[X4U] WAAAY OT: Server Class Drives - Mac Mini.

[Randy B.Singer]

m i l e s said:

>Does anyone know of another server class drive that will fit in the  
>Mac Mini ?


The Mini uses a standard 2.5-inch IDE hard drive, normally meant for a 
laptop computer.  These drives don't come with the high storage 
capacities that desktop (3.5-inch) drives come in, and they also aren't 
generally as fast.  Upgrading the internal hard drive in the Mini, 
therefore, can potentially give you both more storage space, and a 
performance boost.

The Seagate Momentus Momentus 5400.2, at 100GB, is currently the largest 
2.5-inch hard drive available. 
<http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,635,
00.html>
$177.25
<http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=B44499&src=FG>  

Seagate has announced the Momentus 7200.1, another 100GB 2.5-inch hard 
drive.   However, at a 7,200-rpm spin speed it is also the only 2.5-inch 
hard drive that is generally as fast as the average desktop hard drive.  
Other 2.5-inch drives typically run at 4,200-rpm or 5,400-rpm.  (3.5-inch 
desktop hard drives typically run at 7,200-rpm, but some run as fast as 
15,000-rpm.)
<http://www.seagate.com/cda/newsinfo/newsroom/releases/article/0,1121,2169%
5E3,00.html>


Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html