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Get supportThe support article for Mac Mini (Late 2012) shows and details which ports can do what.
So you'd probably need to get a Thunderbolt adapter to use a second display, it seems.
See the listed items to connect to Thunderbolt port in the link you posted. I've the same
link bookmarked from more than a year ago...
I have a Late 2012 Mac Mini i7, while only using one Apple Cinema (aluminum) display.
Another option would be also buy a Thunderbolt multiple port dock. Some allow many other
products, & duplicate ports. (Up to 12 items, from USB3.0, Thundebolt, etc) not cheap. A
few displays may allow daisy-chain; note MiniDisplay looks like a Thunderbolt port but may
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not act like one. The adapters may allow minidisplay to run from Thunderbolt. See support
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article and then refer to Apple store page of display adapters.
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OWC also has an external optical drive with several ports built-in (with extra HDD).
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Good luck! 🙂
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