Can I still upgrade RAM and storage on an old Mac mini?

Catalina fell off the list of the "most recent three" in October 2022, when Ventura came out. It isn't supported by vendors like Microsoft and Adobe, and doesn't get the latest Safari updates.

Catalina is still good enough to run current versions of

• The Firefox web browser
• The LibreOffice office suite
• The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
• The commercial Affinity V2 applications (Photo, Designer, Publisher)
• The backup utilities CCC v6 (not current, but still supported) and SuperDuper!

These may help substitute for some of the things that you can't get – and some of these applications are one that you might want to use on a new Mac mini.

But it's probably time to start thinking about an upgrade to a M4 Mac mini or M4 Pro Mac mini. Those would have lots of upgrades over your current Mini, including

• Much faster CPUs and GPUs
• Greater maximum RAM capacity. (Be sure to get all the RAM you need; it's not expandable after purchase.)
• Fast SSDs
• Modern expansion ports
• Compatibility with macOS Sequoia and with a lot of modern Mac applications

It's a little late in the game to be spending money on a 2012 Mac mini, but yes you can upgrade to 16GB of RAM and replace the HDD with an SSD.

see > https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple/Mac_mini/DDR3_1600

Sadly the 2012 Mac mini can not run anything later than macOS Catalina and it would be best to put your money into a new M4 Mac mini.

and many apps require a much newer macOs version then it supports

no Microsoft stuff, no apples iworks stuff only browser you can use that are semi "modern" is firefox on it I believe

I have the same model myself but would not throw any money after it

Don't waste money on some ancient machine whose longevity is very doubtful.

I agree with Servant of Cats . . . you should be thinking of a new M4 mini . . . nothing fancy, the base model will do everything you require with power to spare.

In the UK it is now retailing at £529 (as opposed to £599) on Amazon and other outlets.

FYI and for future reference: Refurbished Mac - Mac mini - Apple

Save a little ca$h and still get a full warranty on a like-new Mac.

Thanks for your contribution. All things considered, maybe it it’s done it’s time. Still performing well, but I’m losing the graphics even if YouTube is functioning surprisingly well!

You're welcome.

I've always liked the Mac mini form factor, and the newest minis are still great little computers.

And thirteen years (!) is a great run for any computer. 👍🏽