XDM, I expanded my iPad mini 6 from 64GB to 512GB, which is eight times happier!
The cause of the matter has to start from the way I bought this iPad mini 6 last year, whether it is an iPhone, Mac or an iPad, how outrageous the difference between high and low matches is.
Take the iPad mini 6 model, the 256GB high-end version is 1200 yuan more expensive than the 64GB low-end version, which is more than enough for the iPad with a second-generation Apple Pencil.
Considering that the two versions were the same in addition to the capacity, I chose to buy the 64GB iPad mini 6 at that time, but after a while I realized that 64GB was really not enough Wow.
The light system occupies almost 10GB of storage space, and as soon as the two games of the original god and the glory of the king are downloaded, the 25GB of space is gone, not to mention WeChat, a big user who eats storage.
So every once in a while, I have to clean up the WeChat chat history and back up the photos to the cloud disk.
After insisting on this for more than half a year, I was really fed up with this kind of buckle search, so I decided to expand it!
Expansion as the name suggests is to take a large-capacity hard disk to replace the original hard disk, so as to achieve the effect of increasing capacity, because it involves disassembling, so once the iPad is expanded, it is equivalent to no warranty.
But... Can't stand it cheap!
Tony asked a big circle in a treasure and found that the iPad or iPhone expanded to 512GB, as long as 500-700 range; Expanding to 1TB, it is 800-1000, which is not only cheap but also full.
After many price comparisons, I quickly selected a local repair shop that could provide expansion services, asked for the address online, placed an order, and took my iPad mini 6 with me that night.
You don't have to say, the iPad expands quite quickly, and the whole process takes almost two hours, except for the queue time.
Teacher Fu got the iPad and first made a routine check on it to ensure that the functions were normal, and then began to brush the machine, waiting for the brushing machine to be completed, he also took out a 512GB hard disk and planted tin.
Since the iPad mini 6 itself does not have the option of 512GB, this expansion uses a hard disk adapted to the iPhone 13 Pro, and from the above logo we can see that this hard disk seems to come from Hynix:
Of course, it is not clear whether it is really produced from Hynix, or it may be just the OEM of Huaqiang North
After the iPad flashes, the next step is to disassemble the machine.
I saw the teacher put the iPad after the shutdown on a large heating pad, and then fixed the iPad with one hand, and the other hand skillfully scratched the sticker between the screen and the border with a warp.
Just like this, after a while, the screen of the iPad and the fuselage have completed the separation, there is a saying that the whole process is to see that I am frightened, afraid that the teacher Fu forced too hard, and one accidentally broke the screen ~ ~
After disconnecting the power cable, the teacher did not forget to paste a tape on the front camera to prevent dust from entering, and then began to remove the fixing screws, connection cables and shielding cover on the motherboard step by step.
I have to say that Apple is very confident in the energy consumption of A series chips, the entire motherboard has not done heat dissipation, even silicone grease has not been painted, and the three large chips from top to bottom are hard disks, SoCs and power management chips:
After removing the original hard disk from the motherboard through the hot air gun, cleaning up the residual tin on the contact and the residual sealing glue around it, and then soldering the 512GB hard disk that has just been planted with tin, even if the expansion is completed.
It can be said that the key to whether the expansion can be achieved in the end lies in the operation of the master's craftsmanship, in case the hard disk is not welded well, resulting in desoldering or partial welding, then this iPad has a high probability of not turning on the machine.
After doing the previous ones, I saw that the teacher Fu brushed the iPad again, and the underlying data on the original hard disk was also brushed into the new hard disk, and after confirming that the functions were normal, it was reassembled back.
At this time, open the settings, in the about this machine can see that the total capacity of this iPad mini 6 has changed from the original 64GB to the current 512GB, the slum has suddenly become a big mansion!
Before the expansion, Tony also deliberately tested the read and write speed of the original hard disk, and found that its read and write speed can only be said to be average, the read speed is only about 500MB/s, and the write speed is only 300MB/s:
After replacing the 512GB hard disk, its read speed came to 1500MB/s, and the write speed was also 1200MB/s, whether it was read speed or write speed, it had a qualitative improvement:
So that after the expansion of this iPad's Antutu running score directly rose by 3W, which I did not expect...
You have to ask me whether the 512GB iPad is cool to use, that must be cool, the game is casual, the movie is casual, it is simply not too comfortable.
Of course, expanding your iPad isn't without risks.
In addition to Tony's earlier loss of warranty, because the iPad removed the screen and moved the motherboard during the expansion process, the probability of problems in the future will certainly be higher than the original machine that has not been dismantled at all.
Some problems may not occur after the expansion of the capacity, but it may be exposed after a long time, depending on whether you can accept this risk, and finding a skilled master can reduce the risk.
However, compared to Apple's official thousands of additional storage, finding a third party to expand the iPad is relatively cost-effective, so think about it, this risk seems to be... Nor is it unaffordable?
In addition, the expansion machine in the second-hand market to be honest is not very popular, if you plan to sell your iPad in the future, it is best not to expand, if you plan to use the scrap that I did not say ~
I hope this article can give you a reference, thank you for watching!