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  Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-12-05 15:29 -0600
    Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-05 21:56 +0000
      Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 17:43 -0500
      Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-12-05 17:26 -0600
        Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 00:20 +0000
          Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-12-05 18:47 -0600
        Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> - 2013-12-05 21:09 -0500
          Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-12-05 21:08 -0600
            Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-05 22:30 -0500
          Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 04:02 +0000
            Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-06 00:08 -0500
      Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Craig Harrison <email@domain.com> - 2013-12-08 20:41 +0000
        Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-09 00:33 +0000
    Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-06 17:52 +0000
      Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-12-06 13:28 -0600
        Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-06 21:25 +0000
          Re: Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-12-07 09:40 -0600

#52994 — Upgrading RAM to the max(imum) on my work's Mac Mini (mid-2011)...

Hello.

4 GB of RAM is not enough for my Mac Mini (mid-2011; updated Mac OS X 
10.7.5) since I multitask and run with VMware Fusion Pro (v6.0.2) for 
testing purposes. According to About This Mac, it has both memory slots 
in used (2 GB each; can't add more to it? :(). I would like to 
maximimize this RAM out. According to its tiny hardcopy manual, I can go 
up to 8 GB of RAM in total (4 GB each) with:
-Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format.
-1333 MHz, PC3-10600E, DDR3 complaint (DDR3 1333)
-Unbuffered and unregistered

It says I can order new RAM from Apple store, but I cannot seem to find 
it on apple.com? Did I miss it with my search and manual navigations? 
How about third parties like from Amazon, CDW, etc. if Apple's prices 
are higher? Are they safe/better to use?

Thank you in advance. :)
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#52995

On 2013-12-05, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> 4 GB of RAM is not enough for my Mac Mini (mid-2011; updated Mac OS X 
> 10.7.5) since I multitask and run with VMware Fusion Pro (v6.0.2) for 
> testing purposes. According to About This Mac, it has both memory slots 
> in used (2 GB each; can't add more to it? :(). I would like to 
> maximimize this RAM out. According to its tiny hardcopy manual, I can go 
> up to 8 GB of RAM in total (4 GB each) with:
> -Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format.
> -1333 MHz, PC3-10600E, DDR3 complaint (DDR3 1333)
> -Unbuffered and unregistered
>
> It says I can order new RAM from Apple store, but I cannot seem to find 
> it on apple.com? Did I miss it with my search and manual navigations? 
> How about third parties like from Amazon, CDW, etc. if Apple's prices 
> are higher? Are they safe/better to use?
>
> Thank you in advance. :)

Looks like you can jam 16GB in there:

<http://blog.macsales.com/11292-owc-announces-industry’s-first-16gb-ram-upgrade-for-latest-apple-mac-mini-models>

<http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-2.3-mid-2011-specs.html>

I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase RAM from Apple, because it's almost
always cheaper to purchase even name brand RAM elsewhere.

I purchase all of my RAM these days from Crucial, and have literally
never been displeased. Here's Crucial's RAM upgrade page for the
mid-2011 Mac mini:

<http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Mac%20mini%20(Mid%202011)&Cat=RAM>

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#52999

In article <bgcb56FitphU2@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase RAM from Apple, because it's almost
> always cheaper to purchase even name brand RAM elsewhere.

they don't sell it separately.

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#53001

> > 4 GB of RAM is not enough for my Mac Mini (mid-2011; updated Mac OS X 
> > 10.7.5) since I multitask and run with VMware Fusion Pro (v6.0.2) for 
> > testing purposes. According to About This Mac, it has both memory slots 
> > in used (2 GB each; can't add more to it? :(). I would like to 
> > maximimize this RAM out. According to its tiny hardcopy manual, I can go 
> > up to 8 GB of RAM in total (4 GB each) with:
> > -Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format.
> > -1333 MHz, PC3-10600E, DDR3 complaint (DDR3 1333)
> > -Unbuffered and unregistered
> >
> > It says I can order new RAM from Apple store, but I cannot seem to find 
> > it on apple.com? Did I miss it with my search and manual navigations? 
> > How about third parties like from Amazon, CDW, etc. if Apple's prices 
> > are higher? Are they safe/better to use?
> >
> > Thank you in advance. :)

> Looks like you can jam 16GB in there:

> <http://blog.macsales.com/11292-owc-announces-industry???s-first-16gb-ram-upgrade-for-latest-apple-mac-mini-models>

> <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-2.3-mid-2011-specs.html>

> I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase RAM from Apple, because it's almost
> always cheaper to purchase even name brand RAM elsewhere.

> I purchase all of my RAM these days from Crucial, and have literally
> never been displeased. Here's Crucial's RAM upgrade page for the
> mid-2011 Mac mini:

> <http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Mac%20mini%20(Mid%202011)&Cat=RAM>

Actually, this is what I have: 
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
... but that Dabile's comment said 16 GB of RAM didn't work?

I am confused. Is it safe to install 16 GB of RAM or not?  Apple says 8 
GB is the max.
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#53004

On 2013-12-05, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>> > 4 GB of RAM is not enough for my Mac Mini (mid-2011; updated Mac OS X 
>> > 10.7.5) since I multitask and run with VMware Fusion Pro (v6.0.2) for 
>> > testing purposes. According to About This Mac, it has both memory slots 
>> > in used (2 GB each; can't add more to it? :(). I would like to 
>> > maximimize this RAM out. According to its tiny hardcopy manual, I can go 
>> > up to 8 GB of RAM in total (4 GB each) with:
>> > -Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format.
>> > -1333 MHz, PC3-10600E, DDR3 complaint (DDR3 1333)
>> > -Unbuffered and unregistered
>> >
>> > It says I can order new RAM from Apple store, but I cannot seem to find 
>> > it on apple.com? Did I miss it with my search and manual navigations? 
>> > How about third parties like from Amazon, CDW, etc. if Apple's prices 
>> > are higher? Are they safe/better to use?
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance. :)
>
>> Looks like you can jam 16GB in there:
>
>> <http://blog.macsales.com/11292-owc-announces-industry???s-first-16gb-ram-upgrade-for-latest-apple-mac-mini-models>
>
>> <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-2.3-mid-2011-specs.html>
>
>> I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase RAM from Apple, because it's almost
>> always cheaper to purchase even name brand RAM elsewhere.
>
>> I purchase all of my RAM these days from Crucial, and have literally
>> never been displeased. Here's Crucial's RAM upgrade page for the
>> mid-2011 Mac mini:
>
>> <http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Mac%20mini%20(Mid%202011)&Cat=RAM>
>
> Actually, this is what I have: 
> http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
> ... but that Dabile's comment said 16 GB of RAM didn't work?

vteeroy said it worked great. Neither of them mention what make and
model computer they had though, so as far as we know, Dabile wasn't
upgrading a Mac mini at all, but some other machine.

> I am confused. Is it safe to install 16 GB of RAM or not?  Apple says 8 
> GB is the max.

<http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_capability/actual-maximum-ram-capacity-of-macs.html>

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#53008

> >> Looks like you can jam 16GB in there:
> >
> >> <http://blog.macsales.com/11292-owc-announces-industry???s-first-16gb-ram-upgrade-for-latest-apple-mac-mini-models>
> >
> >> <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-2.3-mid-2011-specs.html>
> >
> >> I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase RAM from Apple, because it's almost
> >> always cheaper to purchase even name brand RAM elsewhere.
> >
> >> I purchase all of my RAM these days from Crucial, and have literally
> >> never been displeased. Here's Crucial's RAM upgrade page for the
> >> mid-2011 Mac mini:
> >
> >> <http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Mac%20mini%20(Mid%202011)&Cat=RAM>
> >
> > Actually, this is what I have: 
> > http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
> > ... but that Dabile's comment said 16 GB of RAM didn't work?

> vteeroy said it worked great. Neither of them mention what make and
> model computer they had though, so as far as we know, Dabile wasn't
> upgrading a Mac mini at all, but some other machine.

> > I am confused. Is it safe to install 16 GB of RAM or not?  Apple says 8 
> > GB is the max.

> <http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_capability/actual-maximum-ram-capacity-of-macs.html>

Hmm, I guess I will try two 8 GB then. 
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#53013

In article <4aadnRj8sNdcljzPnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
 ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:

> > > 4 GB of RAM is not enough for my Mac Mini (mid-2011; updated Mac OS X 
> > > 10.7.5) since I multitask and run with VMware Fusion Pro (v6.0.2) for 
> > > testing purposes. According to About This Mac, it has both memory slots 
> > > in used (2 GB each; can't add more to it? :(). I would like to 
> > > maximimize this RAM out. According to its tiny hardcopy manual, I can go 
> > > up to 8 GB of RAM in total (4 GB each) with:
> > > -Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format.
> > > -1333 MHz, PC3-10600E, DDR3 complaint (DDR3 1333)
> > > -Unbuffered and unregistered
> > >
> > > It says I can order new RAM from Apple store, but I cannot seem to find 
> > > it on apple.com? Did I miss it with my search and manual navigations? 
> > > How about third parties like from Amazon, CDW, etc. if Apple's prices 
> > > are higher? Are they safe/better to use?
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance. :)
> 
> > Looks like you can jam 16GB in there:
> 
> > <http://blog.macsales.com/11292-owc-announces-industry???s-first-16gb-ram-up
> > grade-for-latest-apple-mac-mini-models>
> 
> > <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-2.3-m
> > id-2011-specs.html>
> 
> > I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase RAM from Apple, because it's almost
> > always cheaper to purchase even name brand RAM elsewhere.
> 
> > I purchase all of my RAM these days from Crucial, and have literally
> > never been displeased. Here's Crucial's RAM upgrade page for the
> > mid-2011 Mac mini:
> 
> > <http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Mac%20mini%20(Mid%202011)
> > &Cat=RAM>
> 
> Actually, this is what I have: 
> http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
> ... but that Dabile's comment said 16 GB of RAM didn't work?
> 
> I am confused. Is it safe to install 16 GB of RAM or not?  Apple says 8 
> GB is the max.

When Apple says the max it is the maximum at the time it was 
manufactured based on available DIMM sizes and prices.  Many a Mac 
has the capacity beyond the original max value as RAM technology 
moves forward and prices come down.  Apple does not update their 
specs when capabilities change.

If Crucial says you can put 16GB in your Mac mini, then you can 
(assuming you gave Crucial correct information about your Mac 
mini).

And Crucial stands behind its products.  If they should be wrong, 
then will provide replacement RAM and most likely credit your 
credit card account.

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#53015

> > Actually, this is what I have: 
> > http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
> > ... but that Dabile's comment said 16 GB of RAM didn't work?
> > 
> > I am confused. Is it safe to install 16 GB of RAM or not?  Apple says 8 
> > GB is the max.

> When Apple says the max it is the maximum at the time it was 
> manufactured based on available DIMM sizes and prices.  Many a Mac 
> has the capacity beyond the original max value as RAM technology 
> moves forward and prices come down.  Apple does not update their 
> specs when capabilities change.

Ah. So, Apple isn't even willing to update its web site to sell more 
expensive RAM like in its 
http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_2_3_MACMINI ? I wonder who 
makes their RAM.


> If Crucial says you can put 16GB in your Mac mini, then you can 
> (assuming you gave Crucial correct information about your Mac 
> mini).

Thanks. I compared the Mac OS X's system profile to enter on its web 
site.
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#53016

On 13-12-05 22:08, Ant wrote:

> Ah. So, Apple isn't even willing to update its web site to sell more 
> expensive RAM like in its 
> http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_2_3_MACMINI ? I wonder who 
> makes their RAM.

Apple is not interested in you prolonging the life of your discontinued
Mac because it delays you buying a new Mac.

To change the specs on a discontinued model, Apple would have to spend
money for tests and qualification for new RAM sticks and that costs
money which Apple thinks should be better spent elsewhere.

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#53017

On 2013-12-06, Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote:
> When Apple says the max it is the maximum at the time it was 
> manufactured based on available DIMM sizes and prices.  Many a Mac 
> has the capacity beyond the original max value as RAM technology 
> moves forward and prices come down.  Apple does not update their 
> specs when capabilities change.

That's always struck me as unintuitive. I'd prefer it if Apple would
just tell me the *actual* maximum possible RAM configuration supported
by the hardware from the start, personally.

> If Crucial says you can put 16GB in your Mac mini, then you can 
> (assuming you gave Crucial correct information about your Mac 
> mini).
>
> And Crucial stands behind its products.  If they should be wrong, 
> then will provide replacement RAM and most likely credit your 
> credit card account.

They've never done me wrong.

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#53018

In article <bgd0jjFn10jU1@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> > When Apple says the max it is the maximum at the time it was 
> > manufactured based on available DIMM sizes and prices.  Many a Mac 
> > has the capacity beyond the original max value as RAM technology 
> > moves forward and prices come down.  Apple does not update their 
> > specs when capabilities change.
> 
> That's always struck me as unintuitive. I'd prefer it if Apple would
> just tell me the *actual* maximum possible RAM configuration supported
> by the hardware from the start, personally.

nothing unintuitive about it. 

if the dimms don't exist, apple can't test it, and if they can't test
it, they can't claim it. 

should something not work properly when the higher capacity dimms do
come out, they'd be liable.

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#53144

On 2013-12-05 21:56:54 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2013-12-05, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>> Hello.
>> 
>> 4 GB of RAM is not enough for my Mac Mini (mid-2011; updated Mac OS X
>> 10.7.5) since I multitask and run with VMware Fusion Pro (v6.0.2) for
>> testing purposes. According to About This Mac, it has both memory slots
>> in used (2 GB each; can't add more to it? :(). I would like to
>> maximimize this RAM out. According to its tiny hardcopy manual, I can go
>> up to 8 GB of RAM in total (4 GB each) with:
>> -Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format.
>> -1333 MHz, PC3-10600E, DDR3 complaint (DDR3 1333)
>> -Unbuffered and unregistered
>> 
>> It says I can order new RAM from Apple store, but I cannot seem to find
>> it on apple.com? Did I miss it with my search and manual navigations?
>> How about third parties like from Amazon, CDW, etc. if Apple's prices
>> are higher? Are they safe/better to use?
>> 
>> Thank you in advance. :)
> 
> Looks like you can jam 16GB in there:
> 
> <http://blog.macsales.com/11292-owc-announces-industry’s-first-16gb-ram-upgrade-for-latest-apple-mac-mini-models> 
> 
> 
> <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i5-2.3-mid-2011-specs.html> 
> 
> 
> I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase RAM from Apple, because it's almost
> always cheaper to purchase even name brand RAM elsewhere.
> 
> I purchase all of my RAM these days from Crucial, and have literally
> never been displeased. Here's Crucial's RAM upgrade page for the
> mid-2011 Mac mini:
> 
> <http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Mac%20mini%20(Mid%202011)&Cat=RAM> 
> 

Seconded. I have Crucial upgrade in all 3 Mac machine here.

My 2012 Hexacore MacPro (16 gig 4x4gb)
My 2011 MacBook Pro i5 2.3 (16gig 2x8gb) Also has a 480gb Crucial M500 SSD
My Wifes 2013 MacMini i5 (again 16gig 2x8gb)

I am totally impressed with all of them, the best price, decent 
delivery times and second to none customer service. I cannot recommend 
Crucial enough, and no I do not work for them.

Regards

Craig.

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#53152

In message <2013120820410155772-email@domaincom> 
  Craig Harrison <email@domain.com> wrote:
> My Wifes 2013 MacMini i5 (again 16gig 2x8gb)

There is no such thing as a 2013 Mac mini.

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#53036

In message <iNCdnTpfcd6jbT3PnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@earthlink.com> 
  Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> Hello.

> 4 GB of RAM is not enough for my Mac Mini (mid-2011; updated Mac OS X 
> 10.7.5) since I multitask and run with VMware Fusion Pro (v6.0.2) for 
> testing purposes. According to About This Mac, it has both memory slots 
> in used (2 GB each; can't add more to it? :(). I would like to 
> maximimize this RAM out. According to its tiny hardcopy manual, I can go 
> up to 8 GB of RAM in total (4 GB each) with:
> -Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format.
> -1333 MHz, PC3-10600E, DDR3 complaint (DDR3 1333)
> -Unbuffered and unregistered

> It says I can order new RAM from Apple store, but I cannot seem to find 
> it on apple.com? Did I miss it with my search and manual navigations? 
> How about third parties like from Amazon, CDW, etc. if Apple's prices 
> are higher? Are they safe/better to use?

You can put 16GB in that mini, and I would get it from Crucial or DMS.

http://www.crucial.com

http://www.datamemorysystems.com

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#53042

> You can put 16GB in that mini, and I would get it from Crucial or DMS.

> http://www.crucial.com

> http://www.datamemorysystems.com

I have heard of this brand before. Others' prices are higher than 
Crucial brand, so I am going with Crucial brand later:

http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
(2.3 GHz speed) or 
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=D281CDE4A5CA7304 
(same price and model, but no mentions of speed) for $157.99.
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#53047

In message <trWdnVfgZ-XtuD_PnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@earthlink.com> 
  Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>> You can put 16GB in that mini, and I would get it from Crucial or DMS.

>> http://www.crucial.com

>> http://www.datamemorysystems.com

> I have heard of this brand before. Others' prices are higher than 
> Crucial brand, so I am going with Crucial brand later:

Unless the prices are DRAMATICALLY different, I would not shop on price
alone.

> http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
> (2.3 GHz speed) or 
> http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=D281CDE4A5CA7304 
> (same price and model, but no mentions of speed) for $157.99.

Those are the same modules. the speed that matters is PC3-10600. The
2.3GHz is describing the Mac mini. All the mid-2011 minis use the same
spec RAM.

The price is about what I would expect to pay.

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> > http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=214A54E2A5CA7304 
> > (2.3 GHz speed) or 
> > http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=D281CDE4A5CA7304 
> > (same price and model, but no mentions of speed) for $157.99.

> Those are the same modules. the speed that matters is PC3-10600. The
> 2.3GHz is describing the Mac mini. All the mid-2011 minis use the same
> spec RAM.

> The price is about what I would expect to pay.

Thank you, sir. My manager/boss still has not ordered the RAM. :(
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