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buying memory for imac

Newegg is a well respected place to but computer stuff, both from my own purchases as well as comments I have read here & at other forums......

However, shopping around the net is ALWAYS a good idea :p

so lookie here:

www.macsales.com (OtherWorldComputing, a great mac vendor)

www.datamem.com - have had great success here, buying mega TB's of ram from them over the years for both Macs & Windblows machines neveranottaproblemo :eek:

or for lists of ram-specific sellers:

www.ramseeker.com & www.pricewatch.com

ALWAYS check the shipping charges closely, some fly-by-night places offer lowball prices on the stuff, but then gouge you w/ outrageously high shipping..... A couple of sticks of ram should NEVER cost more than $5-$15 to ship, even with 2nd day air.........
 
MynameisMud said:
so i've had my 20'' imac 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1GB of memory on it.

I'm considering making this purchase:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211260

does anyone have any other recommendations? also, is this a good website to purchase it from? can i find it cheaper anywhere else?

thanks
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If you're looking for the cheapest, crappiest RAM, I can't help you. If you want quality RAM, competitively priced, from a good company with good customer service and a lifetime warranty go to www.crucual.com.
 
MynameisMud said:
i'm guessing you meant www.crucial.com?

anyway, i'm comparing these two:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134671

http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=49CD5410A5CA7304

what's the difference between the Kingston with DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) and the Crucial with DDR2 PC2-5300.

what's the PC2?

any help would be appreciated, i just want to get the better of the two.
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Unless you have one of the brand new iMacs just recently released, you need the PC2-5300 RAM.
 
nah, i got a refurb about 2 months ago.

So, i guess it's the PC2-5300 RAM. Unless, anyone else has any other recommendations?
 
MynameisMud said:
nah, i got a refurb about 2 months ago.

So, i guess it's the PC2-5300 RAM. Unless, anyone else has any other recommendations?
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Umm, the type of RAM is not really subject to a recommendation. Every Mac's specs require a certain type of RAM. The 2007 generation iMacs require PC2-5300. The new 2008 iMacs require PC2-6400. This is not secret information or subject to guessing. It's in your Mac's specs.
 
"Umm, the type of RAM is not really subject to a recommendation. Every Mac's specs require a certain type of RAM. The 2007 generation iMacs require PC2-5300. The new 2008 iMacs require PC2-6400. This is not secret information or subject to guessing. It's in your Mac's specs."

I got that.

I meant recommendations as far as brand and website.
 
Go through www.macsales.com I went throught them to get 4 gb of ram for my macbook. I bought it on friday and I got it monday. they had to ship from the USA to Canada, so that isn't bad at all. highly recommended.
 
Just got my new 20" iMac, ordered it with 2gb ram and bought 4 more off of amazon to put 2GBs in each slot. I got Kingston KTA-MB667/2G - Was $108 total, including shipping. Easy to install. Found a video on youtube and was a breeze after that.
 
Actually it doesnt matter as long as it is a DDR2 PC2 200pin SODIMM. If its below the needed speed the computer clocks down the FSB to match, if it is above the needed speed the computer clocks the ram down to where it needs it to be. I have often bought faster ram than what was recommended so as to ensure usability in a future machine without a loss of performance.


mreg376 said:
Umm, the type of RAM is not really subject to a recommendation. Every Mac's specs require a certain type of RAM. The 2007 generation iMacs require PC2-5300. The new 2008 iMacs require PC2-6400. This is not secret information or subject to guessing. It's in your Mac's specs.
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Abraxsis said:
If its below the needed speed the computer clocks down the FSB to match, if it is above the needed speed the computer clocks the ram down to where it needs it to be. I have often bought faster ram than what was recommended so as to ensure usability in a future machine without a loss of performance.
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Except that the Penryn MacBook Pros routinely crash on 800 MHz RAM, so while in theory it is correct that RAM clocks down, in practice it may not do so properly. And many Macs fail to boot at all with slower than spec RAM.
 
Abraxsis said:
Actually it doesnt matter as long as it is a DDR2 PC2 200pin SODIMM. If its below the needed speed the computer clocks down the FSB to match, if it is above the needed speed the computer clocks the ram down to where it needs it to be. I have often bought faster ram than what was recommended so as to ensure usability in a future machine without a loss of performance.
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That would not be correct when it comes to Macs.
 
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