Re: Memory for a Mac Mini
Hi, If I were doing it, I would max out the RAM at 16 Gb. The cost of that RAM is relatively inexpensive and RAM is one thing you will notice if you run a lot of apps. The Apple specs say they only support 8G because at the time of the release, I think there were only 4Gb modules that fit it. The architecture of the machine can handle 16 without any worries. I think your model is the first Mini that supported the metal door on the bottom to swap in RAM. (I have the late 2009, which is a pain to do any upgrades). So, do look at the instructions on both otherworldcomputing.com and ifixit.com. If you have sighted assistance, the directions at ifixit.com are top notch. OWC has a video, but the pictures at iFixit.com are very very clear. And that Mini will last you a long time. I have even looked to purchase the 4,1 used, and it's hard to find because it's a workhorse. Best of luck. --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 7, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you so much for this note. It was very helpful. I wrote it wrong, it was not an A as you knew already. Again thank you for being so very precise and sharing the knowledge with me. So it will not hurt it to support 16 gig? Wold it be any better to just do eight? I do love this model as it does still have a C/DVD drive in it. Kristeen On Apr 7, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hello, Looks like the responses you got were superficial so far. I'm assuming you mean your Mac Mini has a model identifier of 4,1 and not a, there is no such thing as an a. This would make it an early 2010 MacMin, and what I consider the best Mac Mini out there. It still can run snow leopard and still has a CD/DVD drive. This Mini officially supports 8Gig of ram, but can actually support 16 gig. This Mini takes 204 Pin PC3-8500 1066Mhz DDR3 SO-DIMMs. That said, you can easily find these online at any memory dealer. That said, I personally only suggest using www.ramjet.com or www.otherworldcomputing.com because they specifically provide RAM that meets Apple's tech specs. And yes, there have been people that get burned by using cheaper RAM from amazon or new egg, and their computer failed to boot up after a software update. RamJet and OWC will stand by their RAM for your Mac in case of any issues. Both sites provide a nice form where you can pick the model of your Mac and be certain to get the right RAM. Or, just call them to avoid any problems. Good luck. --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 5, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: My Mini is a 4,a and it curently has 2 slots with a 2 gig in each slot. I am wondering how to upgrade it. Can I put two 8 GB in? What am I looking for as far as gigahertz? When I look at my system information it says 1067. I don't see that number available and I'm wondering if that number can be different and if that is still okay. Kristeen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Memory for a Mac Mini
Thank you so much for your help! Kristeen On Apr 8, 2014, at 9:45 AM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hi, If I were doing it, I would max out the RAM at 16 Gb. The cost of that RAM is relatively inexpensive and RAM is one thing you will notice if you run a lot of apps. The Apple specs say they only support 8G because at the time of the release, I think there were only 4Gb modules that fit it. The architecture of the machine can handle 16 without any worries. I think your model is the first Mini that supported the metal door on the bottom to swap in RAM. (I have the late 2009, which is a pain to do any upgrades). So, do look at the instructions on both otherworldcomputing.com and ifixit.com. If you have sighted assistance, the directions at ifixit.com are top notch. OWC has a video, but the pictures at iFixit.com are very very clear. And that Mini will last you a long time. I have even looked to purchase the 4,1 used, and it's hard to find because it's a workhorse. Best of luck. --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 7, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you so much for this note. It was very helpful. I wrote it wrong, it was not an A as you knew already. Again thank you for being so very precise and sharing the knowledge with me. So it will not hurt it to support 16 gig? Wold it be any better to just do eight? I do love this model as it does still have a C/DVD drive in it. Kristeen On Apr 7, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hello, Looks like the responses you got were superficial so far. I'm assuming you mean your Mac Mini has a model identifier of 4,1 and not a, there is no such thing as an a. This would make it an early 2010 MacMin, and what I consider the best Mac Mini out there. It still can run snow leopard and still has a CD/DVD drive. This Mini officially supports 8Gig of ram, but can actually support 16 gig. This Mini takes 204 Pin PC3-8500 1066Mhz DDR3 SO-DIMMs. That said, you can easily find these online at any memory dealer. That said, I personally only suggest using www.ramjet.com or www.otherworldcomputing.com because they specifically provide RAM that meets Apple's tech specs. And yes, there have been people that get burned by using cheaper RAM from amazon or new egg, and their computer failed to boot up after a software update. RamJet and OWC will stand by their RAM for your Mac in case of any issues. Both sites provide a nice form where you can pick the model of your Mac and be certain to get the right RAM. Or, just call them to avoid any problems. Good luck. --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 5, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: My Mini is a 4,a and it curently has 2 slots with a 2 gig in each slot. I am wondering how to upgrade it. Can I put two 8 GB in? What am I looking for as far as gigahertz? When I look at my system information it says 1067. I don't see that number available and I'm wondering if that number can be different and if that is still okay. Kristeen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit
Re: Memory for a Mac Mini
Hello, Looks like the responses you got were superficial so far. I'm assuming you mean your Mac Mini has a model identifier of 4,1 and not a, there is no such thing as an a. This would make it an early 2010 MacMin, and what I consider the best Mac Mini out there. It still can run snow leopard and still has a CD/DVD drive. This Mini officially supports 8Gig of ram, but can actually support 16 gig. This Mini takes 204 Pin PC3-8500 1066Mhz DDR3 SO-DIMMs. That said, you can easily find these online at any memory dealer. That said, I personally only suggest using www.ramjet.com or www.otherworldcomputing.com because they specifically provide RAM that meets Apple's tech specs. And yes, there have been people that get burned by using cheaper RAM from amazon or new egg, and their computer failed to boot up after a software update. RamJet and OWC will stand by their RAM for your Mac in case of any issues. Both sites provide a nice form where you can pick the model of your Mac and be certain to get the right RAM. Or, just call them to avoid any problems. Good luck. --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 5, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: My Mini is a 4,a and it curently has 2 slots with a 2 gig in each slot. I am wondering how to upgrade it. Can I put two 8 GB in? What am I looking for as far as gigahertz? When I look at my system information it says 1067. I don't see that number available and I'm wondering if that number can be different and if that is still okay. Kristeen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Memory for a Mac Mini
Thank you so much for this note. It was very helpful. I wrote it wrong, it was not an A as you knew already. Again thank you for being so very precise and sharing the knowledge with me. So it will not hurt it to support 16 gig? Wold it be any better to just do eight? I do love this model as it does still have a C/DVD drive in it. Kristeen On Apr 7, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Kayaker sea...@me.com wrote: Hello, Looks like the responses you got were superficial so far. I'm assuming you mean your Mac Mini has a model identifier of 4,1 and not a, there is no such thing as an a. This would make it an early 2010 MacMin, and what I consider the best Mac Mini out there. It still can run snow leopard and still has a CD/DVD drive. This Mini officially supports 8Gig of ram, but can actually support 16 gig. This Mini takes 204 Pin PC3-8500 1066Mhz DDR3 SO-DIMMs. That said, you can easily find these online at any memory dealer. That said, I personally only suggest using www.ramjet.com or www.otherworldcomputing.com because they specifically provide RAM that meets Apple's tech specs. And yes, there have been people that get burned by using cheaper RAM from amazon or new egg, and their computer failed to boot up after a software update. RamJet and OWC will stand by their RAM for your Mac in case of any issues. Both sites provide a nice form where you can pick the model of your Mac and be certain to get the right RAM. Or, just call them to avoid any problems. Good luck. --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 5, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: My Mini is a 4,a and it curently has 2 slots with a 2 gig in each slot. I am wondering how to upgrade it. Can I put two 8 GB in? What am I looking for as far as gigahertz? When I look at my system information it says 1067. I don't see that number available and I'm wondering if that number can be different and if that is still okay. Kristeen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Memory for a Mac Mini
If the board supports 16GB, then 2 8GB sticks should be ok. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 5, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: My Mini is a 4,a and it curently has 2 slots with a 2 gig in each slot. I am wondering how to upgrade it. Can I put two 8 GB in? What am I looking for as far as gigahertz? When I look at my system information it says 1067. I don't see that number available and I'm wondering if that number can be different and if that is still okay. Kristeen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Memory for a Mac Mini
hi, Your best bet is to visit http://www.everymac.com and it has everything you'll need to know regarding max memory, how to change and places you can purchase the RAM. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 5, 2014, at 11:08 AM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: My Mini is a 4,a and it curently has 2 slots with a 2 gig in each slot. I am wondering how to upgrade it. Can I put two 8 GB in? What am I looking for as far as gigahertz? When I look at my system information it says 1067. I don't see that number available and I'm wondering if that number can be different and if that is still okay. Kristeen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
