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iFixit Offers Kit To Install 2nd Hard Drive in 2011 Mac Mini
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I wonder if this cable and kit could be used to break out a cable to be used with a port multiplier so I could hook an eSATA enclosure to it. I really want to use a mini as a media server in my home theater setup and need the local storage of a 4 disk eSATA enclosure.
Any idea where I might get just the cable?
Any idea where I might get just the cable?
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And ... you are paying a lot!
It's out of stock now. You should have most of the parts of this kit if you repair electronics yourself. The connector/Proprietary SATA hard drive cable and Shock-absorbing mounting grommets might be the only thing you would need to buy.
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Man, I totally want to get a mini. But I want quad core and discrete graphics.
The kit is pretty sweet.
Man, I totally want to get a mini. But I want quad core and discrete graphics.
The kit is pretty sweet.
Yep, I guess we'll have to wait for Ivy Bridge CPUs, let's hope that by that time µSATA would have been approved (standard system SSD drive would be a must ^^)
Be VERY careful with the sata ribbon cable that comes with this. I got it, and it ripped very easily, and you can NOT buy the cable alone, so I had to spend another $70 to get one, and a whole second kit.