This Creator Upgraded His Mac mini's Internal Drive With This Blazing Fast SSD. Here's How to Copy His Setup

Starting at only $599, Apple's latest generation, M4 Mac mini is probably the best deal in desktop computing today. The M4 system on a chip at the heart of this tiny Mac is capable of supporting professional workflows and upgrading to the M4 Pro chip makes this Mac a truly professional workstation.

The only downside to the Mac mini is something that can be said of just about all Apple devices: upgrading the storage isn't cheap. While the base model Mac mini is plenty powerful, it only comes with 256GB of internal storage. Upgrading the base storage to 1TB adds $400 on top of the price tag. Upgrading to 2TB adds $800—a 75% price premium over the Mac itself!

Luckily, you don't have to pay the Apple tax to get pro-grade storage. In fact, you can upgrade your storage space and your storage speed by plugging in one cable. Specifically, the cable of the super speedy OWC Express 1M2, a USB4-powered drive capable of speeds up to 3,151 MB/s.

That's exactly what filmmaker and creator Geoff Fagien recently did. In the video below, Fagien takes you through the process for using the Express 1M2 as your Mac's mini's main drive, the reasons for doing so, and why other drives can't compete with what the 1M2 brings to the table.

For instance, the 1M2 is not only fast, it allows you to buy an empty enclosure for $249 and supply your own M.2 blade. Plus, if you decided to expand your storage in the future, it's easy to swap M.2 blades in and out. Not only that, even if you want to buy the Express 1M2 with a drive supplied by OWC, a 2TB Express 1M2 is only $499—just more than half the cost of what Apple is charging for 2TB of storage on the Mac mini.

Check out Geoff's video for more details and check out the OWC Express 1M2 by clicking here.