Upgrade Question

[02R96]

I have a Mid 2011 Mac mini with a 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 Gig of memory, and a 750GB hard drive running Yosemite 10.10.3. It has performed flawlessly since I opened it Christmas morning 2011.

I run MOTU Digital Performer to do small recording jobs (8 tracks or less). I'm getting into a bit of heavier work, so I'd like to add a second hard drive; a SSD to be exact.

Should it be used as the OS drive or the recording drive?

 

[yjchua95]

I have a Mid 2011 Mac mini with a 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 Gig of memory, and a 750GB hard drive running Yosemite 10.10.3. It has performed flawlessly since I opened it Christmas morning 2011.

I run MOTU Digital Performer to do small recording jobs (8 tracks or less). I'm getting into a bit of heavier work, so I'd like to add a second hard drive; a SSD to be exact.

Should it be used as the OS drive or the recording drive?

The SSD should always be the OS drive.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Agreed, it don't have to be, but it should. In fact, everything you work actively with, should be on the SSD, as you won't otherwise get the speed increase when opening/closing files.

 

[02R96]

Thanks everyone. Another question...

How are they heat wise? Do they run hotter or cooler than a traditional HD?

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

A little bit colder. Why would you care about the hard drive temperature?

 

[02R96]

Well, I plan on placing two internal drives in the Mac mini chassis (which I've never done before), so I was curious about how much additional heat is generated by having a second drive in such a small form factor.