One of the nicest is that you could keep the old drive updated. CCC does have some features beyond TimeMachine - and is not unreasonably priced. ![]() Both macs have quad core i7 processor.Ĭarbon Copy Cloner will work just fine for moving the HD, and the trial version will do it (if you make the change within 30 days of installing it). My 2011 MBP has 16G RAM and a 1TB Crucial drive. The MBP was quicker, since the bottom comes off, then the drive is easily accessible, but the Mini can definitely be done. ![]() The switch over was done in an hour or less (although I do computer work regularly). If you don't already have the second HD, you will need a special little cable to connect to the logic board. The Mini I have is a "server" model, so it has two drives, I left the other 500G in place. It takes a bit of effort, since the "logic Board" (Apple name for motherboard) has to be partly slid out to get to the drives. They are priced similar to the better Samsung, but I liked the specs better (in particular, the expected lifetime - I have another 500G and five 1TB in the MX100 and MX200 series). ![]() Replaced the first (bottom) 500GB HD with a Crucial MX-100 SSD.
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