Jamie Kahn Genet wrote: > John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> wrote: > >> 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
Yes, I knew that, but the US postal service has links to your pony express..... :)