4.0TB OWC DIY Upgrade Bundle
6G SSD Upgrade Bundle w/ Express Enclosure for Mac mini (2014 - Current)
Mfr P/N: DIYMM14UP4TB OWC SKU: OWCDIYMM14UP4TB
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Upgrade Your Internal Drive
- Backup and store your data with style and confidence.
- Take your data with you - small enough to keep in a pocket!
- Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required.
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Get more storage when you upgrade or replace the existing 2.5" drive in your Mac mini
Examples of how this bus-powered Express bundle can be used in real world situations:
- Relocate your "home folder" to your Express and have your files with you at home, at work or on the road without the need to synchronize your machines.
- Clone your current internal SATA hard drive in your laptop to the new drive. Then install the new, larger drive in your laptop and keep the smaller drive in your Express for additional storage space.
- Keep a copy of your iTunes library on your external drive to play on multiple machines.
- Have the piece of mind of a complete backup plan. Create a bootable clone of your hard drive at regular intervals so if your computer goes down, your productivity doesn't go down with it. Boot to another computer and keep on working!
Yes, You Can Do-it-Yourself
Includes
- (1) OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD
- (1) OWC Express 2.5" USB 3.0 Drive Enclosure - Black
- (1) USB 3.0 Micro-B to USB 3.0/USB 2.0 Standard-A connector cable
- (1) Toolkit
- (1) Torx T8 driver
- (1) Torx T6 driver
- (1) Nylon Pry Tool (Spudger)
- (1) Logicboard removal tool
- 2014 Mac Mini SSD upgrade kit Installation Manual
- OWC Express Assembly Manual & User Guide
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
4.0TB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 2.5-inch 7mm SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid-State Drive
- Use of a 2.5-inch SSD in a 3.5-inch drive bay requires an adapter bracket such as the NewerTech AdaptaDrive.
- Use of any SSD in an external enclosure is dependent on the power available from the enclosure. OWC Mercury Electra 6G and Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs are engineered for use in any OWC Enclosure that supports 2.5-inch SSDs.
Total Capacity
- 3840GB Useable Capacity
- Total Capacity: 4096GB
- 256GB Allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
Formatted Capacity
- 3576GiB
Drive Format
Controller
- Phison PS3112-S12 with 7% over-provisioning
NAND Flash Components
- Kioxia Synchronous Triple-Level Cell (TLC) 3D NAND Flash
S.M.A.R.T. Attributes
- Standard attributes supported
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
- Up to 32 simultaneous commands
RAID Support
- Yes
Form Factor
- 2.5-inch 7mm
Drive Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Random 4K Read
- Up to 98,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write
- Up to 89,000 IOPS
Sequential Read (Max)
- Up to 550 MB/s
Sequential Write (Max)
- Up to 530 MB/s
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 1016 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 1,500,000 hours
Wear Leveling
- Supported
TRIM Support
- OS Dependent
Security
- Secure Erase (SE)
Endurance
- 13800TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 5402 GB per day for 7 years
Mac OS Compatibility
- Yes
PC OS Compatibility
- Yes
Other Requirements
- Requires a Mac, PC, or drive enclosure with an available SATA drive bay and connection. SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) required for best performance.
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 3.2 Watts
Seek Mode (Max)
- Up to 2.6 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.4 Watts
DEVSLP / DevSleep
- Up to 5mW
Dimensions
- Height: 0.7 cm (0.3 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
Weight
- 77.0 g (0.17 lbs)
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Country of Origin
- Taiwan
TAA Compliance
- Yes
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)
Altitude
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity
- Operating: 0% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 0% to 93% non-condensing
Shock
- Non-Operating: 1500 G max
Idle (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Seek (Typical)
- 0.0 bels
Applications
- Select Macs And PCs
- Select External Enclosures
- Select PCIe Host Cards
- Productivity Apps
- Creative Apps
- Backups
- Gaming
OWC Express USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Bus-Powered Portable External Storage Enclosure
Drive Bays
- 1 bay supporting: 2.5-inch SATA drives
- Supports drives up to 2.2TB in capacity and up to 9.5mm in size
Storage Interface
- SATA
Device Ports
- (1) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Micro-B Port
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 : Up to 5Gb/s (or 625MB/s)
- USB 2.0 : Up to 480Mb/s (or 60MB/s)
- USB 1.1 : Up to 12Mb/s (or 1.5MB/s)
Chipset / Controller
- JMicron 20329
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Contact Start Stops
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS 8.6
- Mac OS 9.0
- Mac OS 9.1
- Mac OS 9.2
- Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
- Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- macOS 15.x Sequoia
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 98
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows 2000
- Windows ME
- Windows XP
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
Other OS Compatibility
- Linux
External Power Adapter
- No
Power Supply
- Bus-powered
Security Slot
- No
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Discreet Black
Housing Material
- ABS plastic
Dimensions
- Height: 1.4 cm (0.6 in)
- Length: 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
- Width: 7.8 cm (3.1 in)
Weight
- 56.0 g (0.12 lbs)
Country of Origin
- China
TAA Compliance
- No
Altitude
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Noise
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Compatibility & Installation Videos
Mac mini

Videos
Customer Reviews
I was incredibly pleased that my replacement drive arrived days earlier than I thought. However, that was just the start. I began the installation while watching the excellent video on how to do it. I thought it would take me much longer than the 30 minutes it took. The process was simple, with detailed video instructions and tools provided in this kit. That's impressive, as I'm a bit of a klutz, and 2014 isn't really upgrade-friendly. I'd already prepared a Mac and Linux flash drive to install on separate partitions, and either installation took longer than the actual hardware work. Both my Mac and Linux systems on this computer are speedy and a pleasure to use. I own an M2 Mac Mini, and this upgraded 2014 doesn't really match up, but it is completely usable. Had I made this change years ago, I'd probably still be using this instead of upgrading some time back. Now, of course, I thinking of upgrading further and installing an NMVE kit so that both my Linux and Mac systems onboard this 2014 have a full TB to play with. Mahalo
I would recommend this product to a friend!
- Reviewer:statrixbob
We are absolutely thrilled to hear about your positive experience with our product and installation process! It's always satisfying to know that our customers are pleased with the service and quality we provide. Thank you for choosing MacSales.com, and enjoy your fully functional 2014 Mac Mini!
I should’ve purchased this upgrade five years ago, but I couldn’t afford it… Now it’s a steal of a deal This is a significant increase in speed well worth it and they have a great installation video highly recommend
I would recommend this product to a friend!
- Reviewer:Mac mini SSD upgrade
We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying the benefits of your upgrade and that it's made a significant increase in speed for your system. Better late than never! It's great to know that you found our installation video helpful as well. Don't hesitate to contact us with further questions, comments, or concerns. https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/
very happy with the customer service and great help!
I would recommend this product to a friend!
- Reviewer:BetterTortoise-17511
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