== Final Advice ==
I thought I would post an update. I ended up popping open my Mini and swapped out the 1TB platter drive with a 2.5" 240GB SSD that I had. I ran some tests using the app '[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwiTgrf60Z7HAhVVMIgKHZ4IAUM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fblackmagic-disk-speed-test%2Fid425264550%3Fmt%3D12&ei=sanIVdPlEtXgoASekYSYBA&usg=AFQjCNE_jkbX8dGrAy4jYIGDVyIXIsM3bg&bvm=bv.99804247,d.cGU|blackmagic Disk Speed Test]'. It was pitiful, it was not much of an improvement over the 1TB. So I put the original drive back in and closed it up and took it back to the Apple store, and they were pretty awesome, no restocking fee or anything. They put the refund onto a gift card (the only option for getting the refund immediately) and I ordered a new 256GB PCIe Blade SSD version in the store and had it shipped to my home. Turns out that no stores carry any equipment that isn't the 'standard' generic version, apparently it's cheaper to have it built on-the-fly and shipped from China.
Anyway, I ran the blackmagic speed test on the new one and it was incredible, about [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ekTQufSPqEQm15anprNndUZkE/view?usp=sharing|400 - 500 MB/s faster] than the other SSD I installed. So, in the end, Dan's advice of returning it was spot on, thanks Dan! I wish they kept other versions of products in stock at the Apple Stores but the refund experience was great.
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