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wartnig
Aug 5, 2009, 06:07 AM
Hi, Does anyone know if the new Western digital scorpio blue drives - 750gb and 1tb.. fit in the Mac Mini? Or the Macbook pros come to that?


ag55
Aug 5, 2009, 06:29 AM
Hi, Does anyone know if the new Western digital scorpio blue drives - 750gb and 1tb.. fit in the Mac Mini? Or the Macbook pros come to that?

mini can take 2.5" sata drives, they need to be 9mm and not 12mm.
look at the specs of the products, im pretty sure it will fit
dubhe
Aug 5, 2009, 09:09 AM
It will probably fit, but there will be no room for airflow over the top of it, so it might get a bit hot...

You could always take the superdrive out :D
MacMini2009
Aug 5, 2009, 10:23 AM
Your Mac Mini will die with a 12.5mm hard drive.
rw3
Aug 5, 2009, 11:50 AM
Your Mac Mini will die with a 12.5mm hard drive.

LOL! I won't if you use a 12.7mm OptiBay in place of the SuperDrive. The WD only runs at 5200RPM, can't produce that much heat.
Cave Man
Aug 5, 2009, 12:08 PM
Your Mac Mini will die with a 12.5mm hard drive.

No one knows this yet since the drives are not available. It can take a 12.5 mm drive, but you'll lose the airspace above the OEM drive. That may compromise airflow, but whether that compromises the system is unpredictable. If I went with one of these drive, it would replace the optical drive.