Modern Mac minis come with fixed amounts of internal storage space that cannot be upgraded. We have a variety of external storage options with both rental and customer-owned options. Solutions that use multiple drives (RAID) add redundancy and protect against data loss as a result of a drive failure. For custom storage solutions, please visit our Custom Solutions page or contact us.

External SSD Drives – Monthly Rental

We offer a monthly/yearly rental option if you need external SSD storage. Our service offering currently includes 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB NVMe SSD options, connected via USB-C or USB 3.0. Since we own the drive, we will offer free replacement of the drive if it ever fails. This is a perfect solution for customers that need fast external storage.

• Storage Vault 2TB External SSD [RENTAL] – ($25.00 USD Monthly)
• Storage Vault 4TB External SSD [RENTAL] – ($60.00 USD Monthly)
• Storage Vault 8TB External SSD [RENTAL] – ($120.00 USD Monthly)

External Hard Drives – Monthly Rental

We offer a monthly/yearly rental option if you need external hard drive storage. Our service offering currently includes 2TB or 4TB USB 3.0 external hard drive options. Since we own the drive, we will offer free replacement of the drive if it ever fails. This is a perfect solution for customers that need backup storage.

• Storage Vault 2TB External Hard Drive [RENTAL] – ($12.00 USD Monthly)
• Storage Vault 4TB External Hard Drive [RENTAL] – ($15.00 USD Monthly)

External Hard Drives – Customer Owned

Customers can send in external hard drives that are bus powered (do not contain a separate power cable). They must also be within 0.85″ thick. Note: Some manufacturers (especially G-Tech) do not publish accurate measurements and may not fit. There is a $10 charge per month for the rack space. We also have drives available for purchase listed below.

• Storage Vault External Drive Colocation (Customer Supplied or Available for Purchase) – ($10.00 USD Monthly)
• Storage Vault 2TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive – (Requires Monthly Charge) – ($105.00 USD One Time)
• Storage Vault 4TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive – (Requires Monthly Charge) – ($180.00 USD One Time)

Promise Pegasus R6 RAID – Monthly Rental

We offer rack space for the Promise Pegasus units. They allow up to 36TB(raw) space and connect via Thunderbolt to a Mac mini. Mac Mini Vault will provide the initial RAID10 configuration and will replace any failed drives. Note that usable space depends on RAID configuration type; for RAID10, usable space is roughly half of the raw space (~12TB for 24TB unit, ~18TB for 36TB unit).

• PROMISE Pegasus32 R6 16TB RAID System [RENTAL] – ($199.99 USD Monthly)
• PROMISE Pegasus32 R6 24TB RAID System [RENTAL] – ($249.99 USD Monthly)
• PROMISE Pegasus32 R6 36TB RAID System [RENTAL] – ($299.99 USD Monthly)

Promise Pegasus R6 RAID – Customer Owned

We offer rack space for the Promise Pegasus units. They allow up to 36TB(raw) space and connect via Thunderbolt to a Mac mini. There is enough space to fit the ‘R6’ model, but we will accept smaller versions also. The rack space is $150/mo, and customers send in their own RAID unit.

Custom Storage Solutions

Looking for something that doesn’t fit into the options above? Contact us for pricing on custom storage solutions including larger direct-connected storage arrays, NAS devices, or any other solutions for your environment.