atonaldenim

I've had a 2016 and a 2019 15" Macbook Pro that both had the speakers crap out after a couple years. One side would only play high frequencies, and the other side would only play low frequencies. I don't use the speakers all that much, I don't know what could be the cause. Luckily I was able to get them both repaired, which did mean a full top case replacement, so I got a fresh battery, keyboard, trackpad, and on the 2016 model a new SSD too. Worked out pretty well for me in the end, although it was annoying that they needed the repair at all. It sounds like I'm not the only one who's had speaker problems!

jvm156 said:

you can get 4tb NVME drives for $250 If ya time it right

Yes, and warning to Mac Mini buyers looking for external storage - for now it's best to avoid Sandisk Extreme / Pro external USB SSDs due to many reports of hardware failures over the past 2 years on those models.  (Also avoid Western Digital SSDs, same company different labels.)  Sandisk used to be my go-to recommendation, but now I recommend the Samsung T7 Shield or T9 instead as similarly high performance, decently priced SSD options. (The claimed extra speed of the T9 is not possible on a Mac, both T7 and T9 run about the 10Gbps USB 3.2 limit and no faster.)

If you're willing to spend a little more, a USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 or 5 SSD will offer 2-3X faster speeds than USB 3.2 too.

For those interested in Mac Mini M4 storage upgrades, keep an eye on this French company PolySoft Services.

The internal flash modules are upgradeable in theory, however in practice they are not readily available on the market.

PolySoft currently has a Kickstarter campaign with a little less than 24 hours left for internal SSD storage upgrades for M1 and M2 Mac Studios, up to 8TB. They worked with dosdude1 to develop it.

 As the Mac Mini M4 launched after the campaign started, they stated they will soon launch a new campaign for Mac Mini storage upgrades too!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/polysoftservices/studio-drive/posts/4247624

For those looking for a DIY internal storage upgrade option, this is definitely a promising possibility. It hasn’t gotten very much attention, so I’m trying to spread the word. I don’t need to upgrade my Mac Studio right now, but I donated a few dollars anyway to support the cause. 

I think it would be more accurate to say "Any M-series Mac or iPad" as all iPads and iPhones 4+ have always used Apple Silicon, but of the A-series variety.

Update: Delta emulator is now available on Apple’s App Store!
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id1048524688

The developer’s AltStore is also live today in EU featuring the Delta app.