Advice for RAM upgrade

[steve42576]

I am looking to upgrade my RAM on a new iMac 27-inch. I purchased it with the least amount of RAM available (4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB) because apple wanted too much for their RAM.

Can anyone suggest a good place to purchase apple compatible RAM? I am hoping to get to 8 GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB or possibly 16GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x4GB if the price is not too outrageous.

Any advice on a good product would be helpful. Also looking to possibly upgrade my MacPro (but it is working just fine and don't really need to upgrade its 4 GB of RAM).

 

[MacMini2009]

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/DDR3_21.5_27

 

[GGJstudios]

You'll find answers to this and many other commonly asked questions under the Guides tab at the top of this page:

• Guides : Hardware: MR Guide to Buying RAM
• Guides : Hardware: MR Guide to Understanding Intel Mac RAM
• Apple does not manufacture RAM and charges more than you would pay with other reputable RAM providers.
• Some great sources for Mac-compatible RAM are OWC and newegg.com.
• Installation is easy and does not void the Apple Warranty or the AppleCare Protection Plan, unless you damage something in the process.

If you have questions that these sources doesn't cover, you can check to see if it has been answered in another thread by doing a Google search of the forums. I hope this helps!

 

[-Ryan-]

I like Crucial RAM. http://www.crucial.com/ Also check out OWC.

To upgrade to 8gb overall you're only looking at about $100-150 for the 2x2gb addition. If you're looking to go to 16gb though, you'll be looking at around $750-1000 due to the high price of the 4gb modules.