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Will PC memory work in a mac?

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MattMK45

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I was wondering what kind of ram I need to purcahse for my powerbook g4. I looked at the crucial website, however the prices are rather steep and being the cheapskate I am, i tried to find cheaper ram. Then i found some bargains, however I was wondering whether mac specific ram will be the only memory to work or will pc ram work as well.

Thanks:apple:
 
Any ram will work as long as it's compatible.


To be honest crucial and kingston ram i would deffo pay that extra. But i can understand the money situation
 
i was just looking around on amazon and ebay, it would be easier than upgrading the hdd but not neccessarily cheaper. Hopefully i will get both done soon
 
You're going to be limited to 2 GB if both slots are working. Adding a 1 GB stick of RAM isn't going to be that expensive. Adding a new hard drive is a bit of a pain but it can be done.

I'd save up for a new MacBook or MacBook Pro to be honest. Even the newest PowerBook G4 is about to hit 4 years old.
 
well i've just purchased this powerbook and am completley sold. I would like to get as much life out of it as possible, evevn though I would love an intel machine
 
Would a 17" powerbook G4 1.33ghz benefit going to 2 gigabytes of memory from one, if it's just used for websurfing and email? It's running Leopard. (10.5.8)
 
senseless said:
Would a 17" powerbook G4 1.33ghz benefit going to 2 gigabytes of memory from one, if it's just used for websurfing and email? It's running Leopard. (10.5.8)
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How much do you have right now? Getting more than 1 GB of RAM is a must.
 
someone gave me a G4 Mac Mini and i found an old 1GB RAM chip for it at work where we only have PC's. the 512MB I took i out i put into an old EMachines PC i rebuilt for family. all works fine
 
1 GB in it now. I was over a friend's house on Xmas and wasn't sure if the internet slowness was due to the G4 or the memory.
 
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