I have a late 2009 Mac Mini.
The Specs say it accepts max 4GB (I suppose that meant 2x2GB)
I have installed 2 x 4GB 1067 DDR3 and it works well.
I now want to increase this to 2x8GB (16GB)
Does anyone have experience please?
I don't really want to spend the money on the memory and find it won't work!
Thanks
Mouson
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
You can use the wizard in Crucial, or OWC
Apologies links aren't working correctly today. Crucial
And apparently still not. Just go to crucial.com
The profile page for one of the "Late 2009" Mac mini configurations
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.66-la te-2009-specs.html
says 4GB is the official maximum, but 8GB is "unofficially" supported. Probably not 16GB.
Thanks everyone!
No way I can increase the memory - too bad 😟
Your Mac, the late 2009 only supports 8 GB (2x4 GB).
8GB is pretty good... 🙂 Most Mac models sold TODAY "only" have 8GB as the standard configuration, some only have 4GB.
IF you are looking for a performance boost, replacing your hard drive, assuming it is the original stock HD, with a SSD ought to speed things up some.
Thanks again. The issue came to head when a Parallels technician logged in to sort out a problem. He suggested I needed more memory... When I load Parallels (a) the cpu is saturated (80-120%) and (b) this lasts for 3/4 minutes. I actually can and have lived with that because once it settles down and the cpu goes down to 7-12% all is pretty much OK. If I did use an SSD it would have to be an external one via USB because I've loads of them spare and it would be faster than taking the machine to pieces... 🙂 I thought I could just move my Home directory to the SSD - would that work or is the practical answer to stop worrying?
That Mac mini only has USB 2.0 (not 3.0) so an SSD (in an external drive enclosure) connected via USB port would be hampered by the "bottleneck" of the USB port speed. It probably would not be very much faster than a regular (good quality) USB external hard drive.
A FireWire 800 connection would be somewhat better, but still significantly slower than using the SSD internally. To gain a true speed advantage using an SSD (on that Mac mini), it needs to be connected internally. You can replace the internal optical drive with an SSD, using a kit from OWC, to have TWO internal 2.5-inch drives.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DDMMCL0GB/
Thanks everyone - I'll look at putting SSD into machine but it is a pity I cannot just increase the memory.
However it is true that not so long ago even 4GB would have been considered massive.
That's progress... 😟
machine but it is a pity I cannot just increase the memory.
Maximum RAM for your model of MacMini is 8 Gigs:
add memory to mac mini
