2012 Mac Mini Upgrade in 2024 - NOTHING Went Wrong But It's A Finicky JOB..

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Upgrading an 2012 Mac Mini that was running slower than a tortoise with a broken leg.
I hope this video helps as it was utterly painful to make!
Along with a large bucket of patience you will need..
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@realmattjc 16 дней назад

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 RU-vid 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 15 дней назад

@@chey8625 not exactly meant that way. I meant as in it ended up being a hard video to make whilst also doing the job.

@KayakingVince 7 дней назад

@@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.

@realmattjc 7 дней назад

@@KayakingVince it was fiddly but worth it.

@realmattjc 18 часов назад

@@chey8625 your obviously a very miserable person that wants others to fail in life to make yourself feel better.

@realmattjc 17 часов назад

@@rodriguer1 I’m not sure to be honest. Might be best to speak to you school about it first. 🙏

@cripplermaximus Час назад

My late 2012 Mac Mini is my podcasting machine. 2.5Ghz, 16GB RAM, 250 SSD.

@realmattjc Час назад

Perfect for that my friend

@RichFletcher 2 месяца назад

You had my sub at “I’m a bit of a geek”.

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

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

@RichFletcher 2 месяца назад

How monumentally screwed would Apple be if you could still do this with modern hardware.

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

@@RichFletcher Very. Possibly why they have gone down the route they have. Cunning move Apple 🤣🤣

@richarddcrossley Месяц назад

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 😊

@realmattjc Месяц назад

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 👍

@goinginzane 22 дня назад

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!

@realmattjc 22 дня назад

Super thanks for the feedback. It was a challenging video to put together but I’m quite happy with how it turned out 🙏

@mattevans7884 Месяц назад

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.....

@realmattjc Месяц назад

Makes such difference doesn’t it.

@noeljohnson690 Месяц назад

Thank you. I'm just waiting for my cheap(ish) 2012 MacMini impulse buy to arrive and this has helped a lot.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

Good luck with it 👍

@LungeloShandu 10 дней назад

Great video. 🇿🇦

@realmattjc 10 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@Siktah Месяц назад

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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

thank you so much @siktah 🙏

@GetOffMyTech 12 дней назад

Great channel 💯

@realmattjc 12 дней назад

Thank you so much 🙏

@SandsOfArrakis Месяц назад

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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

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 👍

@TradingToFreedom Месяц назад

Wow! Loved this video. subscribed

@realmattjc Месяц назад

Thank you so much 🙏

@jnxmck 2 месяца назад

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.

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

Makes the world of difference doesn’t it. Thanks for commenting 🙏

@ronny332 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

If only. I doubt they ever will. They want to sell new machines 🤣🤣

@ronny332 Месяц назад

@@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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

@@ronny332 agreed. I love them 👍

@derecwilsom4546 Месяц назад

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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

@@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.

@Brommes 26 дней назад

good job :P

@realmattjc 26 дней назад

Thank you 🙏

@songsan807 Месяц назад

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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

Yes that part was a right pain!

@ghostyaksha152 3 дня назад

will it work with adobe or any illustrator software and video editing in this device

@realmattjc 3 дня назад

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.

@monicaschwartz5339 21 день назад

I have one from 2011 and is still working nicely. I made few upgrades like SSD and 16gb ram.

@realmattjc 21 день назад

Great to hear 🤙

@ZaberfangX 2 месяца назад

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.

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

Massive jump. It’s gone from majorly frustrating to use to the performance of a new machine. Opens rapid and no hanging around.

@SandsOfArrakis Месяц назад

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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

@@SandsOfArrakis easy surfing my friend 🤙

@ZaberfangX Месяц назад

@@SandsOfArrakis yeah can be turn in to a Linux server too.

@rbe3908 26 дней назад

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.

@Memnoch9299 Месяц назад

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.

@Memnoch9299 Месяц назад

I subbed as well. Thanks for the video!

@realmattjc Месяц назад

That’s awesome. Thank you 🙏

@XGreenThumb Месяц назад

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€

@realmattjc Месяц назад

Won’t lie. I’d go for the M1. That’s what I use for editing. Thanks for the comment. 🙏

@bryans8656 2 месяца назад

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.

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

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 🙏

@bryans8656 2 месяца назад

@@realmattjc Yep, that RAM was worth upgrading too, I would have done the same thing.

@Agnoletta 6 дней назад

Adding RAM allows you to run programs at all. But the SSD is the speed boost.

@buckeye43210 Месяц назад

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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

Hey there. Good luck with the upgrade. It certainly makes a big difference :-)

@buckeye43210 Месяц назад

@@realmattjc is it possible to upgrade the i5 cpu to and i7 cpu?

@realmattjc Месяц назад

@@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.

@buckeye43210 Месяц назад

I just ordered a second 2012 refurbished Mac Mini :-)

@reverse7390 12 дней назад

@@buckeye43210I hope so because that would be great 😂

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

Do not go and buy a new Mac. Your old bag of nails might still have some life left in it yet!

@user-qf6kb4vl6d 2 месяца назад

please dont say that. Who wants to use a 12 year old processor and integrated graphics with new ram and storage if they cant get the full use put of it. 1200 mega hertz *example* original ram replaced with 3000 megahertz ram. what if the board does not support it?

@user-qf6kb4vl6d 2 месяца назад

nice video though was nice to watch

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

@@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.

@chandlerbing7570 19 дней назад

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.

@realmattjc 19 дней назад

@@chandlerbing7570 I will certainly keep that in mind. Thank you.

@talos86 16 дней назад

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.

@realmattjc 16 дней назад

Thanks for the heads up. 👍

@smile768 Месяц назад

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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

Very true. I had the 2014 some time back and I’m not sure you could upgrade those

@SandsOfArrakis Месяц назад

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).

@JohnPMiller 2 месяца назад

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.

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

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 🤣

@event-zero 18 дней назад

Just put linux on it and it will fly

@realmattjc 18 дней назад

If it were mine I’d give it a go.

@ewaldradavich7307 23 дня назад

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

@realmattjc 22 дня назад

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.

@ewaldradavich7307 22 дня назад

@@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.

@realmattjc 22 дня назад

@@ewaldradavich7307 afraid so! 😞

@Witya 2 месяца назад

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.

@realmattjc 2 месяца назад

Indeed. I have also installed Chrome but good point made 👍

@SteveAaron Месяц назад

@@realmattjc You should get OCLP and install a more modern OS like Ventura or Sonoma. They run great on these machines.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

@@SteveAaron funnily enough I was thinking about that. Correct me wrong but it’s some sort of patch?

@superjamesworld Месяц назад

@@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.

@realmattjc Месяц назад

@@superjamesworld nice one. I’ll get on that. Thank you 🙏