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?
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.
Key Features
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
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.
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
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.
| 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 |
System Requirements
Mac
- Mac or PowerMac (G5, G4, Blue & White G3,
PowerBook, iBook, iMac, eMac, Mac mini)
- 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.
Windows
- Minimum 233 MHz or faster Pentium or equivalent (Celeron,
AMD, etc)
- Windows XP (Home, Professional, x64,
Media Center), 2000, Me, 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.
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.
In the box
- AcomData mini Pal
- 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 1 Year
