{"id":2634,"date":"2009-10-26T04:14:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T09:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2019-10-30T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T16:24:11","slug":"confirmed-owc-supports-8-0gb-memory-in-mac-mini-31-machines-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/2634-confirmed-owc-supports-8-0gb-memory-in-mac-mini-31-machines-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CONFIRMED!  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