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SSD upgrade for Mac Mini

I'm considering an SSD upgrade for my 2011 i5 Mac Mini. My intent would be to run Mountain Lion and all my applications from the SSD drive and keep the 500GB HDD for file storage. My first question is if it is even worth it to upgrade to an SSD - in what areas would I actually see an improvement in performance? I have the Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD. Second question is if anyone can point me to a step by step tutorial on how to upgrade to an SSD and if I would need to do a clean install of Mountain Lion or is there a way to transfer just the OS and Applications from the HDD to the new SSD?

Thank you for your assistance.

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7), Updated version of iTunes

Posted on Sep 13, 2012 8:01 PM

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lllaass

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Feb 28, 2014 9:15 AM in response to gilli2000

An SSD works fine in a late 2009 Mini. I replaced the HD with a SSD in my late 2009 Mini last year. The replacment was nopt that hard at all.

http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/mac_mini_2009_hd/

sjc47 Author

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Feb 28, 2014 12:11 PM in response to gilli2000

gilli2000, along with the instructional video from OWC that lllaass provided you'll also need a screwdriver set with precision bits to take everything apart. I originally purchased a driver kit from OWC and found some of the bits didn't fit the torx screws in my 2011 Mini. I ended up getting this set from Boxer

and it worked out great. Good luck. http://www.amazon.com/30-Pc-Precision-Screwdriver-Set/dp/B000FGQ1G6

SSD upgrade for Mac Mini