I've ordered the following:
Mac Mini i7 2.6 with the 1TB drive,
OWC 240 SATA III Pro SSD w/ Mac Mini data doubler
Hitachi Travelstar 1 TB, SATA III w/ 32MB cache (NewEgg still shows the old spec for this drive, but customers report getting the updated drives, and Hiticha just updated their website.)
16GB RAM from Crucial (would be nice if the Mini had 4 slots - the i7 supports 32GB RAM)
My plan:
install the memory, software, and generally get everything set up on the stock drive, then back it all up with Time Machine to my external USB3 drive.
Install the SSD in place of the original 5400 RPM drive, install the 7200 RPM drive using the data doubler from OWC, let disk utility make a fusion drive and reinstall Mountain Lion using internet recovery, then restore from TM.
I will set the original drive aside as an emergency backup drive.
I have never done this before (at least on a Mac, been doing it on PCs for 25 years) Does anyone see any issues with this procedure (excepting opinions on whether or not Fusion is a bad idea, and Hitachi vs WD discussions (seems moot now that WD owns them anyway) )
Mac Mini i7 2.6 with the 1TB drive,
OWC 240 SATA III Pro SSD w/ Mac Mini data doubler
Hitachi Travelstar 1 TB, SATA III w/ 32MB cache (NewEgg still shows the old spec for this drive, but customers report getting the updated drives, and Hiticha just updated their website.)
16GB RAM from Crucial (would be nice if the Mini had 4 slots - the i7 supports 32GB RAM)
My plan:
install the memory, software, and generally get everything set up on the stock drive, then back it all up with Time Machine to my external USB3 drive.
Install the SSD in place of the original 5400 RPM drive, install the 7200 RPM drive using the data doubler from OWC, let disk utility make a fusion drive and reinstall Mountain Lion using internet recovery, then restore from TM.
I will set the original drive aside as an emergency backup drive.
I have never done this before (at least on a Mac, been doing it on PCs for 25 years) Does anyone see any issues with this procedure (excepting opinions on whether or not Fusion is a bad idea, and Hitachi vs WD discussions (seems moot now that WD owns them anyway) )