Categories
hard drive Hardware Mac mini News

iFixit releases dual hard drive kit for 2011 Mac mini units

This might prove useful. Teardown specialist and accessory manufacturer iFixit has announced that the company has released its Mac Mini Dual Hard Drive Kit. While the kit doesn’t come with an additional hard drive, it provides you with the tools to install one, including a proprietary SATA hard drive cable, four shock-absorbing mounting grommets, four […]

Categories
iMac Mac mini MacBook Pro News

OWC announces 8GB RAM modules for 2011 model MacBook Pro, Mac mini units

Ok, if there’s one computer part you sort of have to splurge on, it’s RAM. And there’s no real argument against that. Per MacNN, Mac outfitter Other World Computing has announced its RAM kits for the 2011 model MacBook Pro and Mac minis with its DDR3 1333MHz 8GB modules. The modules will also work with […]

Categories
Mac mini News

iFixIt performs teardown of 2011 Mac mini, finds room for second hard drive

A teardown of Apple’s just-released Mac Mini reveals a similar design to the previous generation, though with the addition of the new processor, Thunderbolt controller and Bluetooth 4.0, while the company’s decision to remove the optical drive made room for a second storage drive. Apple released the latest version of the Mac Mini on Wednesday, […]

Categories
News Software

Apple to release Mac OS X 10.7 upgrade on USB thumb drives for August, will retail for $69

If you’re hankering for your version of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on a physical medium, Apple has announced that the company will release the on a USB thumb drive through its online store in August, but at a cost more than twice the price of the Mac App Store. Apple revealed on Wednesday that […]

Categories
Mac mini News

Apple premieres Mac mini without optical drive

It’s not the end times, but it is a change. For the first time ever, Apple’s new Mac mini models, released on Wednesday, lack an optical drive for CDs or DVDs, as the Mac maker continues to move away from physical formats like discs. Per AppleInsider, Apple boasted in unveiling the new Mac mini hardware […]