PC-5300 vs. PC2-5300 RAM

[agrats84]

I'm looking to upgrade my iMac 20" 2.0GHz (bought November 2007) from 1GB to 4GB of RAM. I am looking at the OCW 4GB but it says PC-5300, and the Apple website says I need PC2-5300? What's the difference? Everything I read on here said people have bought the OCW 4GB and have had no problem, but is that the PC-5300 or PC2-5300. Maybe I am being stupid and can't find it on the website?!

Also, will this void the warranty at all?

 

[CanadaRAM]

PC-5300, PC2-5300, PC2-5400 and DDR2-667 all mean the same thing,
Although PC5300 is a slightly non-standard naming for DDR2 RAM, as it can cause confusion with PC3200 and other DDR RAM.

 

[SaSaSushi]

I'm looking to upgrade my iMac 20" 2.0GHz (bought November 2007) from 1GB to 4GB of RAM. I am looking at the OCW 4GB but it says PC-5300, and the Apple website says I need PC2-5300? What's the difference? Everything I read on here said people have bought the OCW 4GB and have had no problem, but is that the PC-5300 or PC2-5300. Maybe I am being stupid and can't find it on the website?!

Also, will this void the warranty at all?

Wow, deja vu all over again.

Didn't you just ask this exact same thing in another thread?

 

[SaSaSushi]

PC-5300, PC2-5300, PC2-5400 and DDR2-667 all mean the same thing,
Although PC5300 is a slightly non-standard naming for DDR2 RAM, as it can cause confusion with PC3200 and other DDR RAM.

Maybe it's just a Japan thing but it is actually marketed more as PC5300 here than PC2-5300. As you said it's all just a matter of what the maker wants to call it anyway.

 

[SaSaSushi]

Somehow the system hiccupped and this post got double-posted.