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Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
My 5400 rpm drive bit the dust on my 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac Mini. 4 gig ram.
Would upgrading the system drive to 7200 from 5400 add some snap to PT9? All audio files are being run out of external firewire drives. This is sort of a temp computer until I can afford to move into a macpro in probably about a year from now. Don't want to spend any money on this machine if I don't have to but if this upgrade will make a significant difference I will. Thanks |
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
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A faster system drive will make you happier all around.
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
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Might be hard to even sell the 5400 rpm replacement drive. |
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
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http://www.ifixit.com/Browse/Mac_Mini
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
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Just get the drive replaced.
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
If you want a significant performance increase, get an SSD for a boot drive.
I know that the 7200rpm 2.5" drives have gotten better in the last few years but if apple will warranty the drive for free I don't think it's worth messing with an upgrade to a 7200rpm drive. Several years ago I hacked a mac mini with a SATA extension cable and an external enclosure with a 7200rpm 3.5" boot drive in it. It made a difference, but it wasn't a huge one.
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
Thanks for the help, guys!
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
Under warranty apple will only let me put back in what it originally had. Won't allow an upgrade even if I paid the difference.
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
You might have more flexibility if you go to a 3rd party authorized Apple repair place (your local Apple store can refer you). They might be able to figure out a workaround to do what you need and still be reimbursed by Apple.
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Re: Mac Mini OS Drive Upgrade-Is It Worth It?
I tried. They want to sell new hard drives @ full price price plus installation.
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