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Yes, I didn't realise it till I got mine, I misread "3 USB 2 ports" as USB 3!Ah, thank you for pointing that out.. USB2 indeed.
For my uses, this will be fine anyway.
The planned external SSD will by my first USB3 device.
Have 2xFW800 + 2xUSB2 HDDs currently.
Thanks!You essentially have to remove everything from the aluminum shell, then put it back in layer by layer - How to Upgrade/Replace the Hard Drive in a 2012 Mac mini - YouTube
plus a step by step photo guide as well - Installing Mac Mini Late 2012 Hard Drive Replacement - iFixit
Not a ton of screws, just a lot of fiddly bits.
On the other hand, OWC will do it for you as a $99 service, including FedEx next-day shipping both ways.. turn around time is 72 hours.
My primary concern is if anything fails, you need to reverse the process back to the stock HDD before bringing it in for Apple to fix. (Or at least thats my understanding)
Yes, the right system is clearly contingent upon what your specific needs are, and what other equipment you have at hand.Godfrey et all. I hear you about the high end mini, I almost went that way myself, but I do need a laptop for a lot of my work, work. So I decided I could change from a 2010 MBP with SSD and a 27" iMac 2011, to a MBP 15" retina with SSD and 27" TB display.
I do have a fall back to a 2011 Mac mini that my partner has, should the MBP fail or be stolen. That's important for me.
I use similar backups with TimeMachine and SuperDuper with rotating off site SD! clones of my data and OS disks.
Just waiting on some Thunderbolt drives to arrive, to replace some USB 2 drives I was using, which can be recycled for other archive uses.
Season's Greetings!
Just occurred to me that I do use a cloud storage service for my work machine. It's CrashPlan ... they have a lot of packages and options, check them out at Online Data Backup - Offsite, Onsite, & Cloud - CrashPlan Backup Software...
I've considered doing an off-site cloud-based backup as well, just haven't gotten to it yet. If you do that, the ability to a) deliver the initial data to the service via a hard drive and b) obtain a complete hard drive copy the backed-up archive are two things that are essential ... Moving a couple of terabytes of data around via the internet at home internet speeds isn't sensible or time-effective.