It will be better for me to not even take the chance. I'm sure the ram in a new macbook will be suffice anyway. Thank's Bruce and Trekkie.
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jan 1, 2009, at 11:44 PM, KP wrote: > >> >> I am going to upgrade my Compaq notebook to an Ibook or some sort of >> Mac notebook this year. I have 4GB of DDR2 RAM that I up graded in >> the Compaq now. I have seen that the new Macs' use DDR2. So can I put >> the RAM from the Compaq in a new Mac? > > You can always look at Apple's tech specs site > <http://support.apple.com/specs/ > > which will tell you what you need to know. > > Much more reliable than asking random strangers on a mailing list :-) > > For the current MacBook line: > > "2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots > support up to 4GB" > > So if you have DDR2 RAM in the Compaq, you cannot use it. > > You can look up older models listed as well, so when you find a > prospect, check it out there. > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > > "No matter where you go, there you are", B. Banzai > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
