OWC miniStack STX Specifications Connectivityġx Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with 60W Power Deliveryģx Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), works with USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, and Thunderbolt 2 (with an adapter)ġx 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s SSD or HDD
OWC will also configure the STX with HDD and flash if you like. The OWC miniStack STX is sold bare starting at $299.
One of the Thunderbolt controllers on this machine is fried, so while certainly not a scenario applicable to everyone, the Thunderbolt expansion has been a great way to get some functionality back and give the machine a more comfortable life in retirement.
#2005 MAC MINI REVIEW PROFESSIONAL#
I’ll take a look at some Creative Professional uses, as well general purpose uses such as a Plex media server, or a Time Machine backup target.įor this review, I’ll be pairing it with my former work system, a 2018 Mac mini, equipped an Intel i7-8700B, 32GB of RAM, and 10GbE. There’s not a lot to the device itself, but the world’s your oyster when it comes to how you can use this. This feature is especially welcome on the new 2020 M1-equipped Mac mini, which is only available with two Thunderbolt 4 ports.
These ports are where it gets its name Storage and Thunderbolt eXpansion. This latest version brings a 3.5-inch hard drive bay, a 2210 M.2 NVMe slot, and a Thunderbolt dock, which gives you three extra Thunderbolt 4 ports. The OWC miniStack STX is Other World Computing’s latest iteration of their miniStack line, which has been pairing itself with the Mac mini since 2005.