{"id":24033,"date":"2014-05-05T09:30:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T14:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=24033"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:20:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:20:19","slug":"newertech-ministack-max-the-missing-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/24033-newertech-ministack-max-the-missing-link\/","title":{"rendered":"NewerTech miniStack MAX: The Missing Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13127\" alt=\"PR_ministackMAX\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/PR_ministackMAX.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/PR_ministackMAX.jpg 280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/PR_ministackMAX-179x120.jpg 179w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/PR_ministackMAX-190x128.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>The Mac and PC roadmap is moving away from optical drives. Many computers are just becoming screens with keyboards attached, a charging port, and maybe a single USB port. What else could you need? As with many things though, you don\u2019t know what you got \u2018til it\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/ministack_max\">NewerTech miniStack MAX<\/a> provides you<strong> all the things you loved about computers from a few years ago and much more<\/strong>. Not only do you get an optical drive that can serve as a Blu-ray\/CD\/DVD drive, you also get an enclosure that houses a high capacity hard drive, SD card reader, and USB powered hub. In fact, <strong>the miniStack MAX is the only 4-in-1 solution on the market<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s compact size and stylish design complement any Mac or PC while offering fully bootable data storage\/backup along with three USB ports for powering and charging your external devices. The SD card reader is a perfect way to quickly transfer pictures and video from your digital camera and smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>I know I am not the only one that has needed more hard drive space, more ports, or held a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray in their hand and looked at their brand new computer and thought, \u201cWell, what exactly am I supposed to do now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get all the technology you need in a small, well thought out, package with the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/ministack_max\">NewerTech miniStack MAX<\/a>. <strong>This is one of our most talked about products and for good reason<\/strong>. And as Macs and PCs continue to evolve, there\u2019s no reason not to own one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mac and PC roadmap is moving away from optical drives. Many computers are just becoming screens with keyboards attached, a charging port, and maybe a single USB port. What else could you need? 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