here is a treat kingston plug n play 16gb sale

[philipma1957]

https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=D31600S16G


126 free shipping use code ' HARBOWL ' $15 OFF PRICE IS 111


this is the best i have seen for the fastest 2012 mac mini ram

 

[iWantAMac]

So this is better than the ram available from OWC? Other than voltage the spec looks same.

 

[paulrbeers]

So this is better than the ram available from OWC? Other than voltage the spec looks same.

OWC has a cas latency of 11, whereas these have a cas latency of 9. While the "speed" is the same, latency makes a huge difference since it is the amount of time that it takes for the memory module to access a particular memory column in the RAM. The lower the latency, the faster the response from the Memory. How much difference this truly makes in real world experience is probably 2-10% (depending on how memory dependent a task is).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas_latency

There's a reason why Kingston charges about $50 more for this than "normal" 1600mhz DDR3 Sodimms

 

[philipma1957]

as paul wrote it has faster timings. Whether it is worth 111 .


I don;t know. I do have the 2x 4gb kits in some minis and they are faster then any other.



https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=D31600S8GX

these are 65 take 9.75 off with the 15% coupon = $55.25

they beat this price of 59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104257

the speed key is the cl9 most mini ram is cl11.

I am assuming the dead heat is they are 1600MHz so the cl is the tie breaker.

this is a small advantage but it does exist. and some want the fastest.


this is also reliable and that is rare .

the fastest plus reliable is more often not the case.

 

[LucasLand]

good buy. too bad i'm not ready :-(

i just noticed if your a new customer to newegg and use code"newcustomer", you get $10 off