How much ram can I put in my Mac Mini?

[samteacher]

I have a intel mac mini, currently with half a gig of ram and 80gig of memory. About 2 years old I think.

I want to increase the ram to around 2 gig if I can.

Is this possible?

I've seen a few guides on installing the memory but found no adive on how much/little ram I can install.

Thanks in advance.

 

[rickgmac]

you should download mactracker. it has all the info on every apple model ever and also tells you the maximum ram you can upgrade to.

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[velocityg4]

All of the Intel Mac Mini's can have up to 2GB DDR2 667Mhz (PC2-5300) SDRAM. Just go to crucial.com and select any of the Mac Mini's and 2GB memory kit. You can also find PC memory of the same spec for a few dollars cheaper at newegg.com.

This is listed by customer reviews as Mac compatible.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231116

 

[obdave]

Actually, you can put a total of 3GB in a Mac Mini. That's what I'm running in mine right now. I am not sure of the RAM configuration (which chip goes where) because I had an Apple shop do my upgrade for me.

When I first got my Mac Mini it seemed to swap a lot when I had several applications open, so I asked the shop to max out the RAM. Memory is so cheap these days, why not? My machine runs much more smoothly than before.

 

[Cave Man]

I have a intel mac mini, currently with half a gig of ram and 80gig of memory. About 2 years old I think.

If it's a Core Duo, then you can put two 1 gig sticks in it.

If it's a Core 2 Duo, then you can put a 2 gig and 1 gig for 3 gigs, or two 2 gigs for 3.1 gigs. The advantage of the latter is you retain matched SO-DIMM performance for your video.

 

[velocityg4]

That's funny both crucial and Apple-history list all the Mini's at 2GB. I guess this is one of those unofficial maximums. Like how Sawtooth G4's were listed at 1GB max but the sale of 512mb SDRAM meant they could actually use 2GB.