> Rob McCleave wrote: > > In article <1ijh0j5.jup8c01oy1hetN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, > > jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (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 -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
