Dual Ssd For Mac Mini Late 2012
So lately, I've been thinking about installing a SSD as the primary boot drive into my Mac Mini. I want to keep the original HD for storage but after installing an SSD into my Windows machine, I'm finding that my Mac is.lacking. I've been doing some research into the process and for the most part, it doesn't seem too difficult with installing an SSD as a 2nd drive into the Mac Mini (thanks to the thousands of YouTube videos on how to do it). The part I am stuck on is WHICH SSD to install? From what I've been able to figure out, any SSD will do but I might run into a problem with TRIM?
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I understand that this can play a big part in which SSD I get for my Mac Mini. So my question is this.what SSD's have others installed into their Mac Minis? Personally, I'm looking at the Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III as that is the same one that I have installed in my Windows machine and I am in LOVE with it. Will this SSD work and do I have to worry about TRIM with this? My Mac's specs: Mac mini (Late 2012) Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 OS X Yosemite 10.10.1.
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I have a late 2012 Mini. I put in an OCZ Vertex4 512GB SSD and it ran great. Then I changed it to a Samsung EVO 840 500GB SSD. That also ran great.
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There was nothing wrong with the Vertex I just changed it to see if any difference. The Samsung runs a little faster per benchmarks but could not see the difference in real use. With Yosemite using any aftermarket trim app like Trim Enabler is risky (see their site) so I have no trim. I do not expect any issues in the life of my Mini using these newer SSD's. I have a late 2012 Mini. I put in an OCZ Vertex4 512GB SSD and it ran great. Then I changed it to a Samsung EVO 840 500GB SSD.
That also ran great. There was nothing wrong with the Vertex I just changed it to see if any difference. The Samsung runs a little faster per benchmarks but could not see the difference in real use.
With Yosemite using any aftermarket trim app like Trim Enabler is risky (see their site) so I have no trim. I do not expect any issues in the life of my Mini using these newer SSD's. The Apple Service provider I used to work for recommend 2 without reservations: the two Ralph Landry mentioned above and if the user defers the decision to the tech they'll get a Crucial. My first aftermarket SSD was a Samsung because NewEgg had an incredible sale on them and I was happy. When Amazon ran a sale this summer I picked up another Samsung which has also been a good performer. I also have two from OWC.
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The one thing I paid close attention to when I bought my first one was firmware updating. Many vendors are Windows centric at least in the past you needed Windows to install the firmware update. I know more vendors are supporting Macs for firmware updates but when I last looked I found a couple that still required a PC. How do i speed up my mac for free. I think I'm going to go with the Samsung 840 EVO SSD. I know I already have one installed in my windows machine but reading the reviews on Amazon convince me so much more to go with that. I have yet to read a bad review about it. Now as far as formatting the SSD and re-installing Yosemite, what would be the best practice?
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I was thinking about just cloning the HDD information to the SSD so that it is a true copy and none of my data is lost, and then just format the HDD as a blank storage drive. My 2nd option would be to make a full time-machine backup of the HDD, install the SDD and then restore the backup onto the SSD. Also, I am still confused on whether or not I should enable TRIM. I've read to enable TRIM but I've also read to NOT enable TRIM. I'm just confused at this point as far as why I should or should not enable TRIM. Jedimasterkyle88 wrote: Now as far as formatting the SSD and re-installing Yosemite, what would be the best practice?