On Oct 8, 2008, at 7:18 , Simon Royal wrote:
> In looking for 256MB and 512MB sticks of PC100/133 desktop RAM, will
> PC RAM work as it is dirt cheap? Is there anything to look for.
For ram, you need low density sticks. The cheapest 512MB sticks on
the market are all high density and will not work in a Mac. Even some
cheap low density sticks will not work.
I am not a memory geek, but the underlying theory is that low density
memory is better, and that is why Apple required it.
The options you have are:
By memory guaranteed to work in an Mac and pay the Apple tax
Buy cheap pc sticks off ebay avoiding those that say that they will
not work on Macs or that they are high density. No guarantee that
they will work in your Mac, but if you buy them right, you may be
able to resell them for what you paid and not take too much of a hit.
Len
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