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Mac mini (Early 2009)

A1283 · Macmini3,1 · 2009–2009 · small-form-factor

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz (2.26 GHz option)
Gpu: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (shared memory)
Ram: max: 8 GB DDR3-1066 (4 GB official; 8 GB after firmware update) · base: 1 GB
Ports: Mini-DVI · Mini DisplayPort · USB 2.0 ×5 · FireWire 800 · Gigabit Ethernet · Optical digital audio in/out
Storage: base: 120 GB HDD · options: 320 GB HDD
Os Support: latest: OS X 10.11 El Capitan · shipped: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Release Price: $599

RAM

8 GB DDR3-1066 (2×4 GB SO-DIMM) · Two SO-DIMM slots; still the putty-knife case opening, then trivial.

~$20

EASY

storage

2.5" SATA SSD · Requires removing the internal frame.

~$30

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