Dear forum
i was about to swap my Mac Mini drive for another much larger drive, when i saw this:
iFixit Store Europe | Mac Mini Dual Hard Drive Kit
can my 2012 Mac Mini hold 2 drives? Can i install the new along side the existing OS drive? Would make my life a little easier
Mac mini, macOS Sierra (10.12.2)
The page you linked to shows the compatible Mac Mini models with that kit. It shows a 2012 model as being compatible.
2.3, 2.5, or 2.6 GHz 2012 Mac Minis (Model A1347)
Assuming your Mac is one of that model then yes, it can take a secondary hard drive.
Yes, according to my experience, 2011 and 2012 (no optical drive) can use this kit/second SATA -> logic board cable, to achieve second drive for the Mini.
You can install the second drive along side your OS drive. If you are planning to open the Mac Mini, I would suggest SSD drive for OS/Boot drive and HDD (larger one) for Data library.
There is another option -- creating a "fusion" drive -- as combining SSD and HDD into "one" large drive as Mac OS will use the SSD to load the OS and software for the speed, and HDD for the data access.
Good luck
Sam
Mac Mini with 2 drives
