What do you do the day after an arsenal of new Apple products are
announced? Why, take them apart as soon as you can get your hands on
them, of course! Wouldn't ya know it,
iFixit is
at it again -- this time, tearing down the
new Mac mini. At first glance, the only noticeable difference is the inclusion of the powerful
Thunderbolt
port. Once under the hood, though, a second hard drive port was
spotted, along with just enough space for a second storage device.
Perhaps the only thing standing the way of a dual HDD welding compact
desktop is your ability to secure another SATA cable. If you want to
give it a shot, the updated mini scored a solid eight out of ten in the
repairability category as the machine had no proprietary screws or glue.
Moreover, easy access makes a DIY RAM upgrade a piece of cake,
especially when you're already in there adding that extra disk. So if
you're looking to get your teardown feet wet, swan dive right in.
Update: Sure, you
can get dual HDDs straight
from the Apple store, but you'll pay dearly for it. As in, the base Mac
mini will run you $1550 -- and that's for the only option: a 750 GB ATA
and a 256 GB SSD. The other option is to splurge for the Lion Server
model, where dual 500 GB or dual 750 GB options are available. Still,
going this route will set you back at least $1000. Since these bad boys
are so easy to work on, you'd put far less strain on your wallet by
going the DIY route.
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