{"id":27127,"date":"2014-10-21T20:26:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T01:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=27127"},"modified":"2015-02-06T11:25:04","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T17:25:04","slug":"owcs-teardown-of-the-new-2014-mac-mini-with-fusion-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27127-owcs-teardown-of-the-new-2014-mac-mini-with-fusion-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC&#8217;s Teardown of the New 2014 Mac mini with Fusion Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last time we saw an upgrade to the Mac mini prior to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27019-the-wait-is-over-apple-unveils-new-ipads-macs-at-special-event\">Apple\u2019s special event<\/a>\u00a0last week was October 2012. So what did Apple have in store after 24 months for its smallest and least expensive entry in the Mac lineup? Check out the gallery from our teardown at the bottom of the page for details\u00a0and see to the new Mac mini inside and out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some noteworthy observations from the teardown:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The model we unboxed utilizes a PCIe SSD, which is the same as the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">SSD found in the Late 2013-current MacBook Pro with Retina display, 2013-current MacBook Air and 2013-current iMac.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The PCIe slot and connecting cable are not present unless you order the mini with a Fusion drive or PCIe SSD. For minis without a Fusion Drive\u00a0there won\u2019t be a slot for the PCIe SSD.<\/li>\n<li>Requires a T6 Torx Security screwdriver for disassembly<span style=\"color: #545454;\"><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Also\u00a0n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">oteworthy, of course,\u00a0are\u00a0the Thunderbolt 2 ports. Which will work great with <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Thunderbolt\/\">Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 devices<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The memory is not upgradable in the 2014 Mac mini.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mac mini Specs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB L3 cache (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz)<\/li>\n<li>8GB of memory<\/li>\n<li>1TB Fusion drive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[nggallery id=80]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to\u00a0follow the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\">Rocket Yard<\/a>\u00a0for more coverage, tips, and tricks for getting the most out of the\u00a0new Mac mini. And check out macsales.com for the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Thunderbolt\/\">Thunderbolt<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; color: #0099ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/blu-ray\">Blu-ray\/DVD\/CD drives<\/a>, and\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; color: #0099ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/\">USB 3.0 drives<\/a>\u00a0for your system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More unboxings\/teardowns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See our unboxing of the new Mac mini at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27148-new-2014-mac-mini-unboxing\">eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27148-new-2014-mac-mini-unboxing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We also <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27147-owcs-imac-with-retina-5k-display-unboxing\">unboxed<\/a> and performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27125-owcs-teardown-of-the-new-imac-with-retina-5k-display\">teardown<\/a> of the new iMac with Retina 5K display.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time we saw an upgrade to the Mac mini prior to\u00a0Apple\u2019s special event\u00a0last week was October 2012. 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