Thursday, 6. November 2008
MacMini gets a powerup11:26:48 PM
The Mac mine is a very cool piece of
computer hardware, the only problem I had with mine was the measly 512
MB of Ram. But when buying Apple hardware new, they really soak you
on the memory upgrades AND require you to order on-line rather than pick
up from their store, so I heartily recommend getting the base model from
them and upgrading the Ram yourself. With most Apple systems this
is super easy, like with our aluminum iMac, it took about 5 minutes. The
Mini takes this normally straightforward computer task
Here's how you should go about upgrading
the RAM in your Mini:
Step 1: Buy Ram from Crucial
Step 2: Read HowTo Guide at MethodShop
Step 3: Pick up a super skinny Phillips head screwdriver to use (which isn't covered in the HowTo!)
Step 4: Install RAM
Here's how I did it:
Step 1: Buy Ram from Crucial
Step 2: Skim upgrade guide and assume you absorbed it all in one pass
Step 3: Realize I popped the Mini open from the top instead of the bottom and then spend 20 minutes figuring out how to get the crazy center piece to pop back into place
Step 4: Scrounge around for a screwdriver that's skinny enough to take out the tiny screw - I ended up using an eyeglass repair kit.
Step 5: Install Ram
So I got where I wanted to go and the Mini is definitely far more responsive with 2 GB of RAM than it was with 512 MB.
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