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DIY Upgrade Bundle
Includes: OWC Data Doubler, 120GB Electra 6G SSD, and an OWC 5-piece ToolKit

Upgrade for Mac mini
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 120GB Electra 6G SSD inside your 2011 or later Mac mini. This DIY kit includes all the tools necessary to complete the installation of the Data Doubler and the new drive, coupled with our free installation videos that offer step-by-step instructions, you can perform the entire upgrade on your own.
Bigger, Better, Stronger
The Mac mini is already an amazing feat of engineering, and you can pack even more power inside it with the OWC Data Doubler and an OWC Mercury Electra 120GB 6G SSD. An OWC SSD is simply the best way to expand capability of your already powerful mini, and even better, you can do it yourself!
120GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G Solid State Drive (SSD)
This SSD brings some serious horsepower to the track. With SSDs operating dramatically faster than hard drives, you will love the performance gains of the Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Quicker booting, rapid app launching and more efficient creating are hallmarks of OWC solid state drives. With no moving parts, the Electra SSD is far more stable than conventional hard drives. You can count on significant increases in your read and write speeds and the Electra is designed to reduce write degradation over time.
The Right Tools for the Job
With the 5-piece Toolkit from OWC, everything is included to complete the installation of the 120GB Electra 6G SSD. 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. If you need a bit more guidance, simply contact OWC's award-winning U.S. based Technical Support. We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.


Before attempting to perform this installation, please watch the following instructional video in its entirety to determine your ability to perform this complex procedure. OWC assumes no responsibility for damage that may occur during the install. Technical support for this DIY product consists only of this video:

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


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 NewerTech Product Limited Warranty.

Release Candidate (RC) firmware set

There are two kinds of firmware for SSDs Mass Production (MP) and Release Candidate (RC). Prior to an MP firmware release, there are beta firmware releases and an RC firmware release. Often, the RC is the same as the MP release, however there can be small changes and bug fixes made between the two. OWC has evaluated the RC for the 6Gb/s SandForce 2281 Processor and found it to be stable with no issues reported during our testing. However, as with any evolutionary product, issues may surface as different usages and configurations are employed and it is important to understand that there will be further updates and revisions.

Since no firmware update is currently offered for the OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD, no update page exists. To see the typical steps involved with a self performed field firmware update, please visit our 3Gb/s product update page at: http://eshop.macsales.com/Customized_Pages/Framework.cfm?page=sf_firmware.html

It is important to note that the current firmware update tool requires the use of Windows XP/Vista/7. OWC is currently working on a Mac OS based update tool, but we do not have an exact availability date.

120GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Controller
Silicon Motion SM2258
NAND
Tier 1 3D NAND
Form Factor
Standard 7mm 2.5"
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s
Capacity 1
120GB useable capacity
Formatted Capacity2
112GiB
RAID Support
Yes
SMART Attributes
Standard 2
Native Command Queuing
Up to 32 simultaneous commands
RoHS Compliant
Yes
RAID Support
Yes: RAID 0/1/10/ 0+1/SPAN
Format
Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)
7mm (0.276″)
Width (max)
70.06mm (2.758″)
Length (max)
100.12mm (3.941″)
Weight
77 grams +/- 2 grams
0.170 lbs +/- 2.71 oz

Reliability

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)4
1,500,000
Error Correction
Built-in ECC
TRIM Support
OS Dependent

Power

Active
2.1W
Idle
0.1W

Environmental (Operating)

Temperature (°F)
32°F to 158°F
Temperature (°C)
0°C to 70°C

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Temperature (°F)
-40°F to 185°F
Temperature (°C)
-40°C to 85°C
  1. 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. 
  2. Temperature reporting is currently an unsupported feature because due to the operating characteristics of SSDs, it is highly unlikely one would ever exceed an OWC Mercury SSD's stated operating temperature ceiling of 158F/70C. However, we are looking into supporting this feature in the future via a firmware update. Firmware updates can be found here: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/OWC/SSD.
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This kit is compatible with... Learn how to find your Mac's model ID
Mac mini Intel
Mac mini (Late 2012)*
(October, 2012)
Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2
2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz
Detailed specs
Mac mini Intel
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 / 5 163 out of 174 (94%) reviewers would recommend this product
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Reviewer: R8ders2K Location: California Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Relative easy install, not too complicated February 25, 2020 First off, the installation video was a BIG help. Watch it, familiarize yourself with the "landscape" before doing your install. I had my iPad Air 2 with the video next to me during the install process. Couple of gotcha's: #1 - I wanted to emphasize that you need to disconnect the IR sensor connector before you attempt to remove the logic board. #2 - when you start to put everything back together, the original HD needs to be reseated into place. I had to turn my mini upside down to see where the rubber grommets were and that made things a little easier. Otherwise, things will not line up, particularly when you go to secure the HDD back to the Wi-Fi antenna grate. It's a great install! Added a 1 TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. I have a Boot Camp partition on my original Apple 1 TB HDD and it works fine with Parallels Desktop.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: fgf47 Location: NH Age: Over 65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 excellent product, a couple of tricky spots in installation November 7, 2018 The PDF instructions (can't use video when the computer is apart) are great, but there are a couple of tricky steps worth mentioning. The prying tool could use a narrower end - there are cases where the very limited clearance makes it hard to fit in the wide end of the supplied tool. The power connector is the hardest to remove - mostly because it is hard to tell where the boundary is between the (black) jack and the (also black) plug. Perhaps a close-up picture and a bit of text in the instructions to help? Overall a wonderful product - being able to add the SSD while leaving the HDD in place simplifies the change-over and maximizes the data storage. The increase in speed when running from the SSD is impressive. Would not have dared try it without the detailed instructions provided; with them it took maybe an hour, doing it a second time would be much faster. Thanks!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: kwnz Location: New Zealand Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Follow the video to install July 29, 2018 Fabulous product that made a huge difference to the way I use my Mac. I did find the included instruction booklet somewhat ambiguous, however the video was a snap with installation taking just 30'. Love it, thank you OWC.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 250GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Cristiano Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 The product is very good, my Macmini greatly improved the performance. March 11, 2018 I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 250GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:
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Reviewer: Josh12 Location: Josh12 Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Mini SSD Upgrade February 22, 2018 I work on cell phone and computer repairs daily, so I found the upgrade easy. The average user should be able to do it if they read the directions and take their time.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 250GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Auracom1 Location: Los Angeles Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5 Great Upgrade Kit February 9, 2018 I love having really easy directions and guides for installation of memory/hard drives/etc. This kit came with everything needed to upgrade your mac - plus easy to follow directions and movie clips.

This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 250GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: bittle
Rating: 5/5 Excellent kit with excellent instructions December 6, 2017 The printed instructions that came with the kit, and the tools, made the quite complicated (imo) installation go smoothly. That they included a printed step-by-step instruction book was so much more helpful than just a video or web page, because I didn't need to have another computer running to refer to, or try to print things out. So far, the drive is working perfectly, and the computer has sped up tremendously. Worth every penny.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 500GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: JimInRochester Location: Rochester, NY Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Great Product, Good Instructions September 22, 2017 In spite of having pretty good tech skills, I was pretty nervous through the disassembly of my 2012 Mac Mini and the installation of my new OWC SSD ...but we both survived the process. I was glad to have BOTH the printed instructions AND the video instructions -- I went back and forth between them, and in the end the Mini fired right up.

Thank you, OWC!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 500GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: jdmarlow
Rating: 5/5 Super hard install, but works great! January 19, 2017 Very tricky installation for a Mac Mini. But the drive is awesome. SUPER fast. Best upgrade imaginable for a little Mac Mini. The OWC video guides were very helpful for this!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: dougolena Location: Springfield, MO Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5 Upgrading my Mac Mini January 5, 2017 When my computers break, I knuckle down and fix them. But my Mac Mini 2012 was working fine, so I worried that I would break it upgrading the hard drive to a ssd. Though the job of adding a drive doubler was not trivial, it wasn't difficult. And for putting in a SSD gave me better than a new computer. It is screamingly fast, and for anything but processing speeds it keeps up with my Retina MacBook pro 2012.

It would take almost two minutes to boot up and start a few programs. After the memory upgrade, it took a minute and a half. After the SSD upgrade, it takes 30 seconds. Thanks OWC for consistently good products and upgrade paths.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: 4jwd Location: Roanoke Valley, Virginia Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 OWC Data Doubler Kit + 120 Gb SSD is the best..! December 6, 2016 Nothing could wake up my Mac Mini like an Electra SSD, plus my 1.0 Tb hd ! Such a great companion to the factory 8 Gb Ram... What a package!

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Reviewer: Andreas Location: San Francisco, Ca Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 5-6 months
Rating: 5/5 OWC Cannot Make it simplier. Build quality and support is unsurpassed. OWC is the only place I will buy Mac related items October 15, 2016 Honestly I was a bit intimidated at first because most of my tinkering has been on audio equipment or cars. OWC's return policy and my need for financially viable upgrade option gave me the confidence to move forward with the Mac Mini data doubler for my 2011 mini. Honestly it couldn't of been easier. There was a course a few things that gave me trouble but nothing that repeatedly rewinding of the instructional video didn't solve. It certainly took me took me longer than that to tutorial estimated, about twice the time.

But that was due to my caution novelty working on computers not to the complexity of the upgrade. Like so many things in life, it is always easier than you expect. Honestly if you can turn up your car look up your AV stereo you can handle this. Patients caution and don't put yourself in a time crunch..thanks OWC.

Andreas

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: RepairN00B
Rating: 5/5 Amazing - I will do this again October 11, 2016 I am just so impressed with this website and the "data doubler" kit I purchased. The website helped me find everything I need for my specific model of Mac, the kit had everything I needed to install my new SSD, and the videos and instructions were spot on. It was a bit scary to get in there and do it myself, but thanks to the through instructions and great visuals, I was able to make it all happen. I enjoyed doing it so much I bought a replacement HDD and installed it. The repairs breathed new life into my 2011 Mac Mini. It runs like a new machine. I will definitely be doing this again.

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Reviewer: HappyMan Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 The SSD makes my Mac Mini fly!! October 5, 2016 Adding a 1TB SSD to my 2012 Mac Mini with 16G of RAM, also from OWC, has transformed the machine into a flying monster : ) Applications open about 10 times faster.

The kit was complete, tools and all, and the instructions were totally clear and understandable. The bonus USB 3 interference shield has also done its job well.

I could not be happier with the product and the service. I continue to return whenever I need parts.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: JoaoM Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 Revived my Mac mini September 1, 2016 I have a 2012 Mac mini with 16GB of RAM. It was getting kinda long in the tooth, and a little bit of research suggested that a data doubler kit would be more effective than replacing it with a new one, at least for the kind of work I do. I went ahead and purchased the kit -- with some trepidation, as I am not particularly handy and this is a relatively complex install. But it's quite doable, and the video instructions are excellent. My Mac mini is flying again. Booting up, launching apps, Windows emulation are all dramatically faster.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Jorge231061 Location: Uruguay Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months
Rating: 5/5 This product has great features August 23, 2016 Excellent service MacSales

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Fradubio Location: Greenfield, MA Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Wow, blazing fast! August 5, 2016 I managed to do the whole process pretty smoothly following the instructions. I actually did it twice, once after I installed it I got a larger capacity regular drive and replaced my original drive with the SSD and put the new drive where the SSD was.

I did experience some odd hangs with the SSD in the secondary position, but that was resolved when I put it in the original drive place (maybe? not sure if that was coincidental, but since I read about similar issues online, when I put in the new drive I went ahead and switched it).

Startup is not shockingly fast as are application launches. Very impressed... though it makes me wonder what would happen if I upgraded from my mini....

I'm primarily using the mini for audio recording using Digital Performer, so some heavy lifting, therefore any speed help I can get is useful.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: The Netherlands Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 MacMini 1TB SSD Drive Bundle + 16GB RAM. June 17, 2016 Excellent solution to extend the life of a MacMini. Easy procedure to install. Performance of MacMini increased dramatically.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: New Zealand Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 3-4 months
Rating: 5/5 Really happy with this SSD June 15, 2016 I bought a secondhand 2011 Mac Mini (2.3 Ghz i5, 8GB RAM) for my partner who is doing a nursing course. I updated it to El Capitan but found it was stalling constantly with the spinning beachball. I bought this data doubler kit hoping it would speed things up. Sure did! The Mini boots up in 25 seconds to the desktop, and no more stalling going on. I followed the OWC youtube video to install the drive and it was quite simple with the tools provided.

This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months
Rating: 5/5 amazing company, and the same for their products February 2, 2016 everything they sell is guaranteed to be top quality, super fast delivery

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Sierra Foothills, California Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Great way to speed up the Mac mini December 24, 2015 I used this to create a Fusion drive in my 2012 Mac mini. It improved the machine's responsiveness considerably. Because of the excellent installation videos, I knew ahead of time that my mini had the stock drive installed in the upper bay. That meant I had to buy the extra kit, but it also meant the installation was a lot easier because I didn't have to take out the motherboard and power supply. Once I had it installed and booted from an external drive, Disk Utility saw that I had an SSD and an HDD and automatically created a Fusion drive from them. After restoring from my backup I was instantly up and running.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Indonesia Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 3-4 months
Rating: 5/5 Awesome August 26, 2015 Boost my new Mac Mini speed faster... almost like macbook pro retina 2015... Recommended... A bit difficult for self installation... better finding the service centre who can help to install and cloning the OX system to the SSD.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Denver
Rating: 5/5 Super Easy Super Awesome March 3, 2015 This is a crazy good product. Instructions were detailed and accurate. SSD is very fast. You don't need to be computer hardware savvy to use this kit.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models..

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Reviewer: Anonymous
Rating: 5/5 Great upgrade, gives new life to a Mac Mini December 24, 2014 This is the greatest upgrade I have ever done to a computer! Increasing the RAM or putting in a faster HD help, but this transformed my Mini. It now takes seconds to start up, and in a handful of seconds I can launch Photoshop, Word and Safari, all at once. :-)

The only downside is that installation is difficult but that is not the product's fault.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Anonymous Age: Under 18 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
Rating: 5/5 Awesome Kit! December 18, 2014 I installed the SSD under 30 Min. The instruction booklet was really very easy to read. My Mac Mini Mid 2011 its now so speedy!!!!

Thanks OWC!!!!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

DIY Kit: 120GB 2.5" Electra 6G Solid State Drive & OWC Data Doubler Kit w/Installation tools Mfr P/N: DD1MMSSDE120 OWC SKU: OWCDD1MMSSDE120 for Mac mini 2011, 2012 & Later Models Drive: 3 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty
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