Mac mini (late 2014) SSD questions/issues.
Well, I've spent the last few hours trying to find a definitive answer to my question. I'm usually able to do this without posting, but the waters are muddy and there's a purchase involved so I'm going to be safe rather than sorry.
I've recently purchased a Mac Mini (late 2014). I purchased the middle tier option, it came with a 1TB HD (no fusion drive). I would very much like to upgrade the storage...
It sounds to me that my only real option is it remove the 1TB HD and replace that with a SSD of my choosing. It's either that or I need to find and purchase an apple compatible SSD and flex cable so I can install the blade style SSD that the mini would have come with, if I had picked the fusion drive option.
If I'm off base or there have been any updates on this issue please let me know!
Thanks very much!
Jordan
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Jordan, You are correct with your understanding of your options.
Don't forget the differences in the I/O throughput between the different interfaces though! The HD SATA interface is SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) and the blade SSD interface is PCIe 2.0 x2 (4.0 Gb/s).
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