Can I use the 240Gb from a MBA to speed up my Mac Mini
Hi,
what’s the latest on this? I have a MacBook Air in which I am planning to install a larger flash storage. Currently 240Gb, upgrading to the 480Gb (OWC Aura Pro X 480GB probably).
Can I use the 240Gb that comes out to speed up the slow Mac Mini that only has 4Gb RAM soldered on?
I understand it is not that easy, but possible with the right cable. Does it exist by now (December 2018) and what should I be looking for?
Would love to keep the current 500Gb HD as a second disk. The 240Gb flash then mostly for speeding up the MacMini.
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We need to know the exact models on each machine.
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Review this great guide The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs. Compare your systems SSD's to see if they are compatible.
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Thanks Dan, that looks like the information I need to study!
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I now understand I can not improve the 4Gb of RAM in my Mac Mini 7,1 (late 2014). Improving the speed with an internal faster 'hard disk' might give at best 15% improvement because of a bottle neck in the hardware. I will just upgrade my MacBook Air (early 2015) to 480Gb and use the 280Gb in some kind that makes it into external USB 3.0 storage.
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