![]() ![]() I think I have seven drives already devoted to the Minis for random use. ![]() Any combination I want.7200rpm full-size 3.5" drives.instantly changeable into other drive combinations via trays in the bays. On the other hand, there is NO limit to what I use in the external drive bays. Of course I could also boot from a usb attached drive but don't need that. One is always a boot drive and the other a data. out to an external sata box where I can slide in two of "any drives" I want at any time. I ran two sata cables out of the internal sata connectors. The two Minis sit on a shelf under the desk. (I don't touch FW drives as they're way more expensive.)ġ) is it safe to install two 7200rpm HDDs into Mac Mini? Would it possibly cause overheating?Ģ) did anybody experience any issues while using USB3 external drives for storing sample libraries?ĭmitryI'll give you the simple solution my two Minis have. Yes, I looked for similar threads here at GearSlutz, but they mostly deal with USB 2.0 harddrives, while Mac Mini 2012 is equipped with four USB3 ports. There's Mac Mini Data Doubler kit by .Īnother option is using external HDD. I thought about replacing 1GB internal drive with two 750GB 7200rpm drives. So there's obviously a problem to get good performance with software samplers. As many of you probably know, Apple decided to put 5400rpm drives in new Mac models. ![]()
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