Yes, you can run two internal storage devices. From there we notice we’re down to a single SATA interface. The fun stops right about when you realize to open this model you need to get past the (6) tamper-proof (TR6) screws. Other than that it’s fairly inconspicuous.
It’s missing a firewire 800 port and adds a second Thunderbolt port. There were two hard drive bays from 2011 forward and the memory could be upgraded easily by anyone.įrom the outside, the new Mac mini (Late-2014 Macmini7,1) looks very similar. The entire machine would come apart with two sized torx screwdrivers and a special logic board removal tool. The only tools required to swap out memory were two thumbs. The 2010 through 2012 Mac mini models were very user friendly. – 802.11ac WiFi (not important in the data centers) – Haswell generation Core i5 / i7 processors As you can tell, this is not going to be business as usual. The first thing we noticed following the October 2014 announcement was that there was no Mac mini model with the ‘Server’ suffix. Little did we know how prophetic that post would be.
#LATE 2014 MAC MINI HARD DRIVE UPGRADE PRO#
This was before the 2013 Mac Pro was announced, and we had concerning thoughts of where the mini was headed. Less than two months after the 2012 Mac mini was released, we posted a thought experiment on where the Mac mini hardware may have been headed. This shift in language and differences between the 20 announcements match up with the hardware changes. He quickly mentioned a list of improvements and that was it. He also said the phrase “perhaps you’ve already added one to your home or network”. This model sold for the next 723 days.įast forward to 2014, Phil referred to the all new Mac mini as a great starter/first Mac. Models tiers and configurations stayed as they have been for many years. The Mac mini received a small power bump and USB3 ports. In Apple’s Octoannouncement Phil talked about how easy the mini was to open and they showed off its internals. To take a quick look back, the Mac mini was once described as Apple’s most popular server. For a brief moment the stars aligned and the heavens sang.
#LATE 2014 MAC MINI HARD DRIVE UPGRADE UPDATE#
Phil Schiller pulled an ‘one more thing’ by ending Apple’s new hardware announcements October with the words “we have one other small update today”. That amount of time without news/updates can make anyone start to hallucinate.
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