{"id":26237,"date":"2014-08-28T09:45:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=26237"},"modified":"2014-08-28T12:01:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T17:01:00","slug":"owc-back-to-school-packing-big-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/26237-owc-back-to-school-packing-big-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Back To School: Packing Big Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26238\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/um_macminis_2.jpg\" alt=\"um_macminis_2\" width=\"255\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/um_macminis_2.jpg 255w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/um_macminis_2-158x120.jpg 158w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/um_macminis_2-190x145.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/>It\u2019s late August. It\u2019s hot outside. And your car is so packed that all you can see in your rear-view mirror is your tattered plaid comforter crushed under the weight of 20 pounds worth of microwavable dinners and granola bars.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right\u2026 it\u2019s move-in day.<\/p>\n<p>College move-in day is a dreaded affair\u00a0overcrowded with pushy teens\u00a0and\u00a0golf carts tightly packed with way more clothing than could ever fit in a tiny dorm room closet.<\/p>\n<p>And while you\u2019ll certainly be making at least 15 trips from the car to your dorm room, the days of lugging a massive PC tower and even bigger monitor up several flights of stairs luckily are gone. Now you can get a computer powerful enough for any school project in a package small enough to fit in an old shoebox.<\/p>\n<p>The Mac mini is a\u00a0great option as a small and affordable, yet still powerful machine. And OWC not only has a great selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/Search\/SearchPromo.cfm?Ntk=Primary&amp;Ns=P_ID%7c1&amp;Ne=5000&amp;N=100433&amp;N2=100433&amp;Ntt=OWCUsedMac\">pre-owned Mac minis<\/a> but also a ton of upgrades on our <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/school\/\">Back to School page<\/a>\u00a0to help you squeeze even more power out Apple\u2019s smallest Mac.\u00a0Want to add an <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/SSD\/OWC\/\">SSD<\/a> or a second HDD? The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/drive_bracket\/datadoubler\/\">Data Doubler<\/a>\u00a0will pack more storage right in your mini. 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