Increasing the amount of memory available while losing some bandwidth might be a good idea if you leave everything open all the time.īut if you have specific applications that require a high amount of memory I/O, like a big database for example, speed might be more important.
As for real world performance, it really depends on what you're doing. The 2011 Mac mini can use the same 79 USB SuperDrive as the MacBook Air. If you want, you can look at this Wikipedia entry to start figuring out exactly how much. I upgraded the memory to 8gb to help with video.
2011 mac mini memory upgrade#
I know that officially with these versions, only 8 GB is supported, but I've read from OWC Announces Industry’s First 16 GB RAM Upgrade For Latest Apple Mac Mini Models that you can actually upgrade to 16 GB. So rather than running the memory at 1333Mhz, it will drop down to 1066Mhz and you'll lose some memory bandwidth. I wasn’t expecting much from a 2011 Mac Mini, but this thing can still get some semi heavy work done. It currently has 4 GB of RAM which I want to upgrade to 16 GB.
Keep in mind that the system's memory bus will automatically adjust to suit the rated speed of the slowest memory module installed into it. As long as there aren't any other physical or voltage requirement differences between the two types of memory (and there shouldn't be in your case, since both are DDR3 SO-DIMMS), your system should accept it. To activate the exclusive deal, simply shop through special cost-saving link. 2GB DDR3-1333Mhz SODIMM for iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, 2010 - 2011. The 100 discount on the M1 Mac mini with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD is courtesy of Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama. The older PC3-8500 runs at a speed of 1066Mhz. 4GB DDR3-1333Mhz SODIMM for iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, 2010 - 2011. PC3-10600 RAM runs at a clock speed of 1333Mhz.
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