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Just upgraded to 32GB RAM, what to do with original 8GB

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lowdownshame

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Just finished upgrading my iMac to 32GB Crucial RAM. Now I'm left with the original 2x4GB sticks and wasn't sure what I should do with them. Considering the fact that apple charges $200 for an additional 8GB ($600 for an additional 24GB :mad:), I figured that they must have some value.

Curious to know what anyone else in this situation has done or planning to do.
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lowdownshame said:
Just finished upgrading my iMac to 32GB Crucial RAM. Now I'm left with the original 2x4GB sticks and wasn't sure what I should do with them. Considering the fact that apple charges $200 for an additional 8GB ($600 for an additional 24GB :mad:), I figured that they must have some value.

Curious to know what anyone else in this situation has done or planning to do.
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Keep them. If you have issues with your machine the first thing Apple will want is for you to put the original RAM back in :)
 
Same Situation

I did the same thing you did, and now have a couple of OEM sticks of RAM as well. I put them up on the marketplace for sale, but never got so much as a nibble. I'll probably just end up keeping them in case of an emergency.
 
lowdownshame said:
Just finished upgrading my iMac to 32GB Crucial RAM. Now I'm left with the original 2x4GB sticks and wasn't sure what I should do with them. Considering the fact that apple charges $200 for an additional 8GB ($600 for an additional 24GB :mad:), I figured that they must have some value.

Curious to know what anyone else in this situation has done or planning to do.
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If you're really set about getting rid of them, I thought people like Crucial and OWC had a RAM buy-back program already up and running.
 
It's not worth very much. When you talk about stock ram sizes, you're talking about an amount that people get by default when purchasing a new machine. As for older machines, they only work so far back. These are the most common ones on the market, so there won't be a huge demand. In my opinion you should at least test every stick you install prior to selling that ram, because if you have bad ram installed, you limit your service options.
 
i was trying to sell mines on ebay for 50-80 bucks in two weeks 0bites one offer for 30 which i said no to.def holding onto mines now for any issues not worth the hassle
 
I generally put them in the basement with all the other random computer stuff because "You never know", then trip over them for the next 10 years before throwing them out.
 
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