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Will this Corsair RAM work on new Mini?

The spec is correct but I have read elsewhere that some people have had a few problems like freezing etc with this ram.

Personally, I have gone for Crucial ram (direct from their site) as they guarantee compatability and I've used Crucial ram in my 2010 MBP with no problems at all. It's about £8 more direct from Crucial. Hopefully it will arrive before the end of the week.
 
I am more worried about the company selling it - never heard of them and the site doesn't look the most professional.

Think I will order the crucial.

I wonder how much I would get for the 4GB (2x2GB) that came pre-installed in the mini.
 
Not much would be my guess..... Especially when 8Gb is so cheap :)

Personally, I like to hang on to the original ram just in case my kit has to go back to Apple for repair etc.... Keep it to it's original spec...
 
FearGhost said:
Not much would be my guess..... Especially when 8Gb is so cheap :)

Personally, I like to hang on to the original ram just in case my kit has to go back to Apple for repair etc.... Keep it to it's original spec...
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You make a very good point. I suppose if Apple were to replace the unit they would give you one with the original amount of RAM in?
 
FearGhost said:
That's quite pricey for 4 Gb... having said that Samsung ram is meant to be some of the best I believe.
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I have to admit, I haven't spent all that much time looking round for the best price, however, as you say, I also read it was some of the best to get, so don't mind paying a little more :)
 
works fine in mini server. i bought mine on amazon 8GB for $44 USD after $10 rebate.
 
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indg said:
works fine in mini server. i bought mine on amazon 8GB for $44 USD after $10 rebate.
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I have had this in my 2.3 Mini since Friday at noon and haven't had any issues. I even ran Rmber (sp?) and the memory checked out fine. I think some people must have had a bad stick or two. The specs are all correct and I don't believe Corsair is a cheap or off-brand memory company.
 
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Bought 4GBx2 kit from Amazon. Had a nasty freeze (complete freeze) on 2011 base mini. I had similar experience on the 2010 model with Corsair 4gbx2 kit. Kensington one worked well for 2010 model.

This time, I'm returning the Corsair and getting OWC kit.
 
coelacanth said:
Kensington one worked well for 2010 model.
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You mean Kingston? Btw, the compatibility of Kingston RAM has nothing to do with the 2010 model. Kingston supplies RAM for all Macs. You should just not buy the Kingston Value RAM, because no-one has tested this RAM with Macs.

I really do not know, where the uncertainty comes from. Apple supplies the user guides with each Mac. They contain the exact RAM specification. Kingston and other manufacturers, like Crucial have Apple-specific RAM search engines on their websites (see below).
 

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I got my mini 2.7 i7 today and put a pair of value selected Corsair 2x4 inside and have no problems..Perhaps its better to buy a pair of two. I never had issues with corsair in my notebooks.
 
Mr. Retrofire said:
You mean Kingston? Btw, the compatibility of Kingston RAM has nothing to do with the 2010 model. Kingston supplies RAM for all Macs. You should just not buy the Kingston Value RAM, because no-one has tested this RAM with Macs.

I really do not know, where the uncertainty comes from. Apple supplies the user guides with each Mac. They contain the exact RAM specification. Kingston and other manufacturers, like Crucial have Apple-specific RAM search engines on their websites (see below).
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Sorry I meant Kingston. :p

Anyways, I do not have any certainly in Kingston RAM, but uncertainly is on the Corsair modules, at least to me. It's just a fact that I had two sets of Cosair 8GB kits for 2010 mini (original order, replacement) and a set for 2011 mini that gave me kernel panic and full-freeze. One Kingston set didn't give me any problem on 2010 mini, and I'll see how the OWC one will go on the 2011 mini.

So at this point, I won't buy another Corsair for my future Macs. I know tons of people had no problems, but I'd choose other brands over this particular brand based on my personal experience.
 
Well my 8Gb Crucial kit has arrived and so far no problems with it at all.

Actually, it has made quite a difference to Lion. It now runs incredibly smooth. I didnt notice such a difference when I upped the memory in my 2010 MBP to 8Gb (Snow Leopard) :)
 
do all minis ship with two sticks of ram? I have a base mini with 2GB - will that be 1x2GB stick or 2x1GB sticks? Want to upgrade the ram, probably just to 4GB (just plex and maybe handbrake), so want to know whether I need another 2GB stick or 2x2GB sticks.
 
All Mac Minis ship with two identical sticks of memory in them. This allows for dual channel ram support. You can confirm whats in yours by 'About This Mac' , 'More Info' etc....

So you will need to replace your two 1Gb sticks with two 2Gb sticks. Personally I would go to 8Gb while you're at it. Its very cheap at the moment ;)
 
My brother got me some Kingston in the end from work for £39 for 8GB - its the ones recommended on the Kingston site for the 2011 Mac Mini so should work perfectly.

Model KTA-MB1333/4G

Will find out when he brings them over tonight.
 
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