John McWilliams <jpmcw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Rob McCleave wrote:
> > In article <1ijh0j5.jup8c01oy1hetN%jamiekg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > jamiekg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
> >
> >> I have an original/Mid-2007 Aluminum 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo iMac in need
of a
> >> RAM upgrade.
> >>
> >> Would this Transcend RAM (part number TS256MSQ64V6U-SM)
> >> <http://www.c1com.co.nz/shop/step1.php?number=12824>
work? From what
I
> >> can see there and on Transcend's site the specs match. But I'm always
a
> >> little uncertain buying from non-Apple dealers when it comes to RAM.
> >>
> >> Has anyone here bought Transcend RAM for their 2007 Aluminum iMac?
> >>
> >> Many thanks,
> >> Jamie Kahn Genet
> >
> > Check your "about this mac" and system profile for info about the RAM
> > you have. If the RAM is the right speed and has the right number of
> > pins, it should work.
> >
> > I bought some laptop RAM for my MacBook. It was PC5300 DDR2 667MHz 200
> > pin. It was about half the price of "Mac laptop RAM" and a quarter of
> > the price of Apple RAM.
> >
> > In the olden days you also had to worry about voltage and parity and
> > error correction but we're pretty much past that these days.
>
> I put in new RAM into my iMac 24" 2.8 core duo 2, and have sitting in
> front of me the original RAM- actually, maybe not, as this is an Apple
> refurb, but the new RAM says "For Notebooks" but is happily powering me
> along.
>
> So I have as of yesterday two tested 1 Gig 'notebook' sized PC2-5300
> stick of RAM. If interested, my e-mail will work with the right subject
> line, "[Mac Help]", without the quotes.
I live in New Zealand, but thanks anyway :-)
Regards,
Jamie Kahn Genet
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