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Maybe I just missed it, but he never mentions the brand name of the M.2 adapter used in the video (or in the notes), which is important, because there are adapters that work with most NVMe devices, and many that don't work at all or only work with limited NVMe devices. I recently performed a similar upgrade on my 2013 MacBook Pro 15" Retina, replacing the factory Apple 512GB SSD with a 1TB Crucial P3 Plus. In my case, I followed recommendations and bought a Sintech NGFF adapter. I had also tried a different brand, but that did not work at all and the Crucial NVMe was not even recognized by the system. Thankfully, the Sintech adapter worked first time and is proving to be a valuable upgrade, almost doubling the performance of that drive over the Apple SSD (Apple: read=780MB/s, Crucial+Sintech: 1600MB/s). I also own a couple Mac mini 2014 models, one of which, the i7, has a 256GB Apple 2.5 inch SSD (I got it for a good price on EBay), Since no NVMe was ever installed, I should only have to install the adapter and new NVMe as shown here. Sintech also makes their NGFF adapter for the 2014 Mini and it's sold on Amazon for less than $20. Based on my prior experience with using their adapter in my MBP, I plan to give that one a try first. And BTW, I disagree that APFS is only good for SSDs. On top of being way more modern and robust than HFS+, it has one feature that I use a lot -- you can create APFS container (sub) volumes practically at will and destroy them without needing to re-partition the disk. That's essentially what macOS does with the system and Data volumes on the boot drive. These APFS volumes all share the drive's physical space, but you can assign reserved and quota sizes for individual volumes, which comes in handy if you want to create a Time Machine volume to be shared with your home network. I pretty much only use APFS these days when formatting new volumes. HFS+ is really only handy for drives that you need to connect to older Macs that can't understand APFS, and there's very few of those around today.

Just want to let people know that you do not need to buy this adapter if you already have the fusion drive. You can by the adapter head that fits into the slot already and then put into your new NVME into that and use the same stand-off from your original Apple Blade SSD. Also some Chinese branded SSD are making “Apple Blade SSD” clones now so you can just do a simple swap with no adapters. Use at your own risk with off brands but people on Mac Rumors have has some luck with them.

What about bootcamp? It works on my internal mechanical hard drive, but not my nvme ssd on my 2014 mac mini. Same adapter you have

just ordered the same configuration as yours, thanks to your informative review!

Good example of when less is more! Good job cutting to the chase (but some music would do too). Mine exact model is coming tomorrow and I'm killing the time watching what's out there. Mainly to ensure myself it was the right decision. I'm sick already seeing all the videos following same script. Not to mention all about the M4 base OR maxed out Pro. And that moaning about the power button! Thanks man!

Thanks for this! And thank you for clocking the internal SSD speed. This was the best useful info on TH-cam thus far.!

Thanks, I was waiting for benchmark of this exat configuration!

I’m torn between the 12/16 and 14/20 just because the extra to performance core that might be useful for future-proofing but maybe if I’m going to use this mac mini for at least 4-5 years from now the 12/16 will be enough and the m8 pro (or whatever it might be called) base model would be much more powerful so I can just upgrade.

Finally, a decent review and not another commercial video explaining how small it is.

Every influwencer (or shall I just say the ones who got a freebee) I'm nin two minds between the 12/16 which would wipe the ass of my old i5 mac min 2012 or just say fuck it and get the 14/20 which seems to maybe just be not worth the extra. Good news on the SSD anyhow, maybe apple learned a lesson on M2.

Finally, someone reviewing the base M4 Pro. All other benchmark reviews are for the 14/20 core variant not the 12/16. Thank you. I am surprised it's not bad at all, much better than I expected and very close to the 14/20 variant. I pick the same machine up tomorrow.

Finally someone who checked the SSD speeds! Thank you! Did you notice/hear the fan and did it get hot to the touch?

Thank you for the data

0:59 you meant to say 2006-2012

I have a big request: could you please write down exactly what I need to buy to install an M.2? I already bought the wrong thing once and I can't return it... I would really appreciate it, and thank you for your help!

Dullest presentation I’ve ever seen.

On the late 2013 Mac Pro the correct ram speed is 1866MHz for 64GB and less. If you put 128GB the ram speed drops to 1066MHz. I see so many people putting the wrong spec ram into their Mac Pro 2013. PC3-14900 ECC is the correct type of ram for Late 2013 Mac Pro.

Great video, you got me in the right direction. My previous comment was not true so I deleted. Apparently I just had a 512gb SSD, but installed on top like yours. Maybe someone took out the hdd.

Honestly, these Mac mini's (Intel based) are great for running Linux!

Just got mine my full spec for only 300.

Over SEVENTEEN minutes to show "how to replace two ZIF CPUs". Yeah, right... I've seen videos in which people have shown how to upgrade firmware from 4,1 to 5,1, de-lid "lidded" CPUs, clean them and install - or how to get around "no lid CPUs to lidded ones", install new RAM and graphic card (with explanation "which one and why" thrown in), and all - and all that in less time than this one here...

Does any one know if I can take the 1tb (blade) from my mac mini 2014 and use it in my 2015 macbook pro? Thank you tech peeps

Could kindly provide links where you bought the NVME adpater?

what can be done if your stuck at full progress bar when restoring image or even download os x or other versions of mac os? seems that my associate is stuck there and cant use her mac mini right now!

Mine arrived last week. 10 Core Zeon, almost as fast as 12 Core in multicore apps, but faster than 12 core in single core modes), 256 GB SSD ( I switched to 2 TB), 64 GB Ram, D500 GPUs (I wanted to avoid the overheating issues that were a big problem with the D700s). $399 US shipping included. I love this machine! It's not a screamer, but I haven't heard the fan all week. Runs all my Adobe photo apps and plugins like buttah.

I have a Space Grey 2.3 GHZ 8 core i9 Intel 16" MacBook Pro 32 GB RAM 4 GB AMD Radeon 5500 Video 2 TB HD While I heard great things about M Powered Macs as far as performance. It's the compatibility that I have an issue with As far as I'm concerned My MacBook definitely holds it own against modern computers and it works great! The keyboard is very similar to my 2013 Scissor keyboard this magic keyboard takes a little getting used to but I like it better than my old MacBook I have no issues with speed whatsoever. I can definitely see issues with i7 Macs in this current day and age. Especially lower spec models because today you definitely need an up to date MacBook with at least a 1TB Drive I see my MacBook lasting me anither 5-10 years honestly In 2018 I bought a much lower spec MacBook for that time almost the base model This time I went for it and got a better Model not the entry level 2019 MacBook I do Audio Editing and My MacBook is perfect I see Apple eventually making a similar mistake that they made with the G4 Processors.

Excellent

Thanks for showing this, looks really good but wish you showed how you installed the part into the machine. Also your screen makes my OCD kick in! 😅 You should try using screen cleaner instead of licking it 😂❤

Mac Pro 5,1 - 2010 *2 x Intel Xeon 3,06 GHz 6-Cores *40GB RAM DDR3 1333 Mhz * Video AMD RX570 ITX 4GB 256biti *NVMe Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB instaled on adapter Aqua Computer kryoM.2 evo PCIe 3.0 x4 Adapter for M.2 * Plus backup: SSD 240Gb Kingston Dual Gigabit LAN Price 300 dollars It's okay for office and some games.??? Or Mac Pro (Mid 2010) *2 x 3,46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon RAM 32 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 GRAPHICS : AMD Radeon Pro W5500 8 GB Storage : 1 - SSD 240 GB - OS 1 - HDD 1 TB - Scratch Disk 1 - RAID HDD 2 TB - Storage Price 500 dollars What to choose from the price and for the best configuration . Tanks.

Does anybody know what generation is the CPU on these Mac?

Does it even make it faster I have a 1 TB SSD already in their Took out the standard hdd

Ive got the six core with 64gb and a 1 tb ssd (Apple) now for a month, and i love it 😀

is there any way to access that installation boot without mac keyboard god this is annoying why does apple wanna separate from the norm so bad

Excellent video tutorial 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 if any chance you can put the link of the part you used for the upgrade on the comments section thanks you so much

2014 Mac mini only works at PCIE X 2 Speed. The other PCIE lanes are used for other resources.

I rarely comment on Videos, but I just want to say thanks man! It really helps to be guided through the process. I am familiar with it on a basic level, but the little tips lie which formats the drives need to be are helping a lot!

I’m really divided between buying a more recent Mac mini and one of this old Mac pro. The main reasons that are holding me back from the current gen are: - lack of upgradeability - limited support to other os I currently work on a old mb pro 2012 (non retina) with upgraded ram and disk but I don’t need the portability anymore and instead I would like to have multiple monitors. I’m a maker and I tinker with fusion 360/cad programs, VMs, microcontrollers etc While I can mitigate the support Of other oss using VMs on other machines in my home lab, I really can’t get over the lack of upgrades to ram and storage.

Just got one full spec 12 core 2.7ghz duel d700 gpu (12gb) 128gb ram, 4tb nvme. I paired mine with a sonnet rack for mac pro. Got mine for 935gbp. Its a powerhouse for a music production environment

You can use a little of isopropanol and a thin spatula or knife to easily remove the flex of the original SSD.

I guess if your budget is around $500 tops, and you need a desktop Mac it's a choice between an upgraded trash can, or a new base-line M2 Mac Mini. Imho. it comes down to do you need more than 8GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD? If I had a Trashcan Mac, I'd probably continue to upgrade it and keep it for another year or two, at least until M3 ships, and maybe Apple improves the basic RAM and SSD specs. But honestly, I wouldn't recommend a Trashcan Mac as a new computer purchase for two reasons: (1) with the M2 Mini you can eventually add SSD external storage as needed. It's a desktop, so having to rely on an external HD isn't a problem for most people. (2) the M2 Mini will get software updates for at least five years into the future. The Trashcan is at the EOL as far as MacOS updates are concerned. Yes, you can use OpenCore Legacy Patcher to run unsupported MacOS on it, but sooner or later Apple will completely drop Intel support from future releases and OpenCore won't be any use. Apple shipped their first Intel Macs in 2006, and dropped PowerPC support with 10.6 Snow Leopard three years later in 2009. Based on that timeline, I wouldn't be surprised if MacOS Sonoma is the last version of MacOS that will support Intel.

does it support name pcie 3.0 or 4.0?

Which is best 2018 or 2019 which one can I buy please reply 🙂

Funny to see this after ordering my first Mac Pro 2013. I have m2 and m1 systems but I always loved how these things looked.

Great video! I'm trying to repurpose the same type of Mac Mini. Could you provide the make and model for the M.2 converter you used? Have been surfing the web for something of that kind, but I only find sketchy products that I don't want to buy. Do you have any idea as to if the Mac has any restrictions on make and/or model for the M.2 stick itself?

News from the tf360?

Solid video!

Thank you very much for the video man! I want to install 1tb nve ssd on a 2.6GHz mac mini late 2014 that doesn’t have fusion drive, do you know if it’s possible? I read that 2.6ghz doesn’t support 1TB sdd. Only 256gb. Thank you very much

Does Windows Bootcamp will work for this NVME? I mean can we install Windows on it and Mac on main SSD?

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The only video which shows the fusion drive as of my macmini. Love!. In my 2014 late macmini it says Link width is x2. What SSD do I need to purchase? does X4 ssd also works?