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mini Pal
hard drive + usb 2.0 & firewire hub + pushbutton™ backup
for Mac mini |
We know you love your Mac mini. But what if you need more? More storage, for instance. Or more connections for your digital devices. What about backing up your precious digital photos, music and other files that you would hate to lose should something go wrong?
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Well, now there’s mini Pal, the perfect companion to your Mac mini from AcomData. mini Pal provides your Mac mini with more storage capacity, more device connections, and more data protection with PushButton™ Backup.
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mini Pal's back panel
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INSPIRED BY MAC MINI
Mimicking its stark elegance, mini Pal is the same size (6.5" square), has the same shape, and features the same case materials and finish as Mac mini. |
HI-PERFORMANCE
HARD DRIVE
Mac users are keen on digital media, but these kinds of files can take up a lot of space. That’s why at the heart of mini Pal is a hard drive with a huge capacity to satisfy your growing storage needs. |
PUSHBUTTON™ BACKUP
Backup your photos, music, video, graphics, and other files at the push of the button. Includes Retrospect® Express––the industry leader in backup and restore software. |
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FIREWIRE HUB
One FireWire port connects mini Pal's hard drive to your Mac mini (FireWire cable included). Use the other two ports to add a whole arsenal of FireWire devices on up to two daisy-chains. |
USB 2.0 HUB
mini Pal provides four USB type A ports for connecting your printer, scanner and other USB 2.0 or 1.1 devices.The USB 2.0 type B port is used to connect mini Pal to your computer. |
MINI ON MINI
Like all good friends, mini Pal offers Mac mini its full support so that you don't need one extra iota of desktop space. |
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NEAR-SILENT OPERATION
mini Pal has been engineered to dissipate heat so efficiently it doesn't need a fan––it's so quiet you'll barely notice it. |
POWER SWITCH
You can turn mini Pal on only when you need to use the hard drive––save electricity as well as desktop space. Attached USB and FireWire devices will work even if mini Pal is turned off (1). |
COMPREHENSIVE
USER'S GUIDE
The fully illustrated, printed User's Guide contains clear, step-by-step instructions, detailed feature descriptions, helpful tips, FAQs and more, to help you get the most from your mini Pal. |
Easy Installation |
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Place your Mac mini onto mini Pal, make a few simple connections, and voilå! Now you have tons of extra storage capacity, plus you can attach up to four USB devices (more if you connect another hub) and a whole slew of FireWire devices on two daisy chains––all without taking up any more desktop space than what you already gave your Mac mini, which was downright diminutive to begin with.
The User's Guide makes it easy to set up and use all of mini Pal's functions. But if you need help, a friendly AcomData Tech Support Specialist is just a phone call away. |
Hard Drive Specifications
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| Model No. |
Capacity |
Rotational Speed |
Cache (Buffer) |
Seek Time (Read, typical) |
Interface/
Transfer Rate |
| HD080FPMM-72 |
80 GB |
7200 RPM |
2 MB |
8.9 ms |
FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a)
Real-time, isochronous transfers at up to 400 Mbps (50 megabytes/s) |
| HD120FPMM-72 |
120 GB |
7200 RPM |
2 MB |
8.9 ms |
| HD160FPMM-72 |
160 GB |
7200 RPM |
2 MB |
8.9 ms |
| HD250FPMM-72 |
250 GB |
7200 RPM |
8 MB |
8.9 ms |
| HD320FPMM-72 |
320 GB |
7200 RPM |
8 MB |
8.9 ms |
| HD500FPMM-72 |
500 GB |
7200 RPM |
16 MB |
8.9 ms |
| HD750FPMM-72 |
750 GB |
7200 RPM |
16 MB |
8.9 ms |
System Requirements
Even though mini Pal was designed specifically for Mac mini, it is also compatible with other Macs and most Windows PCs. Mac mini users need not concern themselves with the system requirements listed below. |
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| Mac |
| G3 (or later) PowerPC processor or Intel processor. |
| Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X |
Available 6-pin FireWire port
(For operation of hard drive) |
Available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port (2)
(For USB hub) |
PushButton™ Backup requires:
• Mac OS X v.10.2 or later (3)
• 128 MB of RAM. |
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| Windows PCs |
| Minimum 233 MHz or faster Pentium or equivalent (Celeron, AMD, etc) |
• Windows Vista (Ultimate, Premium, Basic, Business and Enterprise)
• Windows XP (Home, Pro, pro x64, Media Center and Tablet PC)
• Windows 2000
• Windows ME
• Windows 98SE |
Available 6-pin FireWire port
(For operation of hard drive) |
Available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port (2)
(For USB hub) |
| PushButton™ Backup requires128 MB of RAM. |
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Package Contents |
| • AcomData mini Pal |
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| • 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable |
| • USB cable |
| • AC adapter & power cord |
• AcomData Software CD
- Retrospect® Express
- AcomData PushButton Manager |
| • Comprehensive, printed User's Guide |
| • Warranty Registration Card |
Notes:
(1) Attached USB and FireWire devices will be functional even if mini Pal is turned off, as long as mini Pal is plugged into an AC outlet, and the attached devices are AC-powered, rather than bus-powered via mini Pal.
(2) mini Pal's USB 2.0 hub is backward compatible with USB 1.1. However, if you connect mini Pal to a USB 1.1 port the USB hub and all attached USB devices will operate at USB 1.1 speeds (up to 12 Mbps).
(3) Users of a Mac OS earlier than v.10.2 can run backups using the Retrospect Express on-screen interface.
Retrospect is a registered trademark of EMC corporation. |
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