Mac mini Ram Capabilities
I have a Mac mini late 2010 and a Mac mini 2012. Will the ram in my 2012 Mac mini work in my 2011 one?
Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
I have a Mac mini late 2010 and a Mac mini 2012. Will the ram in my 2012 Mac mini work in my 2011 one?
Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
2010 Mini
Mac mini (Early 2009), Mac mini (Late 2009), and Mac mini (Mid 2010) computers have two internal memory slots. These slots accept a standard PC3-8500 DDR3 204-pin SO-DIMMs (Small Outline DIMM) with the following specifications:
2012
Mac mini (Late 2012) and Mac mini server (Late 2012) computers have two internal memory slots. These slots accept standard PC3-12800 DDR3 204-pin SO-DIMMs (Small Outline DIMM) with the following specifications:
Many time faster memory will not work in Macs. Thus, the 2012 memory may not work in the 2010 Mini
Hi, not sure where the 2011 came from, but the Mid 2010 Mini uses...
PC3-8500 DDR3
Mid 2011 Mini uses...
PC3-10600 DDR3
Late 2012 Mini uses...
PC3-12800 DDR3
It's not impossible for faster RAM to work in the slowewr requirements at the slower speeds, but isn't a given that it will.
Mac mini Ram Capabilities