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Title: Not for the mid-2011 Mac Mini
Review: The Mac Mini (mid-2011) has four USB 2.0 ports and a Firewire 800 port on the back. I have two firewire 800 devices, an external hard drive and a Seagate GoFlex portable drive. I ordered this because it would expand my USB and Firewire ports PLUS give me one of each in the front. However, when I received it I was very disappointed. The Firewire ports are for the slower 400Mbps devices, not the faster 800Mbps. I could get an adapter, but it would basically cause the devices to slow to half the speed of which they are capable. I returned it and am continuing to look for a similar device for the faster devices. Currently, when I need to update the portable drive I plug it into the port in the hard drive. I thought about keeping this unit just for the expanded USB ports, but the cost was pretty high for that.
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