I think the Mac Mini is the unsung hero of Apple’s computers – it offers the power of a nice laptop for a fraction of the price; however, like a laptop, its compact size makes it trickier to upgrade.
Below is my photo journey through upgrading the guts of a 2008-era Mac Mini (also known as a “MacMini2,1” in System Profiler – 1.83GHz Core2Duo, 1GB RAM, 80GB disk). This is my second venture under the hood of this compact little gem – the first was for a RAM upgrade; this time it’s for a new hard disk. Hopefully this post will give others the confidence to beef up their own Mini!
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