Is it possible to install a second HDD on a Mac Mini, or where is the best place to buy a new mini?

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9170800752015-12-12 00:40:10

Mac Mini

917080075, 2015-12-12 00:40:10

Can I install a second hard drive on the latest Mac Mini?
On the American website of Apple, you can choose the version of the mini with Fusion drive.
Question: what version of the Mac mini should I buy so that I can install a second hard drive there?

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DevMan, 2015-12-12
@917080075

there is no way to install a second hdd - there is only one sata port on the board.
models with FD come with hdd + custom pci-ssd.
emnip, the last mini, in which you could plug a second sata disk - mac mini server 2012.
upd: in theory, you can put a second disk if you buy a model with ssd and find a sata cable. but IMHO it's not worth it.

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Nikolay45, 2015-12-12
@Nikolay45

In the latter there is no place for a second hard drive. If the money is free, you can put an SSD inside and connect the HDD via Thunderbolt.

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Valery Bashkatov, 2015-12-12
@valery_bashkatov

There used to be a Mac Mini Server model with two drive slots. In the last line, it seems that it is no longer there.

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Dmitry Chernyak, 2015-12-12
@ZUSS

You'll have to tinker www.ebay.de/itm/OWC-Data-Doubler-SSD-2-5-Hard-Driv...
But with the latest mini models, I'm not sure.