Apple charges $600 for a 32GB Mac mini upgrade, but I ordered 32GB of Crucial RAM from Amazon for less than half of what Apple charges.Įventually, 64GB of RAM will increase in availability and come down in price. The sweet spot appears to be two 16GB modules, which will give you 32GB of RAM in the 2018 Mac mini. Unfortunately, two 32GB memory modules are still fairly rare, and quite expensive. The base Mac mini comes with two 4GB memory modules for a total of 8GB of RAM.

This means that you’ll want to upgrade using one of the following configurations: The 2018 Mac mini can accommodate up to 64GB of RAM, and features two SO-DIMM slots. Apple uses standard SO-DIMM modules for the memory in the Mac mini, meaning you can buy RAM at a much cheaper price and install it yourself. Upgrading the RAM in the 2018 Mac mini isn’t what I would call simple, but it can be done relatively easily with a little patience and know-how. For this, you’ll need the same parts and tools above, plus, you’ll need to add in the Optical Bay SATA HDD/SSD Enclosure.Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube now for more videos It’s also possible to add in a HDD/SSD by removing and replacing the existing Optical Drive by following this guide.You can keep your old 2.5-inch HDD in the enclosure for external storage. To clone your existing OS/app setup first, purchase a Cloning/Data Transfer Cable or 2.5-inch HDD/SDD enclosure to connect your new SSD to your mac, then use the Super Duper app to perform the clone, then switch the drives.You’ll need a larger 2.5-inch HDD or 2.5-inch SSD, the Logic Board Removal Tool, and the Essential Electronics Toolkit. To upgrade the existing 2.5-inch HDD to a larger capacity HDD or to a high performance SSD, follow this guide. This Mac Mini has a 320GB 2.5-inch factory HDD connected to a 3Gb/s SATA port.There are no tools required to install the RAM, just follow this guide. However, if running OS X 10.7.5 or higher, this Mac Mini can be upgraded to a total of 16GB (8GB + 8GB) of RAM.

Originally, both the official and actual maximum RAM was 8 GB.

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