Did OWC's pricing change for the New Mac Pro RAM? I could of sworn it was cheaper this morning? Dangit...
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Looks like the pricing on the certified increased. The 8GB (2GB sticks) kit was $549, it is now $659.
The qualified 8GB kit is still $399 like it was when they first listed them.
A number of sellers have the parts teed up in their catalogs, but it doesn't mean they actually have the physical modules. Nobody will start shipping them to customers for 1 to 3 weeks.
The prices will jockey around like mad for the next couple of weeks until supply gets settled down. 1 Gb FBDIMMs will be scarce because none of the manufacturers want to use up their supply of boards and heatsinks on the cheapest modules.
There shouldn't be any problem with the Netlist DIMMs running hot - they have a substantial heatsink on them.
The prices will jockey around like mad for the next couple of weeks until supply gets settled down. 1 Gb FBDIMMs will be scarce because none of the manufacturers want to use up their supply of boards and heatsinks on the cheapest modules.
There shouldn't be any problem with the Netlist DIMMs running hot - they have a substantial heatsink on them.
that's kind of annoying. i think they should make it clear whether or not they have the modules in stock prior to them being bought and paid for.
hopefully OWC is one of the first ones to actually get them in stock....
Um, er... you proved my point with your second paragraph. I just didn't want to write the 200 word backstory to the phenomenon. Increased demand = increase in production capacity = economies of scale and competition = lower price.
That's a stunningly bad idea. The self adhesive little heatsinks are not adequate, and removing the flat heatspreader from a FB-DIMM so as to install these will void the RAM warranty (and possibly rip the chips off of the board).
DMS has their ram prices posted now. Pretty much the same as OWC. I've heard some people say DMS is better. Any thoughts?
They are both excellent companies that have supported Macs for many years.
I like Data Memory Systems, their customer service is excellent.
how do you guys feel about mac gurus ram?
...still in testing phase
http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/ram/mgram.php
...still in testing phase
http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/ram/mgram.php
Hi, thanks to everyone who's posted in this thread as it's so useful I've bookmarked it!
As you can guess I'm a little hesitant about buying ram - purely because I live in the UK and can't find it from any of the shops I normally use (ebuyer, dabs).
My guess is it's just a timing issue at the moment, but if anyone does know somewhere selling them that would be great.
Thanks again to everyone in this thread who's taken time to share a little knowledge.
As you can guess I'm a little hesitant about buying ram - purely because I live in the UK and can't find it from any of the shops I normally use (ebuyer, dabs).
My guess is it's just a timing issue at the moment, but if anyone does know somewhere selling them that would be great.
Thanks again to everyone in this thread who's taken time to share a little knowledge.
Mixing Ram?
Ok.
I'd like 16 GB ram in my new mac pro.
16 gig in 8 x 2gb for +- $800 seems like a good deal.
The question is: we have an "old" quadcore 3.00 MHz mac pro at the office with the 667 GHz ram, can i put my two remaining 1 gb (800GHz) sticks in with the old 667 GHz ram?
Ok.
I'd like 16 GB ram in my new mac pro.
16 gig in 8 x 2gb for +- $800 seems like a good deal.
The question is: we have an "old" quadcore 3.00 MHz mac pro at the office with the 667 GHz ram, can i put my two remaining 1 gb (800GHz) sticks in with the old 667 GHz ram?
FWIW, Transintl.com has them (2gig) in stock (as of now) and is shipping tomorrow. They are located in Anaheim CA. So SoCal residents would have their RAM by Thursday (this week). I ordered a 4 gig kit for $189. 
Good thing because I have a FCP project due on Monday!
Good thing because I have a FCP project due on Monday!FWIW, Transintl.com has them (2gig) in stock (as of now) and is shipping tomorrow. They are located in Anaheim CA. So SoCal residents would have their RAM by Thursday (this week). I ordered a 4 gig kit for $189.
Are they a solid, reputable company? I ordered mine from OWC, but they won't ship out until Thursday or Friday. Not that big of a deal, but sooner is better than later!
I've heard they are good for (Gulp) PC RAM. I talked to them on the phone and they are nice guys (if that counts for anything) but they have been around for 14 years. Someone else on the board recommended them. The modules have the heat sinks and are lifetime warrantied.
I've heard they are good for (Gulp) PC RAM. I talked to them on the phone and they are nice guys (if that counts for anything) but they have been around for 14 years. Someone else on the board recommended them. The modules have the heat sinks and are lifetime warrantied.
Thanks. I did talk to someone there - they picked up the phone right away. I ordered from them, will arrive on Thursday or Friday (I'm in CA). Now I've been on hold for 45 MINUTES with OWC just trying to cancel my order.
Incidentally, I looked up OWC at resellerratings and they have a terrible rating. Several people mentioned the issue of not ever being able to reach them on the phone. Tell me about it.
NP. I was going to go with OWC, but the ship time was my main issue. Other places said next week would be when they would be able to ship
The guys from Transintl.com say that tomorrow there will be a huge demand for this RAM and they may have backorders if the demand is high enough, but who knows if this is accurate. I just needed to supplement my 2 gigs fast.OWC vs Crucial
I had placed an order with OWC but canceled after checking out reseller ratings...not so good! I'm surprised they are so lauded by so many on these forums...maybe for memory they are great. Crucial ratings are far superior on reseller ratings. Called Crucial - looks like end of the month before they have any in.
I had placed an order with OWC but canceled after checking out reseller ratings...not so good! I'm surprised they are so lauded by so many on these forums...maybe for memory they are great. Crucial ratings are far superior on reseller ratings. Called Crucial - looks like end of the month before they have any in.
Kingston
Any opinions on the RAM Kingston makes for the Mac Pro? It's listed as being for the 2008 Mac Pro and reads "KTA-MP800K2/2G 2GB 800MHz FBDIMM Kit".
This should be the right ones? For some reason the pricing for 4GB is a lot cheaper as 4*1 than for 2*2 here in Europe but that shouldn't be a problem, right?
Sorry for being a bit dense - I'm a software guy
Thank you for your help!
Any opinions on the RAM Kingston makes for the Mac Pro? It's listed as being for the 2008 Mac Pro and reads "KTA-MP800K2/2G 2GB 800MHz FBDIMM Kit".
This should be the right ones? For some reason the pricing for 4GB is a lot cheaper as 4*1 than for 2*2 here in Europe but that shouldn't be a problem, right?
Sorry for being a bit dense - I'm a software guy
Thank you for your help!
Have to say I'm very disappointed with OWC and not sure why it generates so many positive recommendations on this site. Placed an order for 8GB of RAM (4 - 2GB sticks) on Tuesday. Never got a confirmation. Never got word it shipped. Never got response from them at all.
Finally got a moment to check the status of the order and it came up with "problems verifying address" So called AMEX to see what was going on. Order was approved by AMEX, but hadn't been processed. Verified with AMEX that address was good and that the order was valid.
E-mailed OWC to let them know what I had done and my displeasure that they had never emailed me to inform me there was a problem.
Considering that I had ordered two hard drives from Newegg the same day, got a confirmation within 20 minutes, confirmation of credit card within 30, and shipping/tracking info within 24 hours...
Well, it took me TWO HOURS on hold to actually cancel my order with OWC, but I did. That's the last time I ever deal with them. I called up TransIntl.com and the guy picked up right away. He shipped the RAM the next day, I got it yesterday and now I'm rockin' 10GB in my new MP '08! Highly recommend that company.