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Introduction
We tried to put a whopping terabyte worth of storage in a Mac mini -- and succeeded!
This guide walks you through the process of replacing the stock hard drive and optical drive with TWO 500 GB hard drives.
UPDATE: It should now be quite easy to find a 2.5'' 1TB Hard Drive (Around $100) that you can install without removing the optical drive. However these new drives are also 3mm thicker than standard 2.5'' drives (12.5mm vs. 9.5mm) and may cause fitment issues. It may work fine, but I have not heard of anyone doing this successfully yet.
Warning: Although you're welcome to do this at home, this surgery is at your own risk. Make sure to back up any important data prior to working on your mini's hard drive. We'll post more information regarding heat and performance as soon as we have it available.
Conclusion
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.