The Mac mini accessory market is certainly an interesting one—many manufacturers have created stands, drives, and other accessories. Macessity, a newcomer in this market sells the Stack On Mi, a $30 stand that also happens to be a USB hub…

About a year ago, we reviewed the Plasticsmith’s mini Skirt Glo, a slab of clear plastic fitted with a USB-powered blue LED that sits under a Mac mini. Shortly after that product was introduced, Other World Computing’s Newer Technology introduced their own line of Mac mini accessories.

In just a few short months, countless companies have created hard drive/hub combinations for the Mac mini. One such product is the NewerTech miniStack, available in sizes from 80-500GB, and even an add-your-own-drive model. Despite the miniStack having a name that will suggest it can only be used with the Mac mini, any USB- or [...]

I’ve always thought of the Mac mini as an updated version of Apple’s very popular LC line from the early 1990s. It’s very affordable, compact, and even has some design traits of the LCs (such as a slot on the front for the optical drive, much like the slot for the LCs’ floppy drives). There [...]

Sometimes Mac accessories aren’t designed to do anything except look cool. The Plasticsmith’s mini Skirt Glo is one of these products. Essentially a clear stand for the Mac mini, the mini Skirt Glo features a blue (or white) LED to give it a brilliant glow.

After getting everything set up with our Mac mini, we’ve found that it is highly portable, although you do need to have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse at your destination. Short of throwing the mini and its AC adapter into a backpack naked, there’s not much else to carry it with…or is there?