Would it be possible to install 1TB HD in a Mac Mini ?

That´s my question:
Can I install 1TB HD in a Mac Mini? I haven´t read anything in Tech Specs
but I would like to do it if it were possible.
Regards.
Guillermo

No, it isn't possible to do it with a single drive; the largest 2.5-inch hard drive is 500 Gig.
But it is possible to remove the DVD drive in the newest Mini and replace it with a second 500 Gig hard drive ... for a total of 1 TB of internal storage.
See this article:
http://www.ifixit.com/blog/?p=126
!http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.com/igi/aHatPR2UD52TgXSY.large!
A kit to do this was sold here:
http://www.ifixit.com/Apple-Parts/Mac-mini-1-TB-Upgrade-Kit/IF107-070
Though frankly, just get a 1 or 2 TB firewire-800 external drive and that would be a lot easier.

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