Is all memory the same?

[Ziggyzee]

I was looking to maybe upgrade my memory on my iMac. The apple store has a 512 module for 200 bucks. Other sites are priced at 69.99 or 89.99 and up for 512 upgrades.

Are these of lesser quality or is memory just memory?

[edesignuk]

Apple simply over charge for memory. You can get good and bad memory but just stick with big manufacturers like Crucial (http://www.crucial.com/) and you'll be fine.

[springscansing]

Crucial is good stuff.. I always get my stuff from 18004memory.com though... dirt cheap. www.ramseeker.com has a list of all current ram prices for all kinds of macs.

[springscansing]

Also, 512 RAM for either the flat panel iMac or the 350-700mhz models will run you around $60, the cheapest store being 53. Check out ramseeker, and remember, Crucial ships for free, and their prices are higher to start with, but you know it'al be good.

[Ziggyzee]

Yeah, I remember buying 1024 ram for my pc for about 60 bucks. Upgraded from 128 and did not see any difference. (was worse if anything).

I thought apple may be different since they are not making it for millions of different hardware.

I just paid 2k for my mac, I don't think I'll cheapen it.

Thanks.