Interchangeable RAM?

[JMacPro]

hi all,
i have a black macbook from a loooonnngggg time ago (got it when i was in 6th grade now im sophomore) and i am looking to buy a mac mini to play Steam games on. i upgraded my macbook to 4GB RAM. i want to know if i can take the RAM from my macbook and put it into a 2010 unibody mac mini.

thanks
JMacPro

 

[Hellhammer]

Your MacBook uses DDR2 (or older) while current Mac Mini uses DDR3, so no, you cannot use the RAM from your MacBook

 

[-Ryan-]

No, the new Mini is DDR3 whereas your RAM is DDR2. Completely incompatible.

 

[Giuly]

You want to install 8GB of RAM anyways.

 

[iDave]

You want to install 8GB of RAM anyways.

OWC currently has a better price for 8GB. It's on their front page.

 

[alust2013]

What's the need for 8GB? Gaming doesn't need a ton of RAM, especially for Steam stuff. I got by with 2 gigs for quite a while

 

[iDave]

What's the need for 8GB? Gaming doesn't need a ton of RAM, especially for Steam stuff. I got by with 2 gigs for quite a while

There's not a huge need unless you find yourself running lots of programs or a few with big memory needs. I've had coworkers who rarely bothered to quit a program then came to me wondering why their Mac was suddenly so slow.

That said, if I was going to upgrade the RAM in a Mac mini right now, I'd go ahead and get 8GB. It's cheaper than ever.