2009 Mac mini help

kojo · 29th January 2012

Hey all,

I have a Mac Mini that has been used for web/media center stuff, but I plan on now using it more for music. I already maxed the Ram out. I was going to put Logic 9 on there from the app store. I have NI Komplete and a bunch of sample libraries already. Can anyone recommend a good external storage option to run those things as fast as possible? The mini has one FireWire port and several USB 2.0 ports. Would going the external SSD route be best or maybe an internal drive in an enclosure? Thanks!

TimOBrienFlorida · 29th January 2012

External firewire800 drive is all you need.

As with any daw on any OS, the best setup is:

OS, apps and plugins on boot drive.
Sample libraries on secondary drive.
Audio projects on third drive.

Firewire drives can and were designed to be daisy-chained.

kojo · 29th January 2012

awesome thanks tim! i'll go firewire and then daisy chain my Firewire 410 to it or use my fast track ultra.

29th January 2012	#1
kojo Gear addict Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 311 Thread Starter	2009 Mac mini help Hey all, I have a Mac Mini that has been used for web/media center stuff, but I plan on now using it more for music. I already maxed the Ram out. I was going to put Logic 9 on there from the app store. I have NI Komplete and a bunch of sample libraries already. Can anyone recommend a good external storage option to run those things as fast as possible? The mini has one FireWire port and several USB 2.0 ports. Would going the external SSD route be best or maybe an internal drive in an enclosure? Thanks!

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TimOBrienFlorida Gear addict Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 306	External firewire800 drive is all you need. As with any daw on any OS, the best setup is: OS, apps and plugins on boot drive. Sample libraries on secondary drive. Audio projects on third drive. Firewire drives can and were designed to be daisy-chained.