Should I upgrade ram 2012 Mac mini?

[Mr. Retrofire]

Originally Posted by MacOSXuser

you know the higher GB, more hot it runs right? also it cost much more than 8gb(2x4)

Not much. The temperature of the RAM increases if the RAM runs at higher speed. Some cheaper RAM modules can overheat (Corsair). That is the reason why i buy only Samsung or Elpida RAM. Apple uses this memory in older and newer machines.

[LeandrodaFL]

You always maximize memory. Always.

System Monitor cannot be trusted. If you have 2GB, it will use below 2GB. If you have 4GB, it will use below 4GB. But trust me, if you go 8GB, it will use more then 5GB

4GB is "enough". But "enough" is WRONG. You have to go beyond enough. I have 8GB (max 2010-mini) and I usually saty around 5GB/6GB with eveyrhitng I want going on. Vuze downloads, Firefox broswing, iTunes playing, iMovie working in background.

I got amazed that one day I did hit 8GB, so memory should always be maximized, so you can rest at night and never worry about it again.

[Snowcake]

Originally Posted by LeandrodaFL

You always maximize memory. Always.

System Monitor cannot be trusted. If you have 2GB, it will use below 2GB. If you have 4GB, it will use below 4GB. But trust me, if you go 8GB, it will use more then 5GB

4GB is "enough". But "enough" is WRONG. You have to go beyond enough. I have 8GB (max 2010-mini) and I usually saty around 5GB/6GB with eveyrhitng I want going on. Vuze downloads, Firefox broswing, iTunes playing, iMovie working in background.

I got amazed that one day I did hit 8GB, so memory should always be maximized, so you can rest at night and never worry about it again.

Osx uses more memory than windows.