Plus how is a Mac Mini in 2014 on a 2011 model?

I'm in a quandry. I have an i5 to 2.3 GHz Mac Mini 2011. He needs a new hard drive. I use Photoshop to work. I think to put the cost of the hard drive to a 2014 2.6 GHz i7 Mac Mini.  This unit comes with a 1 TB hard drive, while I have the 500 GB drive in my current computer. How much faster and more responsive to the Mac Mini to 2014 will be compared to my 2011 model? It is worth the extra money? I'm buying a refurbished Apple to $589.

Thank you!

Bob

You could put a fast SSD drive in your current computer, and he would make a big difference in performance. Alternatively, you can upgrade the RAM, unless you already have maxed out. $589 model has only 8 GB of RAM and the RAM cannot be upgraded, never. It is welded in place. Even a fast 7200 RPM drive spinning would improve the performance of your current Mini. The player stock 5400 RPM is a bottleneck.

Photoshop like lots of free space. A big fast external disk would probably help also.

If you have an Apple auhtorized service provider in your area, you could buy any player you want and pay to install for you, if you are not comfortable with the fact that yourself.

http://eShop.MacSales.com/installvideos/mac_mini2011_hd/

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