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One of the reasons I decided to wait to get the mini, was because I wanted to time my purchase with the release of Tiger. I figured I’d save $149 by not having to purchase Tiger separately, making the cost of the mini- atleast the way I rationalized it- to drop down to about $350.00 . Actually how it worked is that the computer shipped with Panther and the upgrade to Tiger was $9.00.
So being the impatient, “excited” new owner of a mini, the first thing I do, after unpacking it, is to run across the street to the local computer shop and buy a 1 gig strip of RAM. I thought for minute – “maybe I should flip it on to make it sure it works before upgrading the RAM”, but the thought was fleeting. Instead, I went down to facilities, borrowed a putty knife, walked back to my office, popped the top off the mini, loosened the Blue Tooth antenae, removed the 256 strip and added in the new 1 Gig strip. Other than losing the screw to the blue tooth antenae, which is unnecessary since its held in place by the top so can’t shake loose- fingers crossed, everything worked fine. I fired it up checked to make sure the RAM registered in the “About This Mac” panel and hit the road running.
So the whole point of my telling you this is not to draw attention to my being stupid, by now strating the computer to make sure it worked before upgrading the RAM, it’s to let you know that adding RAM is NOT difficult. Yes, make sure your putty knife is thin, but once you’ve done that there’s really nothing else to talk about, other than to be careful. In particular, only push the knife into the case enough to break the seal and get leverage to pop the top off. There’s no need to puysh the knife deep into the case, infact that works against you. Oh. The only other thing is when you buy replacement RAM, don’t get a strip that has a heat sgield. These shields are becoming more common, but they add too much to the thickness, which the mini, because oif its cramped space, doesn’t allow for.
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