Base mac mini vs ram

[Dentifrice]

anyone can confirm me that this ram is ok ?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DZJQQI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[eutexian]

anyone can confirm me that this ram is ok ?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DZJQQI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I have exactly the same modules in my Mini. fitted last december.

I'm gonna start with this 8gb of ram and see how the performance increase. If it's not enough...then I'm going to put a ssd in that beautiful little body

You won't see any performance increase.. what you will see is that you can run more apps simultaneously without seeing the pesky beach ball.

 

[Dentifrice]

I have exactly the same modules in my Mini. fitted last december.

thanks I'll buy it right away

2gb is totally ridiculous. 2-3 apps opens, no more ram available and my music in itunes is "bugging" (sorry I don't know the right word in english for that, when music stops for less than 1 second) when starting other apps.

 

[nOw2]

and activity monitor is showing less than 20Mb left...

Which is fine since any free RAM should be filled with cached data. Free RAM is wasted RAM.

Watch your paging activity. That tells you if you need more memory.

But to be truthful at these prices you might as well just upgrade to 8GB anyway

 

[Dentifrice]

Which is fine since any free RAM should be filled with cached data. Free RAM is wasted RAM.

Watch your paging activity. That tells you if you need more memory.

But to be truthful at these prices you might as well just upgrade to 8GB anyway

what are normal and "non-normal" paging activity ?

can you provide me some numbers just so I can compare with mine

edit:

so I checked my macbook air with 4gb, opened lightroom, itunes and 4-5 other apps

VM size : 241.83 gb
Page ins : 533.3 MB
Page outs : 0
Swap used : 0

On my 2 gb mac mini (chrome, itunes and adium open)
VM size : 192.83 gb
Page ins : 6.46 GB
Page outs : 1.89 GB
Swap used : 2.45 GB


don't know about paging but swap size tells a lot...

 

[nOw2]

My iMac is using some swap and it has 4GB of memory completely free. Sometimes the OS will swap out stuff that just isn't being used (the default 'swappiness' on Linux is a really pain for this).

If 'page outs' is increasing while you're trying to do something normal (i.e. not stress testing the machine by opening as many apps as you can), then it's time for more memory.

Your total page out size does indeed look quite high, but that means little if your machine has been running for a month. The rate is important.

 

[Dentifrice]

My iMac is using some swap and it has 4GB of memory completely free. Sometimes the OS will swap out stuff that just isn't being used (the default 'swappiness' on Linux is a really pain for this).

If 'page outs' is increasing while you're trying to do something normal (i.e. not stress testing the machine by opening as many apps as you can), then it's time for more memory.

Your total page out size does indeed look quite high, but that means little if your machine has been running for a month. The rate is important.

my machine was running for a few hours surfing, listening music, etc. Nothing extreme

still waiting my ram !

 

[destroyer01]

Mac Mini

I added this ram in my 2011 2.3ghz 500 gb mini and its great

 

[Dentifrice]

I added this ram in my 2011 2.3ghz 500 gb mini and its great

can't wait to get mine !

Meanwhile, I switched from Chrome to Safari and memory utilization is MUCH MUCH better under Safari.

chrome was eating my ram

 

[philipma1957]

what are normal and "non-normal" paging activity ?

can you provide me some numbers just so I can compare with mine

edit:

so I checked my macbook air with 4gb, opened lightroom, itunes and 4-5 other apps

VM size : 241.83 gb
Page ins : 533.3 MB
Page outs : 0
Swap used : 0

On my 2 gb mac mini (chrome, itunes and adium open)
VM size : 192.83 gb
Page ins : 6.46 GB
Page outs : 1.89 GB
Swap used : 2.45 GB


don't know about paging but swap size tells a lot...

the 8gb ram should help and try firefox , opera, omniweb ,camino along with safari.

(i see safari helped you)


just remember to keep only one open with the 2gb ram.


yeah 8gb ram is under 45 dollars ssds are dropping . here is a good ssd from a real seller


http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Crucial...ltDomain_0&hash=item2319e813ac#ht_3123wt_1189


sometimes this drops under 150. buy.com is a real seller and they use ebay at times.

here is a good ssd deal

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CT128M4SSD use code walnut get 15 off 155 net for a top notch ssd

 

[Dentifrice]

the 8gb ram should help and try firefox , opera, omniweb ,camino along with safari.

(i see safari helped you)


just remember to keep only one open with the 2gb ram.


yeah 8gb ram is under 45 dollars ssds are dropping . here is a good ssd from a real seller


http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Crucial...ltDomain_0&hash=item2319e813ac#ht_3123wt_1189


sometimes this drops under 150. buy.com is a real seller and they use ebay at times.

here is a good ssd deal

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CT128M4SSD use code walnut get 15 off 155 net for a top notch ssd

I should receive my Ram tomorrow.

Can't wait to receive it because 2GB on Lion is totally insane. I'm in the festival of beachballs. Having 3-4 tabs in safari or chrome and just opening finder and the hard drive spins like crazy.

I don't like saying that but memory management/paging is better in Windows 7….

I really hope 8gb will get rid of all thoses beachballs.

 

[philipma1957]

I should receive my Ram tomorrow.

...

I don't like saying that but memory management/paging is better in Windows 7….

Yeah windows 7 is pretty decent compared to lion. I am having a problem with apple changing osx so fast. lion is not that old and now mountain lion is on its way. it would be helpful to keep an osx for 3 years not 14 months. I know sales are important but change for the sake of change is a pain in the but.

 

[Dentifrice]

finally got my 8 gb ram !!!


WOW WOW WOW

Night and day

I don't think I will buy a SSD right now, the system is a fast as my macbook air

only thing slower is the boot but I don't care

no beachballs, no lag, my youtube play flawlessly when I open apps

I'm so happy now !

WONDERFUL !

 

[philipma1957]

yeah pretty much a given 40 bucks for 8gb ram and the machine flies. good news.

 

[Dentifrice]

So I did it and for the first time in my life, I broke some parts in a computer

I broke the last two pins of this connector on the logic board...

So I lost my IR sensor and the light on the front

If I try to connect the cable with only 3 pins, can it do any harm ? I don't care about the IR sensor, but if the power light is one of these 3 pins..I would like to take it back.

on the bright side, this mac mini with a SSD is a war machine

thanks

 

[philipma1957]

if it runs it is okay. ir and power light are not that important.

btw that wire is replaceable. the socket it plugs into is not.

 

[Chippy99]

So I did it and for the first time in my life, I broke some parts in a computer

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I broke the last two pins of this connector on the logic board...

So I lost my IR sensor and the light on the front

If I try to connect the cable with only 3 pins, can it do any harm ? I don't care about the IR sensor, but if the power light is one of these 3 pins..I would like to take it back.

on the bright side, this mac mini with a SSD is a war machine

thanks

Man, I feel your pain.

I have been building PCs for 20 years, but for the first time in MY life, I took my computer (a mini) to a repair shop to have them do an SSD upgrade for me. Paid them £90 to do what I could probably do myself in 30 minutes.

Call my chicken, perhaps. But I looked at those little fan and IR connectors and I didn't fancy that one bit. I did have a go at the fan connector actually, but when it steadfastly would not come off, I decided to pay up and get someone else to do it.

Hopefully you won't have done too much damage and it is useable as is, or cheap to repair.

 

[Dentifrice]

does anyone knows what each pins in this connector are use for ?

If I'm lucky, the 2 pins for the power light are still there and maybe and I connect the connector with only the remaining 3 pins