Ok am I reading this correctly? You can install a 5.25" Optical drive in this case?? I wanna put a BluRay Burner in here for my Mac Mini.
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Yes, you can put a blue ray burner in there. I have one in mine & it works on PC or Mac. I have both & it works great.
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Yeah, that's what I did. I bought this along with an LG Blu-ray reader/writer and use them both with my mac. I'm using a Mac Pro running 10.6.8 and they both work fine for me. Didn't even have to install any software for it. I just plugged it up and it was recognized automatically. I use it with Encore to burn my BD projects.
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Yep. I did the same thing. Bought this case and a cheap BluRay reader/DVD burner, had it all assembled and hooked up to my MacMini in about 10 minutes. Works great.
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Yes...ish. For data and DVD disks no problem. Mac doesn't like Blu-ray though. You will have to download software (Macgo is the only one I can find that is reliable) or use hacks with free VLC and DVDFab that are complicated and don't always work, at least for me.
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Compatible with 9.5mm or 12.7mm height Internal Slim Slot Loading Optical Drive. (not included)
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It would be a little weird. At a minimum the optical drive would be sideways, making watching movies a bit awkward. It would also look a little odd with the feet on one side, although they are fairly small and flush. Biggest issue is that this case is MUCH bigger than a normal HTPC case; it's at least the size of a large integrated receiver amp - 16+ inches wide and over 8 inches tall laying on its side. If that's not a problem for your space, though, I think it'd work fine. It has decent ventilation on the "sides" and none on the "bottom", which is I think what you'd want.
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This is just the divice; it does not come with the software; that has to be downloaded for your specific operating system. There is more than one choice for the software, (more that one brand name). It is tricky to work correctly on a MAC for Blu-ray, but DVDs work much better. Almost all software available will play DVD an CD on this drive. Apple does not have a business interest supporting external drives like blu-ray, since most of its software, applications, entertainment, are available through iTunes. very respectfully, Curtthom@cox.net, Frankfurt, Germany
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Hi, thanks for contacting us. This optical drive is 10mm high. If there is anything else I can do for you or if you have any other questions please let me know. Sincerely, Chris Nickels Red Planet Trading
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Most of this era iMac's have a special SuperDrive. It mounts about 1/2" further back than a normal drive. If you substitute a MacBook Drive for one of these, you will not be able to push the CD/DVD far enough into the drive, to allow the mechanism to grab the disk and pull it into the drive. I do not suggest you use this drive. Use the Profile Manager to get the part number of the installed drive, and get that exact one.
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This case has one (1) external 5.25" bay. This allows for a single standard size DVD or Blu-ray drive. Though a good Blu-ray burner will also play and burn DVD's. This case is amazing, but make sure your motherboard has an on-board USB 3.0 header.
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I put a desktop sized optical drive in mine. I dont believe the package had a blank plate for the front. While a hard drive may fit screwed to one side I dont think that would work out very well. I found an Antec case for an external Sata hard drive. The packaging is long gone so I cant give you the part number and the case dose not have it. Good luck with your shopping.
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There are 4 drive bays. I haven't done so, but I understand you can rig the DVD slot for an additional drive. I have already added USB external without a problem. As far as the larger that 2TB drives - sorry, I haven't tried that. I'm running two small drives to handle the OS in a RAID configuration and 2-2TB drives in a RAID for everything else. Just haven't had a reason to upgrade beyond 2TB yet.
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NOThis unit is designed to host 3 x 3.5" drives in the same space as it would take to put 2 optical drives or 2 x 5.25" floppy drives (no longer in use but still the original reason for the space requirement).Furthermore, I would NOT recommend this unit because it requires the use of "trays" in which the hard drives must be mounted before they can be used. If you should, in the future, decide to use a "hot-swappable" method for accessing hard drives, find one that is "trayless."
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i am not sure with the space of the Mac Mini, but this fits perfectly in a 2.5 inch design space.. check out in google, "Installing Mac Mini Mid 2011 Dual Hard Drive Kit - iFixit" it show you how to install another HD on it..
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It's hard to say. While the drive is a standard 2.5" drive it comes with a 3.5" bracket. If the drive in you Mac is 2.5" and uses a SATA III interface I do not see a problem. Hardware such as a hard drive are pretty standard across system types. My final suggestion, to be sure, is contact Samsung support. I think it is well worth it as these drives are the best SSD's on the market.
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The standard configuration is: 2 optical drives (DVD/BD/CD), 3x3.5" HDD drives (I believe your two 1TB qualify) and 2x2.5" SSD drives.As an option you can add a second 3-drive 3.5" cage (sold separately) or install 2.5" SSD drives in the 3.5" drive trays instead of the 3.5" HDDs.I hope this helps.
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Yep. There is a mount at the bottom of the case that will take a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive. You can also get adapters to put a 2.5 in any 3.5 slot. Specifically on this case, you may want to watch this quick unboxing and feature review video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qJutw4eyvJ4
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I googled a few things that say it is, but I recommend you do some googling to make sure. Try entering "mac mini 2011 hard drive size" and see what you come up with.
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Blue ray cases are too small for this.... But the same company makes CD racks... Those might work better for a blue ray case. I don't own any blue ray movies, so not sure the exact size to compare to a cd