Need some suggestions setting up a Mac Mini I recently got a Mac from a friend. All it has is a power cable and a cable to connect it to the monitor. On the back, it says Mac mini 2.0/2x512/120 so I'm guessing that's 1 GB RAM, and 120 GB hard drive.

I was wondering what all I can upgrade in this Mac mini. All I've heard about this model is that it is the older mini version and replacing the RAM will be tough. Any suggestions? I'm looking for RAM+HDD+Keyboard and a Mouse in the most economical margins.
Firstly, WELCOME to Apple world :)

Now, this is not that hard, and you should think it's quite easy.

if you never worked on a Mac before, you should invest some minutes to see some basic stuff, how it used to work on Windows and how it does now on Mac, for example, take some nice video tutorials from Apple website

go to Apple.com -> click on Mac -> down there there is several video tutorials, see some.



Regarding UPGRADING your Mac Mini, you should check what model you have and have a look on MacSales Videos on how to replace the hardware

you will find all models in the Mac Sales Tech Support page



About what hardware you should fit into your new Mac Mini, using Mac Sales you can order the memory, harddrive (or SSD) and any Optical drive as well, if you outside US, (though I'm in Denmark, I buy stuff from them time to time) you grab the model number of what you wanted, and "fly" to a near store and buy it :)

I hope it helps.



Warning

You are trying to buy 8Gb of Ram, and your mac only support up to 4Gb, in witch 3Gb is addressable.

Please read the specifications of your model before you buy anything!