Mac Mini Upgrades - Recommendations?Mac Mini (2011) Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (recently upgraded from 4 GB) Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB Web design & light development. Print design for standard ...view more
RAM requirement, late 2012 mac miniI have a late 2012 mac mini, 4 gig ram, OS X Yosemite. The activity monitor shows all green in Memory Pressure graph. How do I determine I need more RAM as I suspect I do? The mac is running quite slow.view more
“?” Folder icon flashingI have an early 2009 mini 3.1- I erased the drive (an OWC SSD) and now I can see only the file with ? icon. how do I boot up from the original instal dvd?view more
soddim for mac miniqué tengo que tener en cuenta para reemplazar la memoria de mi mac mini? Porque en Argentina venden memorias SODIMM para mac y otras para PC. Me parece muy raro. Las de Mac las venden mucho más caras. &nbs...view more
SSD cable choice other than OWC or iFixit?Hello everybody! I would like to add a SSD drive to my late 2012 MacMini. The Internet is full of recommendations for OWC and iFixit products. But these are US based companies and the shipping...view more
Thread Can you use an external drive with the Mac Mini?
Can you use an external drive with the Mac Mini?I Have seen videos that say we can't increase the ram on a Mac min, but I am curious if it works like a regular computer, if we can attach an external hard drive to store some of the memory to free up space. Sorry if ...view more
RAM install issues mini 2011My mini won't start with 2 RAM modules installed, 4gb each. The specs match but the start up bar goes halfway and restarts. What did I do wrong?view more
how to use mac mini as hard disk for mbp?i have a mac mini i have a mbpr 13" i want to use mac mini as main hard disk use mbpr 13" for monitor and control mac mini. how can i do that? 1 more question, if the above question is successed, how...view more
Thread Slow performance with Samsung 850 pro SSD in raid 0
Slow performance with Samsung 850 pro SSD in raid 0I have just upgraded my mac mini (late 2012) with dual Samsung 850 Pro SSD's and put them in RAID 0 mode. The weird thing is, benchmarks show read speeds of 88 MB/sec ? This is way to slow, was expecting at least 500 ...view more
Thread I need disk space - can I move Photos Library?
I need disk space - can I move Photos Library?Mac mini (mid 2011) 2.3 GHz Intel core i5 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 OS X El Capitan version 10.11.2 I have a nice big fat external hard drive, but I'm running out of space on my system hard drive. I haven...view more
Hybrid drive vs. fusion drive performanceI just got a new Mac Mini (Oct 2012) and it has a 1TB drive in it. I'm going to use it to replace an older Mac Mini in which I installed a 500GB Momentus XT hybrid drive. That sucker ran a LOT faster t...view more