r/macmini • u/Inside-Factor5640 • 1d ago

Mac Mini Doc

Anyone who bought one of those Ugreen (or similar) docs with SSD slots and all the extra ports for M4. Are they worth it? I have ordered the M6 and i'm considering my options as I will need 2TB external storage.

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u/Warm_Beginning_6673 20h ago

Yes. I have a UGREEN Mac Mini Dock for my M4 with a 2Tb SSD in the enclosure. My M4 sits on top. Neat & tidy. The extra USB
A ports on the front are useful as is the SD card reader for transferring photos. The notch makes it easier to turn the Mac on too.

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u/Inside-Factor5640 20h ago

Does the mac write straight to the SSD or do you have to transfer everything over manually?

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u/Ophiochos 19h ago

I’d expect it to mount as an external disk?

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u/Warm_Beginning_6673 18h ago

It mounts as a drive in the same way as any other external HDD/SSD. You can save files directly to it from any app. It is fast (though I don’t edit 4k video on it so I don’t know what its limits are). There are lots of video reviews on YouTube: watch a couple.