05-30-2017, 04:03 AM
I would not get a 2012 mini. 
Are you sure your external boot is FW only? Might have both FW and USB.
Did you make your FW drive? DIY? or was it bought prebuilt? If a DIY, pull the drive and put in USB case, super cheap. In fact, thats prob what I do anyway... but depends on what you buy and how you plan to setup...
To expand on Hal post -- I would be OK with a Fusion drive -- or booting from an external USB SSD. But the internal options are faster...
Are you sure your external boot is FW only? Might have both FW and USB.
Did you make your FW drive? DIY? or was it bought prebuilt? If a DIY, pull the drive and put in USB case, super cheap. In fact, thats prob what I do anyway... but depends on what you buy and how you plan to setup...
To expand on Hal post -- I would be OK with a Fusion drive -- or booting from an external USB SSD. But the internal options are faster...