

The only deviation I encountered was to do an Erase of the new SSD as part of step 6, before doing the restore of the whole original SSD from Time Machine, onto the new SSD.

#Best ssd for mac mini late 2012 install#
I had spent some time researching the best way to go about the installation, and here is what I followed, and recommend if you would also like to install a second SSD into your Mac Mini. The Apple Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.3 (Late 2012/Aluminum Unibody) features a 22-nm Quad Core 'Ivy Bridge' 2.3 GHz Intel 'Core i7' (3615QM) processor with four independent processor 'cores' on a single chip, a 6 MB shared level 3 cache, 4 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-12800) memory, a 1 TB hard drive, and Intel HD Graphics 4000 which shares system. Crucial Memory and SSD upgrades - 100% Compatibility Guaranteed for apple Mac mini (Late 2012) - FREE US Delivery. I put in a Crucial MX300 525GB SSD that I purchased from Amazon, using the IFIXIT Mac Mini Dual Drive Kit that I purchased directly from IFIXIT. My late 2012 model had a 256 GB SSD from the factory, and was inching towards needing more storage, so a few nights ago I finally installed a second SSD.
#Best ssd for mac mini late 2012 how to#
OWC's step-by-step video of how to install a hard drive in the Apple Mac mini 2012 with Model ID: Macmini6,1, & Macmini6,2. Silicon Power 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3L RAM 1600MHz (PC3 12800) SODIMM Memory Compatible with Early/Mid/Late 2011, Mid/Late 2012, Early/Late 2013, Late 2014, Mid 2015 MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini Model #: B07NY1QQ84-YIXIN.
