ive just brought some guys....
im a bit worried but... ill give it a go and tell you what its like
im a bit worried but... ill give it a go and tell you what its like
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porovaara said:
it should be fine... its a one gig stick
im hoping its ok anyway
btw its dropped to 139dollars...
Man this is driving me crazy waiting to find out it this ram works. I am a college student who doesn't have much money to spend on anything but "Do I Need Memory" keeps telling me I need more ram and if I can get a gig stick for nearly the price of a 512 I justify buying it.
DTG said:http://shop4.outpost.com/template/h...istance/Middle_Topics/A3InternationalShipping
See here. It appears that they do in fact ship internationally so this may be a worthwhile venture for us UK dwellers!
As for the above poster, in theory the RAM should work fine in your iBook provided it will work at all (considering it is generic RAM). The fact that it is PC2700 and not PC2100 specified would not prevent it from working in an iBook (G4) however the opposite (PC2100 in a Powerbook) would not work.
nope.. bad news .... they just emailed me and said that its not available for export!
damn
ohwell....
I ordered it to.
Dang, for me with ground shipping and tax it came out to be $155.26. I feel ripped off
(not really, it is still very cheap ram).
Dang, for me with ground shipping and tax it came out to be $155.26. I feel ripped off
(not really, it is still very cheap ram).Yup
It is cas 2.5 or atleast thats what the sticker says.
Also on the stickers:
on the Front(might be the back but I dont know) is one that says "Legacy Electronics Inc."
then on the back(again maybe its the front) - a serial number then 1gb 128x64 PC2700 CL 2.5 DDR then a bar code and then the warranty void if removed.
My 12" rev C should be shipped before the 7th So I will let you know benchmarks and all that when I get it.
It is cas 2.5 or atleast thats what the sticker says.
Also on the stickers:
on the Front(might be the back but I dont know) is one that says "Legacy Electronics Inc."
then on the back(again maybe its the front) - a serial number then 1gb 128x64 PC2700 CL 2.5 DDR then a bar code and then the warranty void if removed.
My 12" rev C should be shipped before the 7th So I will let you know benchmarks and all that when I get it.
I think I'll try to order some for my G4 iMac, hope it works.
Wonder how my computer will be after going from 256 to 1.25 GB of RAM?
Wonder how my computer will be after going from 256 to 1.25 GB of RAM?
musicpyrite said:
VRRrrrrrrrrroooooooommm VRRRRRRrrrrrrrroooooooommmmmmm
LOL should be amazing!
BTW one complaint they did ship the tiny little stick of ram packed in a big ram box. Wasn't too crazy about its ability to slide around but it was fine I guess.
I just ordered the Outpost 1 Gig stick for my Rev C 12". I'll post results when I get it. I chose 2 day shipping, so I should have it by the weekend.
I think this RAM is far past the point of not being good. I mean, tons of people have gotten it with no problems. If someone gets it and it doesn't work than that it is just because it is a consumer product, like an iPod, or action figure, or dust buster...Point being, It works, it's good, don't buy anything more expensive, get it while it's hot.
reykjavik said:
No, the new iMac uses regular DDR SDRAM stick, they are long and rectangular.
But they will work with G4 iMacs.
The sticks outpost.com is selling are called SO-DIMM RAM sticks, they are exactly the same as DDR SDRAM sticks, except they are more fat and square shaped, making them smaller, for use in laptops (hence they are slightly more expensive).
As to why Apple decided to use notebook RAM in a desktop is beyond me....
reykjavik said:
there's nothing apple specific about the RAMs. if you find them, ones at best buy are fine... ones i've seen at best buy, etc. have always been either over-priced or lower in capacity, though. i'm yet to see a 1 GB modules (notebook or desktop) at a best buy. best deals have always been found online... the only time i bought RAM at a retail store is when i needed the RAM quickly.
apple used notebook RAM in G4 iMac presumably because of space concerns. that dome shape didn't leave much room for anything else and i imagine apple tried to save every little space they could, even by including slightly smaller profile RAMs...
Bought mine earlier today at $139.00. I live in Shanghai & am having shipped to my US address for reshipment here next week. I priced ram here recently & found the cost for 512 stick to be $250-300 for my PB. Go figure!