According to the user reviews this is one of the fastest drives at this price category, but some users are reporting drive failures, so you should take regular backups of your HDD. The maximum read speed is up to 285 MB/s and write speed is up to 275 MB/s. OCZ 120 GB Vertex 2 SATA II SSD: I would recommend OCZ Vertex 2 Solid State drive as it has much faster read / write speeds compared to other SSD drives around the same price range. Please note that most of this guide is also applicable to a 2011 model of Mac Mini and also to other home theater PCs, but obviously the teardown steps are different. In this guide, I will give you a detailed walkthrough on how to install an SSD on Mac Mini. It is well known fact that SSD drive will significantly improve your system’s performance, but I was still blown away with the results after I took my new hard drive for a test drive. My old Mac Mini (mid 2009 model) has started to feel sluggish in the past months, so I decided to speed it up by installing a OCZ Solid State Drive (SSD).
