Give your old 2012 Mac Mini new life and use it in 2020The 2012 Mac Mini held a special place in many hearts thanks to how easy it was to upgrade. It remains Apple's last properly upgradeable Mac Mini, and even in 2019 can be a pretty handy little computer with the right bits inside. Here we'll walk you through breathing new life into your old Mac for not a lot of money.
Products used in this guide
New storage: Kingston 480GB SSD ($60 at Amazon)
More memory: Crucial 16GB RAM kit ($79 at Amazon)
Blowing cobwebs: Canned air ($14 at Amazon)
The right cable: AmazonBasics miniDP to DP ($9 at Amazon)
A second hard drive: Seagate Firecuda 1TB ($60 at Amazon)
Right tools: ORIA Magnetic Screwdriver set ($16 at Amazon)
Magic cable: Mac Mini second drive kit ($15 at Amazon)
What you'll be upgrading
The 2012 model remains to this day Apple's last, properly upgradeable Mac Mini. On more recent models, users have been able to upgrade some bits, such as the RAM in the 2018 release, but in the 2012 model, you can go ahead and get really crazy.
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Give your old 2012 Mac Mini new life and use it in 2020
