1 Gb RAM enough with Mac Mini?

I have 4 Gb in my Macbok Pro, which came with 2 Gb installed. Bought the additional 2 Gb here for a silly low price compared to what Apple charges. Installing it is a breeze.

I would agree that 2 Gb is preferable to 1 Gb.

In an absolute sense nearly any computer will work more efficiently with more RAM installed. The Mac OS X system can do more things quicker with the extra RAM. That said, if the computer is being used solely to run iTunes, then 1 Gb is more than sufficient for ripping and playback purposes. iTunes is not a RAM intensive program. But then again, I agree, RAM is cheap. If anyone can point to test(s) showing added RAM significantly decreasing rip times, please post.

One more time -- don't do anything else on the computer when ripping.

Machine will be dedicated with iTunes only, but once again I will order 2 Gb because there's no good reason not to.

I think it's worth the $700 to not have to stretch a USB cable to the couch anyway.

Is the drive a CD only or a DVD-CD Combo? DVD drives tend to do a better job of ripping without errors, so consider getting an external usb drive just for ripping if the internal is CD only. Plextor drives are fairly acclaimed for ripping accuracy.