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Wikipedia says that the mac mini server <br />
&quot;has a second hard drive in place of the optical drive.&quot;
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Wikipedia says that the mac mini server
"has a second hard drive in place of the optical drive."

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None of the current Mac mini models have optical drives, so your response isn't helpful.
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None of the current Mac mini models have optical drives, so your response isn't helpful.

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I want to use a Mac mini as a server, but instead of buying the $999 Mac mini Server, I'm thinking of buying the highest end &quot;standard&quot; Mac minim, then installing a SSD and high-capacity HDD so I can have high speed and high capacity. However, I don't know whether the standard Mac mini has 2 SATA bays for storage devices. I know the Mac mini Server has 2x500GB drives, but all the other Mac mini models include just 1 drive. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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I want to use a Mac mini as a server, but instead of buying the $999 Mac mini Server, I'm thinking of buying the highest end "standard" Mac minim, then installing a SSD and high-capacity HDD so I can have high speed and high capacity. However, I don't know whether the standard Mac mini has 2 SATA bays for storage devices. I know the Mac mini Server has 2x500GB drives, but all the other Mac mini models include just 1 drive. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Is the Mac mini Server physically different than the standard Mac mini in terms of HDD bays?

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