Just purchased a new M2 Mac Mini and need Storage advice...
Mar 14, 2024. 10. 6. Mar 14, 2024. #1. I just bought a M2 Mac Mini, upgraded the RAM to 16GB, but didn’t want to spend the $200 on going to 512GB for storage. What I want to do is have an external drive to use for storage, and also back up everything with Time Machine. Which I currently have a 4TB Seagate HDD.
External SSD vs. internal storage on Mac Mini Pro
2024年10月29日 · USB4/TB3:4 would improve your experience by orders of comparison. USB4/TB5 offers other layers of connectivity, some of which you may be able to appreciate. My Daily is a M2 Mac Studio, and the former already offers me a subjectively-substantial improvement (over what I used to use) in my daily computing.
Expanding Mac mini storage - MacRumors Forums
2024年3月9日 · SATECHI Mac Mini Hub & Stand with SSD Enclosure for NVME/SATA M.2, Mac Mini Dock with USB C 10Gbps, 3 USB A 5/10Gbps, 2.0 Audio Jack, for Mac Mini M2/M1, Mac Studio - Silver. The Satechi Storage Expansion Hub is compatible with M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe/NGFF SATA), providing a flexible storage solution for your growing needs.
Mac Mini M2 Pro - External storage options? - MacRumors Forums
Jan 18, 2023. #1. I have a late 2014 27” iMac i5 with the HDD swapped for a 2TB crucial SSD. Now that the M2 Pro Mac Mini is out, I am debating finally upgrading being that there is no 27” iMac coming anytime soon. Having said all that, the storage prices on the Mac Mini are awful. $1200 to go to a 4TB SSD is a lot of money and nearly the ...
Fastest external storage possibilities for Mac Mini M2 Pro
2023年6月15日 · Over the years of using Windows (3.1/95/NT/2000) and Macs (Powermac G4/G5, Powerbook G4/G5, Newton, G4 Cube, iMac, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini, Mac Pro etc) I've come to this conclusion - for external storage nothing beats the speed and costs of RAID drives (and I have been using them for years since the …
M1 Mac Mini - External Storage - MacRumors Forums
2020年12月24日 · The internal storage in the M1 is soldered in so if it fails the logic board needs replacing. At Apple's prices out of warranty you'd be looking at purchasing a new machine. If not using the external for a boot disk you'd likely find a cheaper option such as a USB-C one more than sufficient. P.
How Do I Cope With Mac mini M4 Dismal 256GB Storage?
5 天之前 · Saturday at 12:45 PM. #18. sammyman said: I picked up a Mac Mini M4 with all the excitement for fun, for my work desk, and also to run my Plex server. I currently have a Synology NAS running Plex but sometimes movie playback stutters. The obvious solution to the mini's poor storage is an external hard drive.
Looking for external storage for MacMini M2 - MacRumors Forums
2023年9月28日 · I plan to change my Mac for a Mac Mini M2 Pro (or a Mac studio, I'm not decided yet). I mainly do Raw graphic and photo design (Adobe) and video (Final Cut Pro, 4K minimum). I'm looking for an external storage solution, a fast SSD drive just for video editing (2 or 4 TB) and an HDD drive for common file storage (2 to 4 TB).
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2020年12月24日 · Jan 17, 2021. #37. I also bought the M1 Mac Mini, 256GB SSD & 8GB RAM, as external storage is fast/cheap/and not ridiculously expensive as Apple's prices. For the external, I am using a Jeyi USB C NVME enclosure (USB 3.1 v2, 10Gb/Sec, Realtek RTL9210 bridge chip) with 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD.
New Mac Mini's Storage Can Be Upgraded, But It's Not Easy
5 天之前 · I took my base M4 Mac mini, added a 4TB SanDisk PRO-G40 External Thunderbolt 3 SSD drive, and set it up as my Startup Disk with macOS on it, and now I boot up having a 4TB SSD M4 Mac Mini for less than $1,000. The External Thunderbolt 3 SSD speed (at up to 3,200 MB/second with both read and write) is even faster than the Apple internal 256GB ...