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Entry level Mac Mini (late 2014) too slow for Yosemite

BeatCrazy said:
To those on a budget shopping for 2014 minis: Although the 1TB Fusion Driver (1.1TB, really) is indeed a paid upgrade, it feels really fast, dare I say as fast an older mini with a fast "pure SSD". The OS X implementation of Fusion Drive seems so solid, that I never notice there is a traditional hard drive in there supplementing the PCIe SSD. Normal tasks on the late 2014 mini seem just as fast as my Late 2013 Mac Pro with PCIe SSD.
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Yet some still speculate that the Fusion Drive is a somewhat crippled "transitional" form of storage technology. o_O
 
pdafan said:
Never seen any temperature sensor sticking to the stock HDDs in all the 2014, 2012, 2011 Mac mini models that I have replaced.
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You're right, no temperature sensors, my bad. But there were a couple of sticky spacers or pads that had to be peeled off and repositioned on the SSD.
 
The developers should look to solve the software issues rather than hoping people go for hardware solutions to bad coding and bloat that is now Yosemite. I've used a base mini and its just too painful (IMO) and would simply return it or stick with an old machine using a previous version of the OS.
 
robotica said:
Thank you :)
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I just replaced the HDD on my i5 2012 Mini and there wasn't a temperature sensor. I think the iMac's have this but the mini's fan speed is the same as usual.

When I first got it with 500GB spinning platter and 4GB of RAM it was pretty pokey. Even upping the RAM to 10GB wasn't a significant improvement. The SSD is everything people say about getting full potential out of your computer.

As an aside, my in-law's 2007 iMac with 4GB of RAM and 1TB platter drive was way faster than my base mini.
 
Need some opinions.

I'm trying to decide between getting a Mac Mini or just putting a Crucial SSD (for around $100) in my Macbook Pro

I got a mid 2010 Macbook Pro

Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 288 MB

don't know for sure which Mini I would get (deciding between the 1.4 GHz and 2.6 ghz or maybe a refurb ) but wondering if it'll be THAT much better than just throwing a SSD in my Pro.

Any opinions ?
 
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poster above asks:
"wondering if it'll be THAT much better than just throwing a SSD in my Pro."

Put the SSD into the MacBook Pro anyway.
You'll be glad you did. I did the same and was very satisfied with the upgrade.
You don't have to buy a "top of the line" SSD.
ANY SSD will deliver the same level of performance, because the 2010 MBPro has only a SATA-2 data bus interface.

If you're going to buy a 2014 Mini, I'll repeat the warnings I've posted before:
DO NOT buy a Mini UNLESS it has 8gb of RAM
DO NOT buy a Mini UNLESS it has a fusion drive or a "straight SSD" inside.
Heed these warnings, and you'll be fine. More than fine, I predict you'll be very happy.

I generally recommend either:
1. The "mid-level" Mini with the addition of the 1tb fusion drive
or
2. The "top level" Mini (comes with fusion drive standard)
 
Meister said:
The hdd is what's causing trouble, not RAM or the CPU.
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I have the same issue i have the base model 4GB and 500GB Sata 5400RPM HDD i also have a MacBook Pro 2009 with an SSD and it runs crazy fast i purchased AppleCare at the time so i want to upgrade it but to sure if it will void my warranty.
 
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I have one of each. They do what I expected for an inexpensive drive. My problem is always with email and there are no repair specialists in the field.
 
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