Upgrade Your 2011 Mac Mini To 16GB Of RAM
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- Bring your 2011 Mac Mini up to 2018 specs with a 16GB RAM upgrade. It's one of the cheapest and most effective upgrades you can do, it takes less than five minutes and requires no tools.
The most important part of this upgrade is to ensure that you buy the correct RAM for your Mac Model. You can find your model information by looking in your "About This Mac" window or through a serial number search.
Here are some recommended upgrade kits for a range of model numbers:
A-Tech 16GB Kit (Used In This Video)
Late 2011 Mid-2010 Mid-2011
A1311 A1312 A1347
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A-Tech 16GB Kit
Late 2009 Mid-2010
A1278 A1342
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Timetec 16GB Kit
Mid 2011 Mid 2011 Server
MC815LL/A MC816LL/A BTO/CTO MC936LL/A
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Corsair 16GB Kit (Lifetime Warranty)
Mid 2011 and newer systems
No Model Numbers Listed But Claimed Best Compatibility
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Note: The model numbers above and compatibility thereof are as stated by the seller, only the compatibility of the first has been tested on a Mid 2011 Mac Mini Server.
My laptop died so i just harvested its 16GB for the mac. Works amazingly now!
Thank you for your video, I upgraded the memory on my Mac mini 2011 and it’s fast now , better advice I ever received more helpful than Apple support!
That's great, happy to hear this helped you!
do you upgrade your hdd too ?
0:43 to see him open the Mac Mini
Thanks alot! The 2011 looks very fast! Can it be fast with bootcamp and OSX and Windows on it? I want to play Valorant and Quake Live it that's it. On MAC OSX I want to do photoshop, illustrator, Adobe XD, TH-cam and Garageband smoothly. Is this possible with an 2011 or 2012 version? And You recommend i7 with 16gb? or can it be i5 and 8gb ram as well ?
Thanks, worked perfectly for my mac mini!
Great to hear!
I want to by Ram for Mac mini 2011 from your link, but I'm not sure which is correct, what happened when instant 10600 buy 1600MHz ?
PC3-10600 DDR3
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204-Pin-Modul
1333 MHz
Hi Michael. Apple website mentions the Mac Mini 2011 support Ram module size of 1gb, 2gb, or 4gb. Are you sure that it will take 8gb module. Many TIA.
That's why I made the video, to test that 8gb modules work.
Thank uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu so much
It's 2 years later...did anything fry on your Mac Mini as a result? I installed 8GB first and then upgraded to SSD but never tried to go beyond the maximum RAM officially supported. Not yet, anyway. Web browsers take up the most memory. So annoying to have Chrome or Firefox cause my machine to slow up and fans start spinning.
It’s still going strong, I haven’t had any problems with it. I definitely think the SSD upgrade is worthwhile doing as well.
@@MichaelKlements SSD probably makes a bigger difference, imo. I already did that, though. It made my Mac Mini faster than my maxed out 16GB iMac (which I now use just for a monitor).
Hi Michael, i want to likewise upgrade from 2X4Gb to 2X8Gb... but there seems to be confusion over whether you can run Low voltage Ram or not? some say it can run both? 1600 MHz DDR3 - it seems L ram is cheaper as well.. if i get L ram is there any downside do you know? My model is the late 2012 - Model A1347
No downside all same
Hi Michael, I also want to upgrade my mac mini mid 2011 with 16 Gb of memmory. In the link you link to Corsair memory but that runs on 1.35V and 1600 mHz. Is that a problem?
1.35v RAM is considered low voltage RAM, which is not always compatible with all motherboards. I would go for standard voltage (1.5v) RAM just to be safe. The frequency (MHz) does not matter, it will run at the highest speed the Mac can run it at, which is probably 1333 or 1600.
Hi Michael. Thank you for video, I'm try to usage Patriot DDR3 1600 8GB*2 upgrade my mac mini mid 2011 with 16 GB of memmory is ok.
Hi Kenven,
It looks like they would work fine. It may be worth sending an email to the supplier and asking if the 4GB modules are compatible with 2011 models (I see they only mention 2012 Mac Minis). If the 4GB modules are compatible then the 8GB should also be fine. If you ask the supplier about the 8GB then they'll likely just say no because 16GB is not officially supported by this generation Mac Mini.
If I have 8 gb which is two 4 gb can i just remove one 4gb and replace with an 8gb?
It's best to use RAM modules of the same size, but yes you can use a 4GB and an 8GB if that's all that you have.
So does allow it to get a higher software version
No, unfortunately not. This is tied to your model number, so there isn’t really a way to get a newer software version.
@@MichaelKlements Thank you
Use opencore legacy patcher if you want to go past it! (It may be buggy though)
Hi Michael, I found your video trying to do exactly what you showed here, I’m just wondering... I have a regular Mac mini 2011 (not server), do you think it would work as well? Thanks in advance!
Hi Jorge,
Yes it would still be a worthwhile upgrade, the utilization of RAM doesn't really have anything to do with whether it is a server model or not. Just make sure that the RAM modules you buy are compatible with the specific model number of your Mac Mini.
Michael Klements Awesome!! Thanks a lot!!
is better high sierra or yosemite for a 2011? with ssd
I'm running High Sierra now on mine with a HDD and it runs perfectly well. I'm sure it will be even better with a SSD.
Hi! I've just bought a mac mini with 16gb and 500gb ssd but only 512mb of video... I wonder if autocad will run okkk??
with a new formatted and fresh installation of Mac OS, 16 RAM + SSD it most works good for basic tasks. I've practiced small projects for printing in Photoshop and Illustrator. I just imagine 3D modeling won't be good, maybe slow or a bad workflow, because the integrated graphics won't process info and data as good as Cuda Cores in NVIDIA appliance. It's you test and share your experience :P I found this similar. th-cam.com/video/N-FakIQcHjs/w-d-xo.html
It depends on what size projects you plan on running in Autocad. I've designed basic models for 3D printing without any issues, but you probably won't manage to work on complex assemblies of components with the limited integrated graphics.
Okkk Thanks for the info! I'll test and see whats happen. Regards from Mexico 👍
I noticed that the RAM is DDR3 PC3 10600 and from what I have read online it says use DDR3 PC3 8500 or the Mac Mini will crash.
Have you had any problems with your Mac crashing or is the Ram working as it should do?
My Mac is a 2011, 2.4Ghz with the CD Rom built in, like the 2010 models. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I haven't had any trouble with the Mac since upgrading the RAM. Maybe have a look at whether the model number of your Mac is listed as being compatible before buying the RAM if you're concerned about this.
These specs are fine.
Hey how does it run now with 16gb versus like 2gb or 4gb? I just inherited the same Mini and want to run final cut?
Max Prime Reviews it runs like a new computer, it’s a really worthwhile upgrade. I upgraded the ram for exactly the same reason. It starts up much faster and applications load and multitask significantly faster. I upgraded from 4gb to 16gb.
@@MichaelKlements i can combine a 8gb with a 4gb? 12gb its compatible?
@@Jaksoncpp its not ideal but it should work without any problems.
@@MichaelKlements I've been doing research and I thought that the 2011 model could only handle being upgraded to 8gb? just trying to make sure I don't spend heaps of money on the wrong parts. thanks
Lily Partel, Apple’s official documentation says that it can only handle 8gb of RAM but there were a few people who said it could actually accept 16gb so I tried that and 16gb works perfectly.
Hi Michael! Thank you for the video, I was wondering, does upgrading your ram make the computer go faster? Also, I am looking at my "about this mac" and it says 2.3 GHZ intel core I5, Memory 8GB 1333 MHz DDR3, and its running on a OS X Yosemite, would increasing the RAM be beneficial for me? Lastly, given the specs that I just described should I purchase the same RAM that you used in the video?
Hi Miles. Upgrading RAM doesn't necessarily make your computer faster, it just gives it better resources for multitasking. I found a dramatic improvement in speed when switching between tasks (having multiple windows open) and less lagging in video editing applications where more of the video files currently being worked on could be loaded into RAM. There was also a slight improvement in the boot-up time although this would probably be better improved with an SSD. You'd need to know the model number of your mac in order to check if the RAM is compatible. The easiest is to type the model number into the RAM search you do on Amazon and it'll suggest compatible modules if the seller has them listed.
I will share my report:
mid 2011 Mini i5 , High Sierra, SSD, 8+8 RAM. It Works good, basic tasks and photoshop and illustrator too.
The ram installed: www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR16S11_8.pdf
the "bad issue": 4k youtube videos don't load good, sometimes yes they do, other videos don't load as good as before the upgrade.
Umm .. So before the upgrade worked fine with 4k?? ...
@@elbarto1186 before upgrade (I imagine the El Capitan) was a little better performance with youtube 4K videos.
before update the 4K TV 70" was not compatible, now after update with High sierra, the TV works good, but still the vids on TH-cam 4K are the non-friendly. I've seen other videos and forums, and I think the 2020 is the limit year for mac mini mid 2011, it has reached its max. age :P XD
- this is my personal experience by now, some users maybe find it worse or better. !
So .. Do you tkink I made a mistake? ... I've just bought one in México for 300usd 500gb SSD 16gb RAM core i5... I decided to buy this because the RAM instead a mac mini 2014 with 1.4ghz and only 4gb RAM...
Turn off the scap
Crap. Nothing here folks. All heen done b4. Nothing new