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Re: Next update of Mac Mini?

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Next update of Mac Mini?
Date 2014-03-25 13:03 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnlj2vko.11lr.g.kreme@amelia.local> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <532fefd9$0$61371$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com> <250320140901120680%YourName@YourISP.com> <1lj2402.1yxtq771vwwymjN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <250320141324438715%YourName@YourISP.com> <1lj2gqg.7kq97s4za9d9N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>

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In message <1lj2gqg.7kq97s4za9d9N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> 
  David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

>> In article <1lj2402.1yxtq771vwwymjN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>, David
>> Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>> 
>> > Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > In article <532fefd9$0$61371$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com>, JF
>> > > Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
>> > > > 
>> > > <snip>
>> > > > ... doesn't have the physical size to be a storage engine.
>> > > > Having a file server product would complement the now diskless Mac
>> > > > Pro and the iMacs that are going SSDs.
>> > > 
>> > > The Mac Mini Server already comes with two 1TB drives installed, which
>> > > may be able to be user-upgraded to bigger drives.
>> > 
>> > Not really.
>> > 
>> > Drive replacement in the Mac Mini is not a task for which Apple has
>> > supplied instructions so their intention is that drive replacement is
>> > only done by authorised service agents.
>> > 
>> > The process of extracting the drives in the current body requires some
>> > disassembly for the first drive and substantial disassembly for the
>> > second drive.
>> > 
>> > There is limited scope for upgrading to bigger drives as the Mac Mini
>> > uses 2.5" drive mechanisms. Capacity increases for 2.5" drives seem to
>> > be taking a long time. The current Mac Mini came with 1 TB drives about
>> > 18 months ago, and I can only find one larger capacity drive available
>> > now as a bare mechanism: Hitachi has a 1.5 TB drive. Everyone else still
>> > maxes out at 1 TB (ignoring WD's hybrid Black2, which doesn't support
>> > Macs, and is only 1 TB HD + 120 MB SSD so the main benefit is speed).
>> > 
>> > The obvious method of expanding storage for a Mac Mini Server is to
>> > connect an external multi-drive bay, same as every other current Mac.
>> 
>> I'm not sure where you're looking, but a quick Google search turns up
>> quite a few 2TB 2.5" hard drives from Western Digital, Seagate, and
>> others

> External drives, yes.

What do you think an external drive is, some magic version that only
works externally?

Besides, you are wrong, you can buy 2.5" 2TB bare drives.

For example: <http://www.amazon.com/2TB-SATA-Green-Drive-15mm/dp/B00H55RQ8W/>

> Judging by a random sample I looked at, many of them appear to be dual 1
> TB mechanisms inside a double height or double width enclosure. Some
> might contain a 2 TB single drive but unusually thick, and for most of
> them you can't buy a bare drive of that capacity.

You're wrong.

> I see Western Digital mentions a 2 TB "Green" drive. It won't fit in
> many computers due to the physical height of the mechanism (15 mm): the
> limit is usually 12 mm or 9.5 mm. Even if it did fit, a "Green" drive
> isn't particularly suitable as the startup drive. Other WD series max
> out at 1 TB.

So you even admit you are wrong, but continue to insist you are right?
Are you weasel-boy in disguise?

-- 
Hey, how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up!
It'll be anarchy!

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Next update of Mac Mini? "Ed H." <fake@notreal.net> - 2014-03-22 16:07 -0500
  Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-22 23:02 +0000
  Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-23 12:09 +1200
    Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-23 12:11 -0400
      Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-23 21:10 -0400
        Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-24 16:09 +1200
  Re: Next update of Mac Mini? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-23 09:06 -0400
  Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2014-03-23 19:00 -0400
    Re: Next update of Mac Mini? "Ed H." <fake@notreal.net> - 2014-03-24 20:46 -0500
      Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 11:02 -0400
  Re: Next update of Mac Mini? John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-03-23 19:30 -0400
    Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-24 13:11 +1200
    Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-24 01:40 +0000
  Re: Next update of Mac Mini? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-03-24 13:27 +1300
    Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-23 22:55 -0400
      Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-23 20:12 -0700
        Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-24 04:42 -0400
          Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-25 09:01 +1200
            Re: Next update of Mac Mini? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-03-25 09:28 +1300
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-25 13:24 +1200
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-03-25 13:56 +1300
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 13:03 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-03-26 13:34 +1300
            Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-24 17:01 -0400
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-24 23:02 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-24 19:15 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-25 13:31 +1200
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-24 23:10 +0000
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-25 13:18 +1200
          Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-25 18:16 +1200
            Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-25 05:14 -0400
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-25 10:19 +0000
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 13:05 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 11:14 -0400
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 11:11 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 23:01 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 19:37 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 08:30 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-26 09:04 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 09:33 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-26 16:20 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 19:31 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-26 19:59 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-26 20:22 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-26 20:30 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 20:35 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-27 13:52 +1200
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 08:46 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-27 13:45 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-27 18:27 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-27 15:07 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 15:41 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-28 06:06 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 09:28 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-28 13:50 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 10:08 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-27 17:30 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-27 21:59 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-02 23:14 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-03 16:37 +1200
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-08 12:47 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-03 06:22 +0000
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-27 00:59 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-27 00:57 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-27 00:57 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 08:44 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-03-27 15:03 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-27 17:31 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-27 17:28 -0400
                Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 19:49 -0400
              Re: Next update of Mac Mini? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-26 08:20 +1200

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