other Windows based systems too, many of which take the productivity angle into consideration by offering keyboard/Trackpad attachments)
Also consider how many non-techies are going to upgrade their RAM. And how many are going to buy a Mini instead of a complete package like the iMac. You're getting to an ever smaller market share that Apple would have to compromise on the new cooling system in order to appease. A fan design that I would imagine is meant to help with thermal throttling.
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I notice that the goalpost has moved from can't change the RAM because it's hardwired to the mother board, to it's too difficult for Great Aunt Effie to do unless she reads the directions first. People are always going to find something to complain about if they look hard enough.
The bottom line is that anyone who is familiar with a screwdriver and who has worked on computers will find it fairly easy to upgrade memory on a mini. Anyone who can't, probably shouldn't be trying to upgrade memory themselves because it's actually possible to kill yourself via electrical discharge if you don't know what you are doing or aren't careful. I've had it happen to soneone I knew and he actually knew what he was doing, he just got a little careless. Word to the wise, you shouldn't open any electronic device unless you know what you are doing.