Mac mini mid 2011 - worth upgrading?

EtreCheck version: 5.0.1 (5014)

Report generated: 2018-11-08 17:35:11

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Runtime: 21:47

Performance: Poor

Sandbox: Enabled

Full drive access: Disabled

Problem: Computer is too slow

Description:

Super slow at startup as well as running any applications.

Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

Failing hard drive - This machine has an older, mechanical hard disk that appears to be failing.

Low RAM - This machine has insufficient RAM.

Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.

Low disk space - This machine is running low on free hard drive space.

Upgradeable RAM - This machine has upgradeable RAM that would help its performance.

Out of RAM - This machine is running short on RAM and has a mechanical hard drive, reducing the speed of the virtual memory system.

Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.

Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

Vintage hardware - This machine may be considered vintage.

32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.

Hardware Information:

Mac mini (Mid 2011) - Vintage!

Mac mini Model: Macmini5,1

1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-2415M) CPU: 2-core

2 GB RAM - Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 1 GB DDR3 1333 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 1 GB DDR3 1333 ok

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB

S20B350 1600 x 900

Drives:

disk0 - TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF 500.11 GB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 499.25 GB (486.17 GB used)

disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB

disk1 - WD 20EARS External 2.00 TB

External USB 480 Mbit/s USB

disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk1s2 - 2**B (Journaled HFS+) 2.00 TB (1.65 TB used)

Mounted Volumes:

disk0s2 - Macintosh HD 499.25 GB (12.81 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /

disk1s2 - 2**B 2.00 TB (348.82 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/2**B

Network:

Interface en0: Ethernet

Interface en4: iPhone

Interface fw0: FireWire

Interface en1: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

System Software:

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29)

Time since boot: Less than an hour

Security:

Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool .plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

32-bit Applications:

6 32-bit apps

System Launch Agents:

System Launch Daemons:

Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

User Launch Agents:

User Login Items:

Google Drive (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-04-23)

(/Applications/Google Drive.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Drive)

iTunesHelper (Apple - installed 2018-09-25)

(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes Helper)

Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2018-11-08)

(/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox)

Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: 31.0.0.108 (installed 2018-09-12)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-07-14)

Flash Player: 31.0.0.108 (installed 2018-09-12)

CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: 1.1.10 (installed 2013-09-09)

PepperFlashPlayer: 31.0.0.108 (installed 2018-09-12)

Silverlight: 5.1.10411.0 (installed 2013-02-08)

JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 121 build 13 (installed 2017-01-24)

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-08-27)

Java (installed 2017-01-24)

Time Machine:

Time Machine information not available without Full Drive Access.

Performance:

System Load: 1.62 (1 min ago) 1.53 (5 min ago) 1.34 (15 min ago)

Nominal I/O speed: 1.96 MB/s

File system: 136.22 seconds (timed out)

Write speed: 12 MB/s

Read speed: 13 MB/s

CPU Usage:

Top Processes by CPU:

Top Processes by Memory:

Top Processes by Network Use:

Virtual Memory Information:

Software Installs (past 30 days):

Clean up:

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist

~/Library/Application Support/CitrixOnline/GoToMeeting/G2MUpdate

Executable not found

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-***@***-SharedServices.Agent .plist

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/OSServices.framewor k/Versions/A/Support/CSConfigDotMacCert

Executable not found

Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

Directory /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports is not accessible without Full Drive Access.

End of report

Thank you for taking the time to troubleshoot with me I really appreciate it. Thankfully I already have it doing time machine back up’s, so I’m covered there. At this point I’m trying to decide if I get the new Mac Mini with larger storage 1tb, Or go with the 21.5 inch iMac with the fusion drive. I already have the keyboard mouse, and monitor so then I lean towards staying with the Mac Mini. I don’t know, I just don’t wanna dump money into something that’s still not ever going to be able to handle the neeest OS.