Can the non-server mac mini's be modified to take 2 hard drives? i've compared the dimensions and the standard/server models are exactly the same size so we must be able to fit a 2nd hdd in the non server model?
I ask because i'm thinking of replacing my NAS with a mac-mini, however, i don't need the server model because i technically don't need OSX Server and don't need to pay the high cost of it (compared to the standard mini) for the 2x1TB HDDs that i would be able to get much cheaper elsewhere.
I have a QNAP NAS TS219-P that i'm not really happy with, it costs me about £360 to get this up and running and i feel cheated, the read/write speeds are no good and it's extremely noisy when being accessed, it takes 2+mins to startup/shutdown and spec/features are limited..
So would something like this be a suitable replacement? i only really use it for file sharing, but it would be cool to have this hooked up to my TV so i don't need to go though XBOX or whatever to watch movies.
I ask because i'm thinking of replacing my NAS with a mac-mini, however, i don't need the server model because i technically don't need OSX Server and don't need to pay the high cost of it (compared to the standard mini) for the 2x1TB HDDs that i would be able to get much cheaper elsewhere.
I have a QNAP NAS TS219-P that i'm not really happy with, it costs me about £360 to get this up and running and i feel cheated, the read/write speeds are no good and it's extremely noisy when being accessed, it takes 2+mins to startup/shutdown and spec/features are limited..
So would something like this be a suitable replacement? i only really use it for file sharing, but it would be cool to have this hooked up to my TV so i don't need to go though XBOX or whatever to watch movies.