What is the smallest and cheapest ssd drive that would work with mac mini (late 2012)? I am just looking to run OS, XBMC and plex server on the ssd. Nothing else
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Smallest and cheapest SSD for Mac Mini late 2012
- Thread starter jbrady3324
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Don't forget that the small ones are often more comparable in speed to 7200 rpm drives than to the current top SSD's.
I ended up buying an OZC Vertex 3 60Gb for a cheap-ass PC I have. That one is still among the fast ones. It was 65 bucks.
And for a SSD it is important to have some head-room. So if your apps total at say 20Gb now, that is pretty tight on a 32Gb drive.
I ended up buying an OZC Vertex 3 60Gb for a cheap-ass PC I have. That one is still among the fast ones. It was 65 bucks.
And for a SSD it is important to have some head-room. So if your apps total at say 20Gb now, that is pretty tight on a 32Gb drive.
Good call. Thanks for the info.
I'm debating getting a mac mini for htpc/media transcoder running linux with xbmc and plex or building my own and running linux.
Linux is a requirement (unfortunately!) to play HD-Audio. For the form factor of the mac mini is a big selling point for me. To build something "close" to that form factor with the same power will cost about the same
I'm debating getting a mac mini for htpc/media transcoder running linux with xbmc and plex or building my own and running linux.
Linux is a requirement (unfortunately!) to play HD-Audio. For the form factor of the mac mini is a big selling point for me. To build something "close" to that form factor with the same power will cost about the same
What HD audio do you have? The average MKV download only goes to DTS 1536kbit, and that sounds incredibly good.
I have some dts-ma/truehd rips (movies that deserve such a rip). I agree, the DTS 1536kbit tracks sound great
I also have plenty of flac, some 24 bit
Last edited:
Where do you play it on then? It asks some serious speakers and a decent amp to hear the difference between DTS and DTS HD. I can't play HD BR sound, but I can't tell the difference between SuperAudio CD (comparable to 5.1 192khz/24bit) and regular DTS (48khz/20bit).
----------
Stereo I can use PCM 96/24 bit over optical, no problem.
----------
Stereo I can use PCM 96/24 bit over optical, no problem.
I have a denon avr and MK sound speakers. I can tell the difference in some scenes in some movies. So I guess if I went with a mac mini, I would be able to live with the issue