3.5" IDE HDD in Mac mini

Someone had the bright idea to take a 2.5" to 3.5" IDE adaptor and add a 3.5" IDE hard drive to their Mac mini. Looks like the speed jump is pretty good. Anyone have an adaptor laying around to test this out as well?

Link :: http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/mini/

Have the adapter, but no mini

A cool mod though, the 3.5" drives are much cheaper and bigger.

Post edited by: griffer, at: 2005/04/17 15:53

I know on XBOX's that people make custom covers that extend the height so you can have another HDD in there. I'm supprised no one has made custom mini-lids.

/throws out a potentially profitable idea

HEY., i wonder if i could do that to my imac, but with a CD writer (since i dont got one)

BTW coolidea

Actually notebook optical drives (like you get in iMacs) and notebook hard drives have different connectors. There is an adaptor to do it though and its a straightforward pin mapping so no drivers required.

Powerbook G4 Ti and iMac G3 orginal can use the same drive... tho the iMac uses a pull out rather then a slot the connector works (ik i use a Powerbook drive in it...)

-Knife