Wow!, thanks to every one of you that has taken time to watch this video, comment, like and even subscribe. I honestly didn't expect it to do so well. Finding time to make these videos is really hard as I also work on client video productions and RUclips channels as well as @midlifemini whilst keeping a full-time job and family time. I really tried to make this video a bit more special, as I intend to do with future uploads. Thanks again you guys! You have me heading towards 500 Subscribers! AMAZING! 😃
@@realmattjc I wouldn't pay much heed. Looked an annoying job to me. Torx screws, daft SSD adapters, fiddly dis/reasssembly. Makes me glad I don't have a mac.
I recently did a RAM and storage upgrade on a 2012 mini Core i5 I had on the shelf. It was functional, but had only 4GB of RAM, a 500GB internal HDD, with Mac OS X 10.9 installed (ugh). First thing, I upgraded to macOS Catalina (10.15 - the max for this model). This modernized the system, but performance was still awful - the HDD gave boot times measured in minutes(!) and the paltry RAM meant the OS was constantly operating out of swap space (up to 2GB!), making performance even more dismal. Next, I used Carbon Copy Cloner to duplicate the internal HDD onto an external USB3 SSD (500 GB SSD + USB3 enclosure = $70 US). This improved boot performance quite a bit but the RAM issue was still dragging things down. Next, I installed 16 GB of DDR3 RAM (bless Apple for making it so easy on this model) at $17.00 US from Amazon!. After these upgrades, the system was using ZERO swap space and the enhance SSD performance, even running externally, made the system fairly snappy (for that Mac vintage). Ideally, I would have tried to replace the internal HDD with a 2.5 inch SSD, but the 2012 mini is especially tricky, since you have to remove the motherboard and power supply to get access to the internal drive bay, and I have damaged at least one mini logic board doing that, so the external SSD, though cumbersome, is the far safer choice giving acceptable performance, and the internal HDD is still available for general storage. Personally, I use Carbon Copy Cloner to perform scheduled daily backups from the SSD onto the internal drive in case the SSD ever fails, at least I can fall back to booting from the HDD to recover.
Haha thank you. Asking for subs was an oversight on this video. They do say ‘don’t ask, don’t get’ so thanks for taking the time to watch and indeed subscribe
I did something similar last year. 2012 Mac Mini, bumped up the RAM, bought a dual HDD kit, and put 2 SSDs in. Currently dual-booting PopOS as a daily driver and OSX for music production. Honestly, I'm pleasantly surprised by the speed of this thing. For every day computing it's a perfect, silent little box.
What is PopOs if you don’t mind me asking? I have a 2012 MacMini it’s the longest lasting Apple product I own but I know nothing about the internal components. But would like to show my some needed love
This so reminds me of my own 2014 Mac Mini (2,6 GHz i5 dual core CPU, 8 GB RAM and a 1 tb hard drive). I've ended up buying a 250 gb Samsung SSD and a USB enclosure to connect the SSD to one of the Mini's USB ports. I've kept the internal 1 tb hard drive for data storage. From a very slow hog it became a pretty quick computer. An SSD is the best thing you can do to upgrade the old guys and give them a new lease on life.
I've done a few of these. The first one is always a pain in the butt. SSD and RAM are always what I do when keeping these machines running. I've put an SSD in a 2002 iMac and that boots in 13 secs now.....
I installed two 2TB SSDs in my i7 a few years ago. There were two 1TB HDD installed. If the Mini is already disassembled, then I install more than just a 240 GB.
It’s a good shout to max out on storage if you need it. In this case my father just needed a Mac he wasn’t pulling his hair out waiting for it to do something very simple.
Lovely video! Impeccably shot and great overview of the procees required for a RAM+SSD upgrade. Keep it up like this and you'll have a mountain of subs in no time, well done!
I Have one of these as my daily driver. Did the ram and ssd. The silver bit can be a pain to get in the exact position to install the screws. Used masking tape for a handle to position the ssd. I run windows 10 on it. It will handle light gaming it runs sims 3 with expansions no problem. Mine is the i5 version.
@@jamesellis9080 sounds like you have a successful upgrade on your hands. Nice 👌 Haha re the silver bit! There were times I wish I never started it myself. Didn’t help trying to film it whilst doing the job. Thanks for watching 🙏
About a year ago I made the exact same suggestion to my dad who, like yours, was struggling with the speed of his Mac Mini. He put an SSD in it and all of a sudden the complaints are gone.
I was thinking of getting this one to install Linux, I switch over to hp EliteDesk mini as I got a good deal on it. It's a big jump of speed putting in a SSD in it on that mac mini.
I'm running the latest Linux Mint on my 2014 Mac Mini. From a USB connected SSD. The internal hard drive is used for my user account and file storage. Works like a charm. It's running my music server, but it is also hooked up to my living room's LCD TV. So I can also use it to surf the Internet from my couch using Chrome.
I'm running a 2012 mac mini i7, 16gb RAM, 500gb ssd, 1tb ssd. Running Linux 22.04 LTS for over a year. Every thing works, much quicker than macos. Very nice rig.
Still have my 2012. It got a SSD and 16GB upgrades. It runs rings around my Late 2014. 2014 can't play 60 fps video while the 2012 has perfect playback.
With the low cost of the memory and storage these days, it's almost criminal NOT to make the upgrades to 16GB and SSD in the 2010-2012 machines (and I suppose 2014 servers) that allow it to be done. I picked up a 2010 MacBook Pro (4GB RAM, 320GB HDD) for $38 and intend to do the same. 16GB of RAM for $20 and a 1TB SSD for $45 will keep the total right near $100. Hoping for similar results, especially in shut down time because that poor thing takes over 3 minutes to shut down.
There are good reasons for removing the connectors but you were careful so fair play. I found slotting a credit card into the plastic in between the drive bays helps you get the drive into the right groves. Since you have done this it would be well worth looking into installing Monterey using open core legacy patcher as that will allow your dad to use the Mac mini for a lot longer. We are finally getting to the point where a lot of applications won’t work on Mojave (my favourite os) or Catalina. I still run Mojave on a few older macs for a variety of reasons. 2012 Mac mini works great on open core 😊
I’ll certainly consider using the patch and see how it goes. The reassuring thing being there is an option to extend the life of the machine. All things considered it’s not bad for a 12 year old Mac 👍
Noticed a huge improvement with OCLP & Sonoma on a similar vintage MBP I bought used for $130Cdn a few months back. It had already been upgraded to 16MB Ram and a 1TB SSD, so I’m tempted to do the same to my A1347 Mini. A local “qualified” Apple dealer/service shop quoted 2 hrs at $120 for the labour, plus my choice of SSD - seems a bit steep to me.
When I first upgrade the SSD on a 2011 and 2012 Mac Mini, screwing the SSD back on was a pain. I found that if I fold a long piece of plain paper a few times and stick it under the SSD to hold it up, it make it easier to screw in the SSD. After that I can pull the paper out and tighten the screws.
Mac mini (Late 2012),2.3gHz, i7 processor, 16GB RAM, new WD 500GB SSD, freezes every coup[e days and needs a hard restart. Not sure if it's Catalina, Chrome or something else. When I do the command for a Hardware Test, I'm taken to internet recovery? Not sure what to do with this machine. It's basically used for its HDMI port and connected to my HDTV for internet.
Hey. Sorry to hear of your troubles. I couldn’t say for sure on this. My initial hunch is graphics related. Has it done it since upgrading the SSD or has the machine been working for a while?
Just timed my 2011 imac with 4gb ram, the original 500gb spinny hard drive and a 3.06ghz Core 2 Duo. To be fair, this was it's second boot after installing High Sierra, so maybe there was a bit of boot time improvement. From immediately after the startup chime through to opening Chromium Legacy (I had it set to start up on this exact video) and being able to control the video took 1:50.6 seconds
Ha! I just ordered the exact same components earlier today (before watching your video). Plan on using my 2012 Mac Mini as a Proxmox hypervisor to run virtual machines.
I like upgrading old Macs because they still have their uses, like with your father's Mac mini. It's a common misconception that adding RAM makes a computer faster because it improves multitasking and minimizes the potential for disk swapping (which does aid performance to a point). But otherwise, more RAM does not make a computer faster, it's the swap from platter drive to SSD that makes the big difference, as you discovered.
Yes I was always aware it would be the SSD that made the difference but figured the RAM might be worth doing too. Either way it’s night and day difference now so all good. I think you’re right. They still definitely have their uses. Thanks for watching 🙏
Up and running in my basement, 10+ years until today. No issues, everything is fine. Never had any speed problems. Last update in 2015 (added the two SSDs for about 900 Euro each). Mac mini. Late 2012, 2.3 Ghz Quad Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, 2x 1TB WD SATA SSD, Sonoma 14.4 Replacing the harddrives was so easy back in the day, the same for the RAM. Would be nice if Apple ever would go back to these behaviors. BTW: your speed improvements are just related to the SSD. After about 2016 none of the Mac OS X versions was optimized for magnetic drives. Just the huge amount of short read accesses kill any usable performance of the sad device.
@@realmattjc Really sad. Of cause the Mac mini in my basement is in his has years, caused by the x86 CPU. But it worked so long, so stable. It is at least one reason why I still think Apple makes really good hardware.
I've got 2 of these and one already has 16gb of RAM and an SSD running Ubuntu. I am going to check the other one but I think it has a mechanical hard drive so that has to go. I wish these had a CPU socket so we could upgrade that as well without soldering or replacing the logic board etc. But for it's age it's not bad once you do the memory and SSD upgrade. I'd like to get a 2018 intel i& based Mac but in my area in Texas they are around $300-$400 USD.
@@realmattjc I upgraded my parents 2012 Mac Mini nearly exactly the same, with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD (to avoid multiple external drives for photos). When the M1 MBA was released, I upgraded them to the M1 MBA when it was released, but it stays docked 24/7 and I've thought about migrating them to a used M1 Mac Mini and taking the laptop as a backup for myself.
@@cmorche good to have options. I myself just have a 2021 M1 MBP as my main editing machine and a 2012 MBP for DJ software which I fear hasn’t much life left in it.
Good question. You might need to run a patch update to allow a later OS but I couldn’t say for sure. Others in these comments have mentioned running a patch but I’ve never done it so couldn’t quote on that.
@user-qf6kb4vl6d thank you for watching and you are quite right. It depends on what you need I guess. My parents didn’t need anything super fast however it was horrendously slow before the upgrade.
While I agree with the idea of keeping devices out of the landfill, this Mac is near end of life. It will only get a few more months of updates leaving it vulnerable to malware and app support issues. While it sounds annoying, I recommend putting a Linux distro on it that resembles MacOS just enough for a sense of familiarity and will keep this thing around longer.
Oof... thats a really bad decision on the SSD. Those Kingston A400s have a really high failure rate. The Phison S11 controller have the tendency to brick itself.
Thanks for commenting. It’s as the old saying goes, ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’. I just sold my m1 Mac mini to get a MacBook Pro as the need was more for remote working. That said my parents Mini was slow as anything. Doing this has given it a new lease of life so it was worth the pain 🤣
Apple were (and still are) very mean with ram and SSD provisioning. This has a new lease of life. The future 10 years from now 8GB ram and tiny ssd M3 users will not be so lucky.
it still runs an outdated version of MacOS, without recent security patches. it's only good for web browsing using Chrome or Firefox, because Safari is not patched.
@@realmattjcyeah OCLP will patch Sonoma to run on the older hardware. I use my 2012 i7 Mac Mini every day with Sonoma after putting in a Samsung 850 SSD beside the 1TB HDD.
I have a 2008 I mac which will become a large paper weight in a few years or sooner since I can't upgrade new software. I really hate this. I wish I could put new parts in it like buying an old car & rebuilding the motor. A profound bummer
Umm not sure what to say on the old iMacs. I fear you might be right about it being a paper weight. It was one of my own concerns when thinking about buying one. Who knows, there might be a way.
@@realmattjc . After reading that there's really no way I was thinking in this day of mini pcs I would think an ingenious person could swap out parts one from another. Plus Apples prices are ins a ne for their upgrades on new computers. I believe they could make things easier but they want u to spend ur money.
Wow!, thanks to every one of you that has taken time to watch this video, comment, like and even subscribe. I honestly didn't expect it to do so well.
Finding time to make these videos is really hard as I also work on client video productions and RUclips channels as well as @midlifemini whilst keeping a full-time job and family time.
I really tried to make this video a bit more special, as I intend to do with future uploads.
Thanks again you guys! You have me heading towards 500 Subscribers! AMAZING!
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@@Katiey8625 not exactly meant that way. I meant as in it ended up being a hard video to make whilst also doing the job.
@@realmattjc I wouldn't pay much heed. Looked an annoying job to me. Torx screws, daft SSD adapters, fiddly dis/reasssembly. Makes me glad I don't have a mac.
@@KayakingVince it was fiddly but worth it.
@@Katiey8625 your obviously a very miserable person that wants others to fail in life to make yourself feel better.
@@rodriguer1 I’m not sure to be honest. Might be best to speak to you school about it first. 🙏
I recently did a RAM and storage upgrade on a 2012 mini Core i5 I had on the shelf. It was functional, but had only 4GB of RAM, a 500GB internal HDD, with Mac OS X 10.9 installed (ugh). First thing, I upgraded to macOS Catalina (10.15 - the max for this model). This modernized the system, but performance was still awful - the HDD gave boot times measured in minutes(!) and the paltry RAM meant the OS was constantly operating out of swap space (up to 2GB!), making performance even more dismal. Next, I used Carbon Copy Cloner to duplicate the internal HDD onto an external USB3 SSD (500 GB SSD + USB3 enclosure = $70 US). This improved boot performance quite a bit but the RAM issue was still dragging things down. Next, I installed 16 GB of DDR3 RAM (bless Apple for making it so easy on this model) at $17.00 US from Amazon!. After these upgrades, the system was using ZERO swap space and the enhance SSD performance, even running externally, made the system fairly snappy (for that Mac vintage). Ideally, I would have tried to replace the internal HDD with a 2.5 inch SSD, but the 2012 mini is especially tricky, since you have to remove the motherboard and power supply to get access to the internal drive bay, and I have damaged at least one mini logic board doing that, so the external SSD, though cumbersome, is the far safer choice giving acceptable performance, and the internal HDD is still available for general storage. Personally, I use Carbon Copy Cloner to perform scheduled daily backups from the SSD onto the internal drive in case the SSD ever fails, at least I can fall back to booting from the HDD to recover.
Wow! Loved this video. subscribed
Thank you so much 🙏
You had my sub at “I’m a bit of a geek”.
Haha thank you. Asking for subs was an oversight on this video. They do say ‘don’t ask, don’t get’ so thanks for taking the time to watch and indeed subscribe
How monumentally screwed would Apple be if you could still do this with modern hardware.
@@RichFletcher Very. Possibly why they have gone down the route they have. Cunning move Apple 🤣🤣
I did something similar last year. 2012 Mac Mini, bumped up the RAM, bought a dual HDD kit, and put 2 SSDs in. Currently dual-booting PopOS as a daily driver and OSX for music production. Honestly, I'm pleasantly surprised by the speed of this thing. For every day computing it's a perfect, silent little box.
What is PopOs if you don’t mind me asking?
I have a 2012 MacMini it’s the longest lasting Apple product I own but I know nothing about the internal components. But would like to show my some needed love
@@1308SPAZZ its a Linux distro.
I love when youtube actually shows me something interesting and its a low sub channel that has good production quality. You got my sub mate.
thank you so much @siktah 🙏
This so reminds me of my own 2014 Mac Mini (2,6 GHz i5 dual core CPU, 8 GB RAM and a 1 tb hard drive). I've ended up buying a 250 gb Samsung SSD and a USB enclosure to connect the SSD to one of the Mini's USB ports. I've kept the internal 1 tb hard drive for data storage.
From a very slow hog it became a pretty quick computer. An SSD is the best thing you can do to upgrade the old guys and give them a new lease on life.
Good shout on using an external drive. I never thought about that on my old 2014!
You’re very right. SSD is the way to go 👍
I've done a few of these. The first one is always a pain in the butt. SSD and RAM are always what I do when keeping these machines running.
I've put an SSD in a 2002 iMac and that boots in 13 secs now.....
Makes such difference doesn’t it.
I installed two 2TB SSDs in my i7 a few years ago. There were two 1TB HDD installed. If the Mini is already disassembled, then I install more than just a 240 GB.
It’s a good shout to max out on storage if you need it. In this case my father just needed a Mac he wasn’t pulling his hair out waiting for it to do something very simple.
Thank you. I'm just waiting for my cheap(ish) 2012 MacMini impulse buy to arrive and this has helped a lot.
Good luck with it 👍
I have one from 2011 and is still working nicely. I made few upgrades like SSD and 16gb ram.
Great to hear 🤙
Lovely video! Impeccably shot and great overview of the procees required for a RAM+SSD upgrade. Keep it up like this and you'll have a mountain of subs in no time, well done!
Super thanks for the feedback. It was a challenging video to put together but I’m quite happy with how it turned out 🙏
I Have one of these as my daily driver. Did the ram and ssd. The silver bit can be a pain to get in the exact position to install the screws. Used masking tape for a handle to position the ssd. I run windows 10 on it. It will handle light gaming it runs sims 3 with expansions no problem. Mine is the i5 version.
@@jamesellis9080 sounds like you have a successful upgrade on your hands. Nice 👌
Haha re the silver bit! There were times I wish I never started it myself. Didn’t help trying to film it whilst doing the job.
Thanks for watching 🙏
About a year ago I made the exact same suggestion to my dad who, like yours, was struggling with the speed of his Mac Mini. He put an SSD in it and all of a sudden the complaints are gone.
Makes the world of difference doesn’t it. Thanks for commenting 🙏
I was thinking of getting this one to install Linux, I switch over to hp EliteDesk mini as I got a good deal on it. It's a big jump of speed putting in a SSD in it on that mac mini.
Massive jump. It’s gone from majorly frustrating to use to the performance of a new machine. Opens rapid and no hanging around.
I'm running the latest Linux Mint on my 2014 Mac Mini. From a USB connected SSD. The internal hard drive is used for my user account and file storage. Works like a charm.
It's running my music server, but it is also hooked up to my living room's LCD TV. So I can also use it to surf the Internet from my couch using Chrome.
@@SandsOfArrakis easy surfing my friend 🤙
@@SandsOfArrakis yeah can be turn in to a Linux server too.
I'm running a 2012 mac mini i7, 16gb RAM, 500gb ssd, 1tb ssd. Running Linux 22.04 LTS for over a year. Every thing works, much quicker than macos. Very nice rig.
Still have my 2012. It got a SSD and 16GB upgrades. It runs rings around my Late 2014. 2014 can't play 60 fps video while the 2012 has perfect playback.
Not at all shabby for a 12 year old machine. 👍
Man I love your style and approach.
Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏
With the low cost of the memory and storage these days, it's almost criminal NOT to make the upgrades to 16GB and SSD in the 2010-2012 machines (and I suppose 2014 servers) that allow it to be done. I picked up a 2010 MacBook Pro (4GB RAM, 320GB HDD) for $38 and intend to do the same. 16GB of RAM for $20 and a 1TB SSD for $45 will keep the total right near $100. Hoping for similar results, especially in shut down time because that poor thing takes over 3 minutes to shut down.
might seem trivial, but really appreciate your music choice. my Mac Mini is already upgraded, but still enjoyed watching this.
Not at all. Thanks for watching 🙏
the video that i need is here. thanks
@@andikasavana4539 good luck and take your time
There are good reasons for removing the connectors but you were careful so fair play. I found slotting a credit card into the plastic in between the drive bays helps you get the drive into the right groves. Since you have done this it would be well worth looking into installing Monterey using open core legacy patcher as that will allow your dad to use the Mac mini for a lot longer. We are finally getting to the point where a lot of applications won’t work on Mojave (my favourite os) or Catalina. I still run Mojave on a few older macs for a variety of reasons. 2012 Mac mini works great on open core 😊
I’ll certainly consider using the patch and see how it goes. The reassuring thing being there is an option to extend the life of the machine. All things considered it’s not bad for a 12 year old Mac 👍
Noticed a huge improvement with OCLP & Sonoma on a similar vintage MBP I bought used for $130Cdn a few months back. It had already been upgraded to 16MB Ram and a 1TB SSD, so I’m tempted to do the same to my A1347 Mini. A local “qualified” Apple dealer/service shop quoted 2 hrs at $120 for the labour, plus my choice of SSD - seems a bit steep to me.
@@fonkenfulyeah that does sound steep tbh but I guess at least the ownership is on the dealer if it goes wrong lol
When I first upgrade the SSD on a 2011 and 2012 Mac Mini, screwing the SSD back on was a pain. I found that if I fold a long piece of plain paper a few times and stick it under the SSD to hold it up, it make it easier to screw in the SSD. After that I can pull the paper out and tighten the screws.
Yes that part was a right pain!
OCLP (open core legacy patcher) software) or Linux will help to keep the software and security up to date
Thanks for the info 👍
My late 2012 Mac Mini is my podcasting machine. 2.5Ghz, 16GB RAM, 250 SSD.
Perfect for that my friend
Mac mini (Late 2012),2.3gHz, i7 processor, 16GB RAM, new WD 500GB SSD, freezes every coup[e days and needs a hard restart. Not sure if it's Catalina, Chrome or something else. When I do the command for a Hardware Test, I'm taken to internet recovery? Not sure what to do with this machine. It's basically used for its HDMI port and connected to my HDTV for internet.
Hey. Sorry to hear of your troubles. I couldn’t say for sure on this. My initial hunch is graphics related.
Has it done it since upgrading the SSD or has the machine been working for a while?
Just timed my 2011 imac with 4gb ram, the original 500gb spinny hard drive and a 3.06ghz Core 2 Duo. To be fair, this was it's second boot after installing High Sierra, so maybe there was a bit of boot time improvement. From immediately after the startup chime through to opening Chromium Legacy (I had it set to start up on this exact video) and being able to control the video took 1:50.6 seconds
Probably helped with a fresh install. They do benefit from a fresh install from time to time.
Does anyone recall what movie this song was apart of? Great content, very informative 🤙🏾
@@xatuber thanks for commenting. The music is from Artlist so should be original. It must be very similar to the song you’re describing.
Ha! I just ordered the exact same components earlier today (before watching your video). Plan on using my 2012 Mac Mini as a Proxmox hypervisor to run virtual machines.
Hey there. Good luck with the upgrade. It certainly makes a big difference :-)
@@realmattjc is it possible to upgrade the i5 cpu to and i7 cpu?
@@buckeye43210 good question. I’m not sure on that one as I think the cpu is integrated into the main board. I’d be inclined to say not.
I just ordered a second 2012 refurbished Mac Mini :-)
@@buckeye43210I hope so because that would be great 😂
I like upgrading old Macs because they still have their uses, like with your father's Mac mini. It's a common misconception that adding RAM makes a computer faster because it improves multitasking and minimizes the potential for disk swapping (which does aid performance to a point). But otherwise, more RAM does not make a computer faster, it's the swap from platter drive to SSD that makes the big difference, as you discovered.
Yes I was always aware it would be the SSD that made the difference but figured the RAM might be worth doing too. Either way it’s night and day difference now so all good.
I think you’re right. They still definitely have their uses. Thanks for watching 🙏
@@realmattjc Yep, that RAM was worth upgrading too, I would have done the same thing.
Adding RAM allows you to run programs at all. But the SSD is the speed boost.
Up and running in my basement, 10+ years until today. No issues, everything is fine. Never had any speed problems. Last update in 2015 (added the two SSDs for about 900 Euro each).
Mac mini. Late 2012, 2.3 Ghz Quad Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, 2x 1TB WD SATA SSD, Sonoma 14.4
Replacing the harddrives was so easy back in the day, the same for the RAM. Would be nice if Apple ever would go back to these behaviors.
BTW: your speed improvements are just related to the SSD. After about 2016 none of the Mac OS X versions was optimized for magnetic drives. Just the huge amount of short read accesses kill any usable performance of the sad device.
If only. I doubt they ever will. They want to sell new machines 🤣🤣
@@realmattjc Really sad. Of cause the Mac mini in my basement is in his has years, caused by the x86 CPU. But it worked so long, so stable. It is at least one reason why I still think Apple makes really good hardware.
@@ronny332 agreed. I love them 👍
how did you get sonoma on there? I'm sure my 2012 mac mini told me a couple of osx versions ago that it was not supported.
@@derecwilsom4546 I believe you have to run a patch but not tried that myself and tbh I don’t think it’s needed for my parents computer.
I've got 2 of these and one already has 16gb of RAM and an SSD running Ubuntu. I am going to check the other one but I think it has a mechanical hard drive so that has to go. I wish these had a CPU socket so we could upgrade that as well without soldering or replacing the logic board etc.
But for it's age it's not bad once you do the memory and SSD upgrade. I'd like to get a 2018 intel i& based Mac but in my area in Texas they are around $300-$400 USD.
I subbed as well. Thanks for the video!
That’s awesome. Thank you 🙏
Still great devices but a little bit expensive. A 2012 is 150-200€ over here, but a used m1 mac mini goes for just 300-400€
Won’t lie. I’d go for the M1. That’s what I use for editing. Thanks for the comment. 🙏
@@realmattjc I upgraded my parents 2012 Mac Mini nearly exactly the same, with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD (to avoid multiple external drives for photos).
When the M1 MBA was released, I upgraded them to the M1 MBA when it was released, but it stays docked 24/7 and I've thought about migrating them to a used M1 Mac Mini and taking the laptop as a backup for myself.
@@cmorche good to have options. I myself just have a 2021 M1 MBP as my main editing machine and a 2012 MBP for DJ software which I fear hasn’t much life left in it.
will it work with adobe or any illustrator software and video editing in this device
Good question. You might need to run a patch update to allow a later OS but I couldn’t say for sure. Others in these comments have mentioned running a patch but I’ve never done it so couldn’t quote on that.
😆 i like the music... Reminds me of the old silent movies.
@@Tech-geeky always a challenge to find the right music 🤣
Your content is amazing!
Thank you 🙏
Love your Mum looking in- I imagined her saying: "Ten times? What you like...."
Yeah it’s quite funny. She came is as thought I was talking to her, not a camera lol
Great channel 💯
Thank you so much 🙏
Great video. 🇿🇦
Glad you enjoyed it
Don’t buy a new Mac. Your old bag of nails might still have some life left in it yet!
@user-qf6kb4vl6d thank you for watching and you are quite right. It depends on what you need I guess. My parents didn’t need anything super fast however it was horrendously slow before the upgrade.
While I agree with the idea of keeping devices out of the landfill, this Mac is near end of life. It will only get a few more months of updates leaving it vulnerable to malware and app support issues.
While it sounds annoying, I recommend putting a Linux distro on it that resembles MacOS just enough for a sense of familiarity and will keep this thing around longer.
@@chandlerbing7570 I will certainly keep that in mind. Thank you.
Good quality content.
Thank you 🙏
Oof... thats a really bad decision on the SSD. Those Kingston A400s have a really high failure rate. The Phison S11 controller have the tendency to brick itself.
Thanks for the heads up. 👍
I have a 2010 Mini and a 2020 Mini. The 2020 Mini is faster.😉
The 2010 Mini still works after all these years, and it has a SuperDrive.
Thanks for commenting. It’s as the old saying goes, ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’. I just sold my m1 Mac mini to get a MacBook Pro as the need was more for remote working.
That said my parents Mini was slow as anything. Doing this has given it a new lease of life so it was worth the pain 🤣
Apple were (and still are) very mean with ram and SSD provisioning.
This has a new lease of life.
The future 10 years from now 8GB ram and tiny ssd M3 users will not be so lucky.
Very true. I had the 2014 some time back and I’m not sure you could upgrade those
Same with my 2014 Mac Mini. RAM is soldered to the mainboard. The 2012 version was the last Mini that was fully upgradable (RAM and storage).
good job :P
Thank you 🙏
it still runs an outdated version of MacOS, without recent security patches.
it's only good for web browsing using Chrome or Firefox, because Safari is not patched.
Indeed. I have also installed Chrome but good point made 👍
@@realmattjc You should get OCLP and install a more modern OS like Ventura or Sonoma. They run great on these machines.
@@SteveAaron funnily enough I was thinking about that. Correct me wrong but it’s some sort of patch?
@@realmattjcyeah OCLP will patch Sonoma to run on the older hardware. I use my 2012 i7 Mac Mini every day with Sonoma after putting in a Samsung 850 SSD beside the 1TB HDD.
@@superjamesworld nice one. I’ll get on that. Thank you 🙏
I have a 2008 I mac which will become a large paper weight in a few years or sooner since I can't upgrade new software. I really hate this. I wish I could put new parts in it like buying an old car & rebuilding the motor. A profound bummer
Umm not sure what to say on the old iMacs. I fear you might be right about it being a paper weight. It was one of my own concerns when thinking about buying one. Who knows, there might be a way.
@@realmattjc . After reading that there's really no way I was thinking in this day of mini pcs I would think an ingenious person could swap out parts one from another. Plus Apples prices are ins a ne for their upgrades on new computers. I believe they could make things easier but they want u to spend ur money.
@@ewaldradavich7307 afraid so! 😞
该买新的了
Just put linux on it and it will fly
If it were mine I’d give it a go.