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Mac mini 2014
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imac also cannot upgrade .. two drive unless you have 2 drive .. Wonder why you buy it and what usage of it .. If video cannot, if xcode programming.. survive like me but then upgraded back to imac 2017 base .
Just buy external hardisk, if need raid buy akito raid solution.
Best solution is to get an external drive which you can use in addition to the current internal drive. Can be powered by either USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt.
You can add an external USB 3.0 SSD if you want better performance. I have a 2012 quad mini that I use for video editing. It boots from a 1TB Samsung T3 SSD and runs great.
But the bigger problem on your Mini is the slow CPU and 4gb RAM. I have this same model but only use it as an iTunes server. It works great for that, but seems really slow if I try doing anything else. Nevertheless, it may be just fine for some people, depending on their expectations and needs.
But the bigger problem on your Mini is the slow CPU and 4gb RAM. I have this same model but only use it as an iTunes server. It works great for that, but seems really slow if I try doing anything else. Nevertheless, it may be just fine for some people, depending on their expectations and needs.
I bought the same model 3 weeks ago - new and for a good price. I sold it this weekend and bought a used 2.8 model with 8gb ram and a fusion drive. Now I'm happy.
I tried everything possible, but found the 5400 rpm drive made the machine really unusable. Shockingly unusable. I have a hard time believing that Apple doesn't know this.
I tried everything possible, but found the 5400 rpm drive made the machine really unusable. Shockingly unusable. I have a hard time believing that Apple doesn't know this.
mbradyrn wrote:
"I tried everything possible, but found the 5400 rpm drive made the machine really unusable. Shockingly unusable. I have a hard time believing that Apple doesn't know this."
They know.
But they don't care.
I sense the Mini in its current form isn't long for the market, anyhow.
We shall see.
Enjoy your new Mini!
"I tried everything possible, but found the 5400 rpm drive made the machine really unusable. Shockingly unusable. I have a hard time believing that Apple doesn't know this."
They know.
But they don't care.
I sense the Mini in its current form isn't long for the market, anyhow.
We shall see.
Enjoy your new Mini!
That sounds like a much nicer machine, hope it serves you well. Note that Apple will not support Fusion drives with their new filesystem however. It appears ambiguous as to whether this is temporary or a final decision however. And you should still be able to upgrade to High Sierra without the new filesystem. Personally, I am in no rush to make that switch.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/18/apple-files-system-no-fusion-drive-support/
i love my 2014 2.6ghz i5 8gb ram 1tb heard drive great power in a small package the dual core stinks but it serves my uses light vid editing for youtube casual gaming and so on. i don't think the 1.4 is worth it though but thats just me.
I also bought a Refurbished MM(Late 2014) 2.8GHz,8GB Ram,256SSD from the Apple On-Line Store in June, 2015 and it is one great "beast" of a machine.
The above was an upgrade from my other Refurbished MM(Late 2012), 2.5GHz, 4GB Ram, 500GB HD that I purchased form the Apple On-Line Store in August, 2013. The only complaint I have with this MM is the "bottleneck" HD and this is why I decided to direct my "dollars" to another MM that had a SSD and it turned out to be one great decision
IMO the SSD runs circles around the HD, however, I still go by the advice on this Forum to buy what you can afford and need.
Plugging in a good external USB 3.0 SSD takes less than 30 seconds, will still give you a 4x speed increase (about 400MB/sec vs 100MB/sec for the stock hard disk), it won't void your warranty and it can easily be moved to another Mac when you are ready to upgrade.
with my exp messy icloud and spotlight.. external disk the best thing if in mac..Plugging in a good external USB 3.0 SSD takes less than 30 seconds, will still give you a 4x speed increase (about 400MB/sec vs 100MB/sec for the stock hard disk), it won't void your warranty and it can easily be moved to another Mac when you are ready to upgrade.
You can add an Apple Blade PCIe SSD if you find the right cable (which comes up frequently on Ebay). This also allows you to keep your HDD and upgrade the performance without any external solutions.
Well mine sits on a desk with a mass of wires coming out the back connected to various things. A little external SSD does not make it any less "elegant".