RAM... for your $40 Beige G3 Desktop?

[MikeRF/A2]

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 Just wanted to say, PC100 and PC133 RAM will also
work in a beige g3.  So if
 you just happen to get a digital audio G4 in the future,
you can move the
 PC133 RAM over to it.  Or PC100 to an earlier G4 or
Blue G3.
Thanks, I thought it was something like that.  So paying
more wouldn't get me more performance on this G3,
but it might make it more likely to be usable in my next
computer.
 AFAIK, the price
 difference between PC133 and PC66 isn't much.
At OWC it looks like $25 for PC66 or PC133, and then it
jumps up to $70 for PC133 and PC 166.
I can't spend any more money right at the moment
though, so I'll just have to make do with 192 MB for now.
The cheaper OWC 256MB PC100 CL2  RAM for beige machines, G3 B&W and 
G4 Yikes (OWC100SD256324) works great in my beige. Mine was $26 a few 
weeks ago. However, OWC buys bulk PC 133 RAM chips for their DIMMS 
and then "programs" the RAM differently for different levels of 
machines.  You need to take note of the OWC # on the DIMM for 
identification because otherwise the DIMM will be marked as higher 
grade PC133 3-2-2 but will NOT actually have the same performance 
specs as their $75 PC133 RAM (OWC133SAD256168) that can be used in a 
larger variety of higher end machines. They don't re-label it 
correctly after programming except for their catalog part number, 
which won't mean diddly a year from now when it's pulled from your 
beige and you see the "PC133 3-2-2" and try to stick it in a G4 
Quicksilver or iMac 700Mhz and it doesn't work right. I wrote "PC100 
CL2 beige" on mine as a reminder.

Mike
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