better price for memory? - iMac 2009 24"

[infantrytrophy]

For some reason memory for early 2009 iMacs is expensive - $83.99 for 8GB (4GB x 2) at Crucial. Does anyone know if a better price for high-quality memory is available?

Here is a link to the correct type of memory on Crucial's web site:
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/imac-2*66ghz-intel-core-2-duo-(24-inch---ddr3)-mb418ll-a/CT3309040

 

[Chodarth]

Would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00383L02I/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If so I have some from my old iMac that I saved before I sold it.

 

[infantrytrophy]

Would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00383L02I/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If so I have some from my old iMac that I saved before I sold it.

Chodarth - email sent.

 

[crzdcolombian]

I used 3rd party in my 08/09 iMac. A month later it died. Not sure you should drop that much on a 5 year old computer.

 

[RedCroissant]

I used 3rd party in my 08/09 iMac. A month later it died. Not sure you should drop that much on a 5 year old computer.

Which brand of RAM did you use? I would say investing money to keep an older computer going is always wise. As an example, I used an 8GB RAM kit from PNY for my 2009 20" iMac and it was great with no issues.

Not long after that, I bought a PowerMac G5 quad (for $200 including a 23" display) and paid about $200 for a 16GB RAM kit from OWC and it was beautiful. I replaced the stock HDD with a couple of extra 1 TB drives that I had and I had a nice RAIDED PM G5 quad doing amazing things that actually outperformed my 2009 iMac.

It's too bad I had to sell both of those.