4/30/2024 0 Comments Mac mini 2011 ssd upgrade kit![]() Starting with a blank hard drive is easy on the 2011 Mac Mini. I used a cut up coat hanger to insert into the logic board holes and slide it out. Be sure to remove the IR port adapter before sliding out the logic board. But first you need to slide the logic board out slightly. As with my first upgrade, the hard drive goes in the bottom slot (the side closest to the top of the case when upright). I just upgraded another Mac Mini with a 9.5MM SSD and a 12.5MM standard hard drive. UPDATE: My video shows adding two 9.5MM height drives. Apple Mac Mini MC815LL/A 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core processor, integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000, 2GB RAM, 500GB hard drive. ![]() The dedicated graphics in the mid-tier Mac Mini make it worth it for me. Western Digital 750TB Black WD7500BPKT 7200RPM, 16 MB cache, 2.5 inch, 9.5MM height hard drive.For a faster spinning hard drive consider: The Western Digital Blue drive mentioned above is high capacity and quiet. Best value high capacity SSD: Lexar Media Crucial 512 GB m4.Highest reliability SSD: Intel 510 Series 120 GB.Other SSD’s that you might consider include: ![]() The OCZ Vertex 3 is the fastest consumer SSD at the moment.
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