The stand sits 0.9 inches high and weighs just under one pound. The SSD enclosure is designed to work specifically with M.2 SATA SSD drives (not M.2 NVMe SSD drives).

The Stand & Hub is optimized for use with the M1 Mac Mini and does not support 2018 and earlier Mac Minis. This enclosure gives Mac Mini users the option to add additional storage to their system without the need for an external hard drive. The Satechi Stand & Hub for Mac Mini with SSD Enclosure features the original Hub & Stand that has a USB-C data port, three USB-A data ports, micro/SD card readers, 3.5mm headphone jack port, PLUS an internal SSD enclosure. So, naturally, I made one more swap and now my system is complete. Not long after I installed the hub, Satechi released an upgrade to the device that included an SSD enclosure.

That’s why I added on the Type-C Aluminum Stand & Hub for Mac Mini from Satechi. The computer is just what I wanted, but I found that one thing was missing – easy access to connectivity ports. I ended up deciding to swap systems for the Mac Mini.

Based on many different benchmark tests I researched, the M1 Mac Mini was outperforming my current system which was a fully specked out 2018 MacBook Pro. Should I wait for the next iteration of the MacBook Pro, which is the computer that had been powering my workstation for years, or do I take a different direction and get an M1 Mac Mini. Earlier this year, I found myself wanting to upgrade my main computer system.

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