Mac Mini on 10.6.8 wont play HD i tunes movies. 2gig of ram with 1.66Ghz Core Due processor.

Is it possiable to play HD contant on a 2007 mac mini?

Hi, one of the worst Mnis they ever made, not only is the 2 GB max RAM unacceptable even just for OSX itself, but the Intel GMA graphics is the worst...
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/faq_core/mac-mini-intel-integrate d-graphics-inferior.html

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http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.0/#mov3fa25bae7
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When I started using it I noticed that it's much slower in several tasks than my old iMac (when restarting, when opening applications, when working with an app with another appl in the background, etc. etc.). I was concerned about this, but then I asked some friends that have Mac minis and they said that it's normal.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640
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http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIYIMM11D2/
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/OWC.INSTANT.481.2
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