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- Add extra SSD (OWC Mercury Electra 6G) into second HDD bay on select Mac Mini 2011-2012 Add extra SSD (OWC Mercury Electra 6G) into second HDD bay on select Mac Mini 2011-2012
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OWC DIY bundle kit to add the second SSD using OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD and Installation Tools for Mac mini 2011 - 2012
A small number of 2012 units were shipped with the drive mounted in the upper drive bay rather than the more typical lower bay. If you have a 2012 or later model, you will want to determine the configuration of your Mac mini's drives prior to ordering. To do this, open the Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility app and click on the grey drive icon at the left edge of the window. If you see "Lower" after the "Connection ID" at the bottom-left corner of the window, choose Option HDD - lower bay. If you see "Upper", then you have a unique configuration which will need additional components. You need to choose Option HDD - upper bay. For Upper Bay HDD, please watch Addendum video - scroll down on the page. For Lower Bay HDD, watch videos from Video Tab.
Get more storage when you add a second drive to your Mac mini.
- Install the second drive in your Mac mini (2011 - 2012)
- Includes OWC's exclusive Data Doubler plus all the tools you'll need to complete the install
- Experience quicker booting, faster launching of applications, and more efficient work
- DIY: FREE installation video walks you through every step
Bigger, Better, Stronger
The Mac mini is already an amazing feat of engineering, and you can pack even more power inside it with the OWC Data Doubler and an OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD. An OWC SSD is simply the best way to expand capability of your already powerful Mac mini, and even better, you can do it yourself!
OWC Mercury Electra 6G Solid-State Drive (SSD)
This SSD brings some serious horsepower to the track. With SSDs operating dramatically faster than hard drives, you will love the performance gains of
the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Quicker booting, rapid app launching and more efficient creating are hallmarks of OWC solid-state drives.
With no moving parts, the OWC SSDs are far more stable than conventional hard drives. You can count on significant increases in your read and write speeds, and the Mercury Electra 6G is designed to reduce write degradation over time.
The Right Tools for the Job
With the 5-piece Toolkit from OWC, everything is included to add the OWC SSD in your Mac mini. And once the upgrade is complete, you'll have a handy set of tools for future computer upgrades.
Yes, You Can Do-It-Yourself. Just watch the installation videos in this listing
Includes
- (1) OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
- (1) OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit, including:
- (1) Phillips #00 screwdriver
- (1) Torx T6 screwdriver
- (1) Torx T8 screwdriver
- (1) Straight Blade 1.8mm screwdriver
- (1) Nylon Pry Tool (aka "Spudger")
- (1) Logic Board Removal Tool
- (4) Rubber Grommets
- (4) Hex Screws
- (1) Flex Cable for Mac mini
- (1) OWC Data Doubler for Mac mini
- (1) OWC Data Doubler for Mac mini (2011-2012) InstallationGuide (Download Only)
- 3-Year OWC Limited Warranty
- Available capacity: 250GB/ 500GB/ 1TB/ 2TB/ 4TB
- Manufacturer part numbers: OWCS3D7E6G250/ OWCS3D7E6GD05/ OWCS3D7E6GD10/ OWCS3D7E6GD20/ OWCS4D7E6GT4.0
- Manufacturer part numbers - bundle kit: OWCDD1MMSSDE250/ OWCDD1MMSSDE500/ OWCDD1MMSSDE1TB/ OWCDD1MMSSDE2TB/ OWCDD1MMSSDE4TB
- Form Factor: 2.5-inch 7mm
- Storage Interface: SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Format: Unformatted
- S.M.A.R.T. Attributes: Standard attributes supported
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ): Up to 32 simultaneous commands
- RAID Support: Yes
- RoHS Compliant: Yes
- Reach Certification: Yes
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Random 4K Read / Random 4K Write:
- 250GB - Up to 54,000 IOPS / Up to 81,000 IOPS
- 500GB - Up to 100,000 IOPS / Up to 90,000 IOPS
- 1TB - Up to 100,000 IOPS / Up to 90,000 IOPS
- 2TB - Up to 100,000 IOPS / Up to 90,000 IOPS
- 4TB -
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Sequential Read (Max) / Sequential Write (Max):
- 250GB - Up to 535 MB/s / Up to 465 MB/s
- 500GB - Up to 540 MB/s / Up to 500 MB/s
- 1TB - Up to 540 MB/s / Up to 500 MB/s
- 2TB - Up to 540 MB/s / Up to 500 MB/s
- 4TB - Up to 524 MB/s / Up to 516 MB/s
- Nonrecoverable Read Errors: 1 per 10/16 bits read
- MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 1,600,000 hours
- Wear Leveling: Supported
- TRIM Support: OS Dependent
- Security: Secure Erase (SE), Crypto Erase
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Endurance:
- 250GB - 1,500,000 hours
- 500GB - 340TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 187 GB per day for 5 years
- 1TB - 681TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 374 GB per day for 5 years
- 2TB - 681TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 374 GB per day for 5 years
- 4TB - 435TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 239 GB per day for 5 years
- Mac OS Compatibility: Yes
- PC OS Compatibility: Yes
- Other Requirements: Host or device with a built-in SATA connection.
- Write Mode (Max): Up to 2 Watts
- Seek Mode (Max): Up to 1.9 Watts
- Idle Mode (Max): Up to 0.15 Watts
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Dimensions:
- Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
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Ambient Temperature:
- Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)
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Altitude:
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
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Humidity:
- Operating: 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 0% to 93% non-condensing
- Applications: General Purpose High-performance SSD
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Notes:
- Temperature reporting is currently an unsupported feature because due to the operating characteristics of SSDs, it is highly unlikely one would ever exceed an OWC Mercury SSD's stated operating temperature ceiling of 158F/70C. However, we are looking into supporting this feature in the future via a firmware update. Firmware updates can be found here - http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/OWC/SSD.
- Model ID: Macmini6,2 - A1347 - EMC 2570
- Model ID: Macmini6,1 - A1347 - EMC 2570
- Model ID: Macmini5,2 - A1347 - EMC 2442
- Model ID: Macmini5,1 - A1347 - EMC 2442