I took the plunge to crack open my Mac Mini and upgrade the RAM today, and it’s worked really well. I originally bought 1gb from Scan Computers, but that wasn’t working when it arrived - damn it all. I found some at a local store, and bought myself a putty knife before ‘digging in’ today. It wasn’t too hard to open, and the benefits are certainly worthwhile.

One this I discovered was that, although all the Apple literature reccommends you use PC2700 RAM, this isn’t necessary. PC2700 isn’t easy to find, and is often (ironically) more expensive than the more up to date PC3200. It turns out that the new type works fine, but the Mac just doesn’t use it to it’s full capacity. Another quick note - this PDF file is one of the best resources I’ve seen for modifying the Mac Mini, and it’s an official Apple document:

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