mac mini ext HDD

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p4est

Discussion Starter · Apr 29, 2007

i am looking for an external hdd for my mini, one that matches it's footprint. I want to purchase from a canadian retailer so any info in regards to online stores or physical stores in the ottawa region would be appreciated.
thanks

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BlueMax

· #2 · Apr 29, 2007

There's a really cool one that's essentially just an external housing for any 3.5" HDD you want. It looks just like the mini and stacks underneath it. There's an even fancier one that gives you more ports too!

As seen here:
Mac mini memory, Mac mini hard drive, and Mac mini DVD upgrades at OtherWorldComputing.com

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gizmo321

· #3 · Apr 29, 2007

At the CompuSmart at Rideau centre they have an Acomdata external hardrive designed to fit under your mini. Kinda expensive though at $199 for 160GB last time I checked...

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HowEver

· #4 · Apr 29, 2007

Last time I checked, MacDoc had the v2 miniStack for $95 or so empty, and could put a hard drive in it for you. I would have picked it up but wanted something funkier, not needing to match the Mac mini footprint.

BlueMax said:
There's a really cool one that's essentially just an external housing for any 3.5" HDD you want. It looks just like the mini and stacks underneath it. There's an even fancier one that gives you more ports too!

As seen here:
Mac mini memory, Mac mini hard drive, and Mac mini DVD upgrades at OtherWorldComputing.com

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macsackbut

· #5 · Apr 30, 2007

I have a Newer Technology miniStack I purchased from MacDoc. Works wonderfully and looks great (I have a picture posted on flickr here). Mine's a first-gen machine. The newer ones also have ports on the side for easy access.

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Zapodidae

· #6 · May 1, 2007

Whichever one you choose, use the firewire connection, clone your internal drive to it and use it as your boot drive. The slow hard drives in minis (4300 rpm in first gens) is the biggest performance bottleneck. You will be amazed by the performance increase by moving to a 7200 rpm drive.

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macsackbut

· #7 · May 1, 2007

Zapodidae said:
Whichever one you choose, use the firewire connection, clone your internal drive to it and use it as your boot drive. The slow hard drives in minis (4300 rpm in first gens) is the biggest performance bottleneck. You will be amazed by the performance increase by moving to a 7200 rpm drive.

Agreed.

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p4est

Discussion Starter · #8 · May 1, 2007

thanks for all the feedback, i have come across a local vendor (down th block actually) who sell the lacie mini hubs, anyone used these or have any comments on tha one?

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