danielkyl

Q: Mac Mini Late 2014 Ram vs SSD

Hey guys, I have just purchased the Mac Mini late 2014. Perhaps I should blame myself for not doing some homework as I have a late 2012 model before this. I used to upgrade the ram myself whenever I need it, it was easy-peasy. So I bought the 2014 version, thinking that it will be the same. But no, the ram's soldered on and there's no way I can upgrade. The mac was purchased from an APR, so returning is not possible according to store policy.

 

I do understand that if the RAM is not enough, the OS will use the space from harddisk instead. So what I intend is to upgrade the harddisk to SSD, which I have did so on my previous Mac Mini. Just so that it will speed up the processes and minimise crash.

 

Question being, will this help solve ram issue? Or nothing can be done and that's it?

Posted on Feb 12, 2016 11:35 PM

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  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb Mar 8, 2016 11:16 AM in response to careyglenn
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    Mar 8, 2016 11:16 AM in response to careyglenn

    Let me suggest two things: 1) start a new thread of your own rather than piggybacking on this one and 2) download and run EtreCheck so we can take a look at what you have going on with your computer. The EtreCheck program was written by a person who frequents the ASC site to help us diagnose problems.

     

    I probably have the same Mac mini sitting on my office desk and I was quite disappointed when the IT fellows delivered it. My initial disappointment was caused by the fact that I ordered it with an SSD and it came with a 1TB hard drive. My second disappointment was how slow it booted. Not a whole lot different from yours - not quite as bad but still so. My third disappointment was how slow applications launched. That was largely why I ordered it with the SSD option. I grabbed a USB 3 enclosure from the IT closet and a spare SSD I had on my desk (I teach IT and programming at the local community college) and cloned the internal drive. About 45 minutes later I was happily running a very snappy little mini.

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