Original Mac Mini (2006) owner needs help!

I have the 2006 Mac Mini Intel Core Duo with 512MB of memory. I would like to add additional memory which I'm trying to do through Crucial. Is this the best way? Can I install the chips myself?
Also, I need to offload 8,000 photographs from the hard drive but am not sure if there is a compatible external hard drive. My software version is 10.4.11.

Yes, you can install memory yourself. Your model has a max of 2 GBs. Info should be in your user manual. If you don't have one then download a copy here.

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