The upgrade of my Mini

My Mini is 4 years. Since El Capitan, it seems slow. Launching the app, reboot, lMacsales say the MacMini can handle 16GB, specifications say 8, someone has done this?

Taking into account also 750 for one SSD 512 GB swap

Any advice would be appreciated.

Happy holidays!

Jeff

Visit OWC www.macsales.com, as they can help you determine the maximum amount of RAM can handle your mm they have installation videos and can help you choose the right RAM for your model. In addition, they can also help you get the right SSD for your machine and also have available for this installation videos too.

Good luck.

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