Mac Mini - Potential Downside

[Cat]

Based on the size and cooling equipment of the Mac mini I doubt that it would be a good idea to just drop in a 7200 drive ... wouldn't an external FireWire drive be a much better idea? Keep the OS and apps on the mini and your home folder on the FW disk for easy swapping with your other macs ... what the heck, you might even use an iPod for this ... mmmh ...

 

[blue&whiteman]

Based on the size and cooling equipment of the Mac mini I doubt that it would be a good idea to just drop in a 7200 drive ... wouldn't an external FireWire drive be a much better idea? Keep the OS and apps on the mini and your home folder on the FW disk for easy swapping with your other macs ... what the heck, you might even use an iPod for this ... mmmh ...

faster doesn't always mean more heat. the hitachi/ibm 2.5" run quite cool at any speed. people put 7200rpm drives in ibooks and powerbooks all the time and have no issues. if a laptop has no heat issues then a mac mini won't.

 

[blue&whiteman]

read this: http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=/Benchmarks/12705/minihd.html

 

[PapaSuede]

I'm living in the past but I LIKE IT. they probably just produced it because they knew people would BYE it.

 

[Cat]

read this: http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/F...705/minihd.html

Note: Installing these did not noticeably increase either noise or heat.

Thank you. I wasn't sure, just assuming, but now I know it will not be a problem. Good!