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					Originally Posted by  kyteflyer
					 
				 
				I have a 2012 Mini and I was considering going down the external SSD route as well, because I lack the confidence and a sufficiently dust free space to make internal changes... which are you using? 
			
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 Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD 1TB.  Comes with USB3 cable and an adapter to use with USB 2 ports (which I have to use and which you will probably need too). Entirely satisfied with it, so much so that I bought a 2nd one to use as a daily-updated clone with Carbon Copy Cloner.