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OWC Data Doubler Optical Bay Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Solution for Mac Mini 2009. Compatible with 2009 Mac Mini & 2009-2011 iMac models. Replace your optical drive with a Hard Drive or SSD! (OWCDDMMCL0GB)
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OWC Data Doubler
Optical Bay Drive/SSD Mounting Solution
OWC Data Doubler
Optical Bay Drive/SSD Mounting Solution
Includes everything needed to replace your optical drive with a second
drive or Solid State Drive
drive or Solid State Drive
Add up to an additional 1.0TB of internal storage. Add a Solid State Drive (SSD) for near instantaneous boot and app load. Even create a RAID array! Includes bracket screws, and detailed installation guide for complete all in one solution.
Configuration flexibility is yours when you replace your Mac mini or iMac's* internal SuperDrive with the OWC Data Doubler. This custom engineered blue anodized aluminum bracket with adapter cable comes ready to mount any 9.5mm tall 2.5" SATA hard disk drive and even Solid State Drives.
Then, just install the entire assembly into a Mac mini or iMac's* 5.25" optical drive bay.
OWC Data Doubler makes it easy to custom design how you want your internal storage to
perform. Installed drives are recognized like any other high speed SATA storage device
and can be setup and partitioned using the Apple Disk Utility Program.
If you need occasional access to an optical drive, please click here for external optical drives.
Just a few of the configuration options you can enjoy with Data Doubler:
*Professional installation of Data Doubler into an iMac is highly recommended due to degree of installation difficulty
Configuration flexibility is yours when you replace your Mac mini or iMac's* internal SuperDrive with the OWC Data Doubler. This custom engineered blue anodized aluminum bracket with adapter cable comes ready to mount any 9.5mm tall 2.5" SATA hard disk drive and even Solid State Drives.
Then, just install the entire assembly into a Mac mini or iMac's* 5.25" optical drive bay.
OWC Data Doubler makes it easy to custom design how you want your internal storage to
perform. Installed drives are recognized like any other high speed SATA storage device
and can be setup and partitioned using the Apple Disk Utility Program.
If you need occasional access to an optical drive, please click here for external optical drives.
Just a few of the configuration options you can enjoy with Data Doubler:
- Creating an individual volume with its own desktop icon.
- Combining a new drive with the existing internal drive for one larger volume (SPAN).
- Combining a new matching drive with existing internal for high-performance RAID-0 Stripe volume.
- Configuring a new drive as a Time Machine® backup drive.
- Formatting one drive for the Mac OS and the other dedicated for Windows.
Power Tip
Spin-down hard drives sooner to save battery power.
Running an extra hard drive in your laptop can drain battery power faster than a single drive. But you can tell your Mac to put hard drives to sleep sooner than normal to save power.
This is an advanced tip that requires working in Terminal. For the step-by-step explanation, visit our blog.
*Professional installation of Data Doubler into an iMac is highly recommended due to degree of installation difficulty
This product is compatible with....
Mac mini "Early 2009" and "Mid 2009"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
- Macmini3,1 | 2.26GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz
- Macmini3,1 | 2.26GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz
iMac 20″ "Early 2009" & "Mid 2009"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
- iMac9,1 | 2.0GHz, 2.66GHz
iMac 21.5″ "Late 2009", "Mid 2010", "Mid 2011" and "Late 2011"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
- iMac10,1 | 3.06GHz, 3.33GHz
- iMac11,2 | 3.06GHz, 3.2GHz
- iMac12,1 | 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz, 3.1GHz
iMac 24″ "Early 2009"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
- iMac9,1 | 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.06GHz
iMac 27″ "Late 2009", "Mid 2010" and "Mid 2011"
Model ID / Info: Learn how to find your Mac's Model ID
- iMac10,1 | 3.06GHz, 3.33GHz
- iMac11,1 | 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz
- iMac11,3 | 2.8GHz, 3.2GHz
- iMac12,2 | 2.7GHz, 3.1GHz, 3.4GHz
Specifications:
- Supports: SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s & 1.5Gb/s Interface 2.5" Drive
or SSD (Solid State Drive) of up to 9.5mm (Super Slim) height. - Dimensions: 5"(D) x 4"(W) x 0.5"(H) (12.7 x 10.3 x 1.2mm)
- Weight: 2.3oz. / 0.14lbs.
- Product Manual: OWC Data Doubler
- One Year Warranty
Includes:
- 1: OWC Data Doubler Bracket
- 2: Adapter Cable
- 3: Screws (4 x Phillips)
- 4: Detailed Installation Guide
(iMac instructions are not provided
due to degree of installation difficulty.)
Reviews
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"Mutate your Mac into the next big thing ... gives you all you need to add replace optical drive ... ."" — Jo Hendriks, Knightwise.com -
"A Fantastic Way To Get A Lot More Storage" — Lloyd Chambers, DigLloyd.com -
"The best of both worlds... I was able to install the bracket and the SSD in about 15 minutes" — Marshall Clow, MacNN -
"Installation process was very simple...instructions were extremely easy...included everything I needed, even tools" — J. Glenn Kunzler, MacTrast -
"I love this setup... has everything I need... It's beautiful." — Weldon Dodd, Gigaom -
"...a neat idea that turns your optical-drive bay into an additional hard drive bay" — MacFixIt - CNET Reviews, Topher Kessler -
"...a rather clever bracket …the folks at OWC take product quality very seriously" — Stu Helm, International Mac Podcast -
"...a genius adapter… What's fantastic about this upgrade is having two separate hard drives inside a laptop" — Edmond Terakopian, Photo This & That -
"...very handy, useful and high-quality mounting adapter" — Peter Kapas, Bjorn3D.com -
"Other World Computing's DIY Solid State Drive Upgrade kits provide a better way to upgrade to SSD technology... You Gotta Get One!" — Brandon Hum, circuitREMIX - DIY SSD Upgrade Kit -
"Making it possible to increase onboard drive capacity or add a speedy solid state drive to an existing machine." — Steve Sande, TUAW -
"...I really love the Data Doubler... must have for anyone who likes to store a lot of content." — Craighton Miller, LogicLounge -
MadShrimps Recommended High End Award — Stephan Mileshin, MadShrimps -
"OWC's DataDoubler bundler and RAM upgrades are a great way to get more life out of your older Mac..."
— Claudia Paredes, MacDirectory
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"...a simple, quick and functional upgrade... you won't regret..."
— Anthony Tortoriello, Photography Talk
Benchmarks
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iMac 2010 Benchmarks
Mac mini 2009 Benchmarks
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