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[BlueDjinn]

A couple of years ago, just before I bought my iMac G5, I pondered the possibility of attaching one of those MiniStack units (FW hard drive + USB/FW hub that were primarily designed for the Mac mini) onto the back of it. The conclusion was that I technically could do so, but heat dissipation would be too much of an issue.

Instead, I discovered that the MiniStack fits nicely on top of the iMac's metal stand (as long as you turn it sideways for the cables).

Seems to me that if Apple is going to make the new iMac's hard drive so difficult to replace, they should at least have offered some way of plugging a second drive in easily--if there wasn't room for an entier second drive bay, perhaps at least a "cool spot" on the back with mounting pegs or whatever? There might be one exposed cable, but it'd still be extremely compact.