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Released on October 23, 2012. Core i5 or Core i7 Processor. Apple Fusion Drive.

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Can I fit a hybrid hard drive?

I've just ordered a late 2012 quad-core i7 Mac Mini. Since they just refreshed the range, I couldn't upgrade anything and it is the stock 4Gb, 1Tb HDD model.

I know I can add a 2nd SSD but I don't really want to manage my files across separate HDD+SSD and I'm not too sure about setting up a true Fusion system. So I wondered about just replacing the default drive with a hybrid drive which internally manages moving files around.

Is there any reason OSX wouldn't like this, or would even be aware the disk was doing anything special?

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Swapping out your HD for a SSHD is not a problem on this series.

The just released '14 series I can't tell you for sure. We'll need to wait for the IFIXIT tear down team to crack it open to tell us for sure.

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