#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 FOR MAC#
#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 LICENSE KEY#
#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 INSTALL#
#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 UPDATE#

#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 LICENSE KEY#

Of course, need a new license key for 2011 Office, passwords for 4 different e-mail accounts and other softwares (such as Rosetta Stone).

#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 INSTALL#

There are two extra screws - one to stabilize the SATA cable and one for the wifi antenna cable.Д«oot it up, using my USB Yosemite to install the 512Gb Crucial SSD, then using time machine to restore my previous system. Unfortunately, the 2.5' Drive bay is in the bottom from the working position - unlike 2010-2012. I have to say, the process is not that intimidating. It took me no time to open it up ( I have decent experience from previous 2009 - 2012 Mac Minis). For now, I am settling with slower speed of SATA-3, third party SSD without TRIM.ДЄccording to UPS, the my new toy will be delivered Monday and I will post more details about this SATA SSD upgrade process. I am hoping one day, iFixit will have the part for the PCI-e cable/setting to be placed in 2014 Mini - for some people want to play around. Through the web, I found the Fusion drive model (2014, oh, with USD 200 extra) has PCI-e 128Gb SSD and 1T HDD. After all the price adding, I realize I can buy TWO base 2.6GHz i5 Mini than 1 customized high end Mini. Because I have few 512Gb SSD sitting around - I was torn to order the higher end model with PCI-e Apple OEM SSD 512G. I decided to order a base model of 2.6GHz i5, with stock 1T hard drive, 8G ram (639-699 USD).

sighДЄlong with iOS 8.1.1 - I start to notice the inadequacy of my 2011 Mac Mini - airdrop/hand off will not work natively without some modification.ДЄfter tossing around getting an 2012 i7 Quad-core Mini ( 800-1000 USD) or - jumping into the fixed memory, 2014 Mini? 2012 i7 Quad core, 2011 i7 with 6630M AMD video etc.Д¬ut into the story - I also put SSDs in all of them ( 1T SSD in 2012, 256Gb x 2 dual drives in 2011 and 256Gb in 2010) plus used Terminal to enable 'TRIM' - until 10.10. They were all the top Spec models - at the time. Now, we have 2010 (TV at bedroom), 2011 (mine) and 2012 Mac Minis. Since then, I have turned to Mac Mini - for the small fraction of cost, I can 'update' my Mini more frequently.Дў009 Mac Mini x 2 (mine and my spouse's) are currently at grand children's possession, still going strong.

#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 FOR MAC#

and many other countries and regions.A long time Mac Mini fan here - after spent almost 3K for Mac Pro (outdated in few years) that I have to 'accept' Apple's product refreshing strategies - that upgrade my hardware periodically is the trend. You will need a 2 step process to get to High Sierra.ДЄvailable only to persons age 13 or older in the U.S. Maximum Apple supported macOS for your 2011 iMac is High Sierra (10.13.6), but minimum OS to upgrade is 10.8.That includes Safari, iTunes, Books, Messages, Mail, Calendar, Photos, and FaceTime.

#SSD UPGRADE MAC MINI 2011 UPDATE#

When Software Update says that your Mac is up to date, the installed version of macOS and all of its apps are also up to date.

In most makes of Mac Mini you can't upgrade the processor - for models released since 2009, processors have been soldered onto the motherboard. 2011 Mac mini: RAM, Hard drive, Logic board.

You will need the following items for this project: Set of Torx screwdriver bits. Here we show you how you can upgrade a 2011 Mac Mini for use in the current year.

However, if you have an old Mac Mini lying around, like we do, you can easily upgrade it to work like a new computer. Buying a new Mac computer can be an expensive affair. However, if running OS X 10.7.5 or higher, this Mac Mini can be upgraded to a total of 16GB (8GB + 8GB) of RAM.

RAM Upgrade Originally, both the official and actual maximum RAM was 8 GB. Crucial Memory and SSD upgrades - 100% Compatibility Guaranteed for Apple Mac mini (Intel Core i7 2.7Ghz) DDR3 - Mid 2011 - FREE US Delivery.

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