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  1. Alvin777

    Does a SATA SSD Heat Up?

    Hello Mac friends. I'm deciding which 2.5" to 3.5" bracket I should buy for a Crucial SATA SSD to upgrade the Mac's hardisk to SSD. Do SATA SSD heat up like M.2 NVMEs (usually needs a heatsink)? There a 2.5" to 3.5" bracket where the SSD is raised and the SSD is screwed on the sides then there's...
    • Alvin777
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    • 2.5" 3.5" bracket imac metal raised edge upgrade sata ssd 2017 27inch imac pci pcie nvme
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
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    Audio in on the mini

    Hey all, Apologizes if this was already asked (I didn’t find it), but is it possible to run audio into a 2020 M1 Mac mini? Online search returned mixed results. Some sources were saying it had to be done via USB, but that seemed like if you needed both output and input. Some said that the...
    • jrhoda14
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    • 3.5 audio 3.5" audio line in mac mini
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac mini
  3. M

    Thermaltake BlacX Docking Station (ST0005U) - All 3.5" Drives Make Clicking Noise

    I have a USB docking station with USB 2.0 that is not working with the larger 3.5" drives (I have tested multiple drives of this size). I've also tested it with an SSD and it seems to work fine. I was thinking the issue could be power supply, but the adapter I have meets the requirements of...
    • mw-gtp
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    • 2.5" 3.5" docking station hard drive usb 2.0
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  4. C

    Anyone used dual 2.5" to 3.5" RAID adapter - Startech, Enermax, ICY DOCK?

    Curious if anyone has experience with any of these dual 2.5" to 3.5" RAID Adapters. Thinking about trying one but curious if anyone had done speed tests in RAID 0. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IR04MYE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N3R47T2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017RX3JCI/
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