Name: DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 500GB HGST Hard Drive Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.
SKU: OWCDD1MM7KH500
Price: 74.5 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.88 (171 reviews)

DIY Upgrade Bundle

Includes: OWC Data Doubler, HGST 7200RPM 500GB hard drive, and an OWC 5-piece ToolKit

Get more storage when you add a second drive into your Mac.

Includes everything you need to add a second internal drive into your Mac.

Add a second internal drive

Use the OWC Data doubler to install a HGST 7200RPM 500GB hard drive inside your 2011 or later Mac mini. This DIY kit includes all the tools necessary, coupled with our free installation videos that offer step-by-step instructions, so you can perform the entire upgrade on your own.

Bigger, Better, Stronger

Hard drives are an economical way to add significant storage. Already an amazing feat of engineering it's shocking so much power can be installed into the Mac mini with the OWC Data Doubler. It is simply the best way to expand the capacity and capability of your already powerful mini and even better, you can do it yourself!

Take Your Time Machine With You!

With all this available capacity, you can designate one of the drives as the Time Machine backup. With incremental back ups being done daily, you never have to worry about losing critical data.

The Right Tools for the Job

With the 5-piece Toolkit from OWC, everything is included to complete the installation of the HGST 500GB hard drive. Once the upgrade is complete, you'll have a handy set of tools for future computer upgrades.

The Toolkit includes the following:

Phillips #00 screw driver
Torx T6 screw driver
Torx T8 screw driver
Straight Blade 1.8mm screw driver
Nylon Pry Tool (aka "Spudger")

Yes, You Can Do-it-Yourself

OWC is committed to your success, so if you need a bit more guidance, we are available Mon-Fri 8AM-8PM and Sat 9AM-4PM with U.S. based technical support by phone or live chat.

OWC Data Doubler Install
Mac mini 2012

OWC Data Doubler Install
Mac mini 2011

NOTE: A small number of 2012 units were shipped with the drive mounted in the upper drive bay rather than the more typical lower bay shown in this video. 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 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, you may proceed using the standard installation instructions. If you see "Upper" then you have a special configuration which will need additional components, and you will need to also refer to the Addendum video.

OWC NOTE:

While OWC encourages the DIY philosophy, this is a challenging install that requires advanced skills. If, after watching the how-to video, you are not fully confident of your ability to perform the installation, you can choose to have OWC "Do It For You" via our Apple Mac mini Installation Service.

Includes

500GB HGST Hard Disk Drive
OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
Logic Board Removal Tool
4 Rubber Grommets
4 Hex Screws
Mac mini flex cable
Data Doubler for Mac mini (2011-2012) Installation Guide (Download Only)

NOTE: This kit contains consumable and/or one time use components and therefore is not covered by any warranty. If you have any concerns about your ability to perform the upgrade, you can return the unopened kit for a refund. The 5-Piece Toolkit (except for nylon pry tool) included with this kit is covered by a 1 Year Warranty.

500GB HGST Travelstar™ Z7K500 Specifications:

Specifications

Form Factor

2.5″ HDD

Interface

SATA 6.0Gb/s

Capacity¹

500GB

Formatted Capacity²

465GiB

Rotational Speed

7,200 RPM

Cache / Data Buffer

32MB

Manufacturer Model Number

HTS725050A7E630

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

7mm (0.275″)

Width (max)

69.85mm (2.750″)

Length (max)

100.35mm (3.951″)

Weight (typical)

95g (0.209 lbs.)

Bytes per Sector

512

Areal Density

630Gb/in²

Reliability³

Contact Start-Stops

600,000

Warranty

3 Year HGST Warranty

Performance

Transfer Rate (Max)

600MB/s

Track-to-track Seek

1.0ms

Average Seek Time

13.0ms

Average Latency

4.2ms

Power

Maximum Start Current, DC

5.5 Watts

Seek Power

2.1 Watts

Read Power

1.8 Watts

Write Power

1.8 Watts

Idle Mode

1.7 Watts

Idle Mode, Active

1.0 Watts

Idle Mode, Low Power

0.8 Watts

Standby Mode

0.2 Watts

Sleep Mode

0.1 Watts

Environmental (Operating)

Shock

400 G max at 2ms

Ambient Temperature (°F)

32°F to 140°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

0°C to 60°C

Altitude

-304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Shock

1000 G max at 1ms

Ambient Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 149°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 65°C

Altitude

-304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)

2.3 bels

Seek (Typical)

2.4 bels

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n DD1MM7KH500 UPC#: 812437026726

Reviews

Gallery

This kit is compatible with... Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

Mac mini (Late 2012)*

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

Detailed specs

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz

Detailed specs

Install Videos

*With standard upper bay factory mount

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.8 / 5 160 out of 171 (94%) reviewers would recommend this product

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: notBetty Location: Bellingham, WA Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Fatter Mac Mini, pocketbook not maimed October 26, 2018 The price was right. The videos gave me confidence. Still took me 2 weeks to work up courage to do it. I did need some younger eyes to help reconnect two of the cables. Light + magnification would have done the trick. Something like a pencil eraser to press a plug to a socket may help. Was unprepared for the dust bunnies under the cover. Suggest you have some canned air or a gentle vacuum handy when you open your Mac. Also suggest to OWC that the points of the compass be marked on the Mac in the installation video, because the orientation changed a couple of times and I had to really stop and look carefully. Also helpful would be stills of how a plug should be oriented to a socket. Do I have mine reversed left right? Up down? Anyway, it all came out VERY well. Thank you!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB Hard Drive Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Melonhead Location: NZ Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 challenging install in 2012 mac mini January 31, 2018 I purchased this drive and the data doubler kit to upgrade my 2012 mac mini. am using this drive as an internal backup to the 1 TB SSD that I inserted. put the old spinning HDD in an external case as a way to hold on to current configuration until I am sure the new setup works perfectly. followed the instructions in the online video. compared these instructions to the same ones from ifixit.com.

much preferred this style of presentation and especially appreciated the re assemble pathway after the drive installation. I hate it when i get the instruction to just do all the previous steps in the reverse order. having said that, this upgrade did take two hours for my first attempt inside a mini.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB HGST 7200RPM Drive Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: WulfMan Location: Pittsburgh,PA Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Great replacement! May 29, 2017 Recently my Mac mini 2012 Fusion Drive failed, and I was a little tight on funds for spending, so the Apple Store repair price was out of the question. A friend, who was a former Genius Bar Technician suggested This drive, and I glad he did. Easy to install and works swimmingly!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Toshiba SSD/HD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: New York Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Great For Rejuvenating A Mac Mini May 16, 2016 My good old dependable 2011 Mac Mini had slowed down to a crawl when booting. I bought and installed the fusion drive with the provided tools and documentation. Now the Mac Mini is working great again, faster than ever! I kept the old drive inside the Mac Mini and use it for both backups and OS X beta testing. Happiness achieved.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Toshiba SSD/HD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Excellent product April 19, 2016 The data doubler kit fit perfectly, the instructions were very clear and the tools included in the version I bought were good enough to do several installations. Too early to know if the heat from two HD's in one enclosure will shorten the drives' lifespan but Apple did sell a version of the Mac Mini Server with two drives so am hopeful that it won't be an issue.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB Hard Drive Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Long Island, NY Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 great value December 30, 2015 I was going to buy the drive and the kit, but this had a better value. the Mac mini is harder than you think to take apart. I have built many many computers over the years and the mini has literally no extra wiggle room. I was only able to get one of 2 screws back in that hold the wireless antenna. the second hold is off by a few hairs and will not go back in. Everything works well, and the instructions are very clear. probably took me an hour in total to install the drive. I would not attempt if your not comfortable working with computer boards, as the plugs feel very fragile.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB HGST 7200RPM Drive Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Awesome item March 29, 2015 very easy guide to use and carry out installation !!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 2.0TB Hard Drive Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Pretty easy for me to incorporate June 19, 2014 I thought this was a pretty easy install, still spent roughly an hour.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Toshiba SSD/HD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 35-44 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Bloody excellent June 1, 2014 I ordered this and it shipped a couple of days later. Worked perfectly with my mac - despite the local mac store telling me that my model mac mini doesn't support multiple drives. It took about an hour of concentrated work to install the additional drive and I loved it came with a free "bluetooth shield for better reception".

Next evening I did a drive clone from the old 500GB drive to this one. It's working like a dream and my mac seems much faster. Some minor issues that a couple of pieces of software wanting me to enter their license keys again (bloody MS office!) but the hardware is working perfectly.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Toshiba SSD/HD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

DIY Upgrade Bundle Includes: OWC Data Doubler, HGST 7200RPM 500GB hard drive, and an OWC 5-piece ToolKit

Includes

500GB HGST Travelstar™ Z7K500 Specifications:

Specifications

Physical

Reliability3

Performance

Power

Environmental (Operating)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Acoustics

Reviews

Gallery

Customer Ratings

DIY Upgrade Bundle

Includes: OWC Data Doubler, HGST 7200RPM 500GB hard drive, and an OWC 5-piece ToolKit

Reliability³