I read somewhere someone said that users couldn't install memory in the mac mini and I havn't had the privilage of seeing one in person and was wondering why this is? or will it just void the warranty if you open it up?
-matt
-matt
01AWW18T said:Hi all, new member here (PC user). I have my eye on the mac mini, was wondering if I order one with 256 of ram., is that onboard? (meaning I have one spare slot ) or do I have to remove the 256 inorder to upgarde the ram myself?
also, can I use PC3200 (400mhz) ram on the mac instead of the PC2700.. i know it won't make a performance difference, its just that its hard to find PC2700 ram @ 1gig now.,.
thanks in advance for the replies..
01AWW18T said:Hi all, new member here (PC user). I have my eye on the mac mini, was wondering if I order one with 256 of ram., is that onboard? (meaning I have one spare slot ) or do I have to remove the 256 inorder to upgarde the ram myself?
also, can I use PC3200 (400mhz) ram on the mac instead of the PC2700.. i know it won't make a performance difference, its just that its hard to find PC2700 ram @ 1gig now.,.
thanks in advance for the replies..
falltime said:I can't imagine the additional proc MHz would make any serious real-world difference at all, the memory is the bottleneck - Just like it is in the powerbooks.
MacAddikt said:see my post above :mac:
yes, for they are both 184pinn DIMMs. but 400mhz memory is hard to find for cheap in a single DIMM. heres a sweet deal (micron = lifetime guarantee!)
James said:Hmmm, if he can go from pc2700 333 to pc3200 400 how come when i installed 2 sticks of pc3200 433 ram in a Powermack G5 which had pc3200 400 ram in it it refused to use the 433 ram? and when i took the 400 out it would not boot at all with the 433 ram...
Murlyn said:Here is a little writeup on it.. sounds like he's not very happy with it:
http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2005/01/13.1.shtml
From the article posted:
A quick check at Pricewatch finds the average 40GB 5400-rpm hard drive (found in the $499 Mac mini) selling for about $65, while the 80GB 5400-rpm drive (found in the $599 Mac mini) is selling for around $120. Looking at 3.5-inch hard drives, $65 buys you a 160GB model these days, while $120 can get you 250GB. Am I missing something here?
Asking the same Mac mini product manager why they settled on using costly notebook drives in a desktop computer, I was told that the 2.5-inch drives met Apple's needs while allowing Mac mini's design to be as small as possible. But would anyone have been less impressed if the Mac mini were three, four, or even five inches high instead of two?