Upgrading a Mac Mini (late 2014) to a combo SSD + HDD

[Spigaw]

Hey there people!

 

I know I'm going to get some burns because of the fact that I own a Mac, but maybe I will catch the interest of some of you.

 

I recently bought a Mac Mini (late 2014), with these characteristics. I want to upgrade it to a combo SSD + HDD because you know why, but I can't find a way to know if it is possible or not to add a second SATA connector (like some you can find really cheap on Amazon), or if it comes with a PCI connector (like it seems to be the case, via iFixIt).

 

So i wonder what's the best solution:

1. Buying a standard SATA SSD and replace the HDD with it
2. Buying a standard SATA SSD as well as a kit with two SATA connectors and keep both in the Mac
3. Buying a NVME SSD and plugging it in the elusive PCI port.

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

[tkitch]

quick research says that the 2014 Mini doesn't have the space for 2x 2.5" Drives internally.  Based on apple's history that seems very likely.

 

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/using-a-standard-m-2-pcie-nvme-ssd-in-the-2014-mini.2118732/

 

This seems to show that the best answer to a second drive is to do the NVME second drive.

 

Also:  This is very much the wrong subforum for HDD chat.