Expand volume on mac mini

Can I expand and contract the volume at will using a combination of the internal and external drive on a mac mini? For example, I'm considering purchasing a mac mini with a 500GB HD and later add contiguous volume space by adding an external USB or Thunderbolt drive. Is this possible?

It is, but "involved", 2012 Mini same as 2011 Mini...
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/mac_mini2011_hd/
But I wouldn't waste my time, especially since you mentioned thunderbolt in your forst post, just boot off a bigger/faster external drive.

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On the Mac Mini I have a problem using Skype with my
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