Upgrading ram in a late 2009 Mac Mini

[SAWYER]

I have read mixed reports of ram being able to go o 8 gigs in my model, do I have the proper firmware?

If so, what kind of ram should I be looking for?

 

[TheStu]

According to LowEndMac, you're stuck at 4GeeBees.

4GBs isn't too bad though, that's what my Air and my work laptop have, both get the job done.

 

[SAWYER]

This is a link from the bottom of that site
http://lowendmac.com/newsrev/09mnr/1030.html

 

[TheStu]

Ok, then stick in 8 gigs. If you click on Memory in System Profiler, it should give you the speed of the existing RAM IIRC, just match that.

 

[SAWYER]

4 gigs seems fine, maybe I wouldn't need 8 gigs. I haven't priced ram in forever so hopefully it is still cheap

 

[SearchMaster]

4 gigs seems fine, maybe I wouldn't need 8 gigs. I haven't priced ram in forever so hopefully it is still cheap

I got 16GB for my MBP last fall for under $100 and I didn't price shop at all. It seemed like a fair price so I got it. It made a HUGE difference. Crucial.com is showing 8GB at <$70 for your model, so I would imagine you can find it ~$50.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

8GB max. Installation video's on Youtube.