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best ssd for 2010 mac mini
You might want to consider swapping out your optical drive for a second drive (SSD in this case). Here’s the IFIXIT guide Installing Mac mini Mid 2010 Dual Drive. Here’s the needed parts iMac & Mac mini Dual Drive Enclosure and Crucial MX500 500 GB SSD Or, you can swap out the HDD for a SSD following this guide Mac mini Mid 2010 Hard Drive Replacement and you’ll need this kit Mac mini Unibody SSD Upgrade Kit
The “best” ssd’s are probably the Samsung 870 ssd’s but the 2010 mac mini uses sata 2 for the ssd connector which means that even if you get an awesome ssd, it’s not going to change the performance that much. I think a cheaper Crucial BX500 is best for the 2010 mac mini and can be found for less than $30
