Mini 1.66 GHZ

Hi all. I just wanted to give a shout out -- I just upgraded my mac mini memory last night. went from 512 to 2 gig. Anyone out there thinking of doing it?? - go for it! It's $101.99 from Crucial.com. It's well worth it and very easy to do. Spinning beach balls / color pinwheels -- is a thing of the past :-)What a wake up call for the MINI !
here is the link for the ram. I paid more to have it 2 day shipped ( I did not want to wait )
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=8FD9EED7A5CA7304
intel 166 MHZ Mac OS X (10.4.9)

TM, welcome to the Mac Mini Forum!
IMHO you will enjoy the benefits of extra RAM more
than you will enjoy the extra CPU speed.
The 1.83 CPU does get you the Superdrive, but
frankly, you'd be better off buying an external,
tray-loading DVD burner -- preferably with a firewire
interface. The Superdrive has a reputation for being
fussy about media and is not particular fast as a
burner, again IMHO.
So I'd recommend maxing the RAM to 2 Gig on the 1.66
CPU, and buying an external dvd burner.
If you only get 512 Meg of RAM your mini won't really
be showing you what it is capable of. Coming from a
nine-year old PC, 512 Meg may sound like a lot. But
on current Macs, it's barely enough.
Boece,
Thanks for the info, however, I forgot about the superdrive. Your idea of a DVD burner is good, but I am trying to keep costs down and I am running out of space on my desk. Would it be a good idea then to buy the faster processor with just 512 of ram and purchase the 2 Gig from Crucial and either install it my self of have an Apple store do it as Crucial is selling the 2 Gig upgrade for $87 right now. I know that I want to add an external HD for backups soon and I just am not sure I have the space for more items on my desk.
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.9)
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