Put extra SSD in Airport PCIe slot

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Mac mini Late 2014

Announced on October 16, 2014, identifiable by the model number A1347 and EMC 2840.

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Can an SSD be placed in place of the Airport card?

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The system was not designed for that and it won't work.

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petermg @pmgwizard crwdns2934065:0crwdne2934065:0: 289 6 1 · Answer 1 · 2017-12-19T13:32:01-07:00

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No, you cannot use an SSD to replace the AirPort Extreme card in your 2014 Mac mini.

Although, OWC offers "data doubler" kits to add a second HDD or SSD to a Mac mini, they do not currently offer a kit for the 2014 model.

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