Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-15 Thread Geke
Among all the talk about upgrading, I want to warn you that this iMac is *not* going to play YouTube very smoothly, even with the suggested RAM upgrade. It's a great computer not just for simple things but also very complicated ones, but Flash video is simply so heavy on the processor that it's no

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-15 Thread Clark Martin
On Feb 15, 2012, at 1:59 PM, Geke wrote: Among all the talk about upgrading, I want to warn you that this iMac is *not* going to play YouTube very smoothly, even with the suggested RAM upgrade. It's a great computer not just for simple things but also very complicated ones, but Flash video

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-14 Thread QuoVadis
Hello Jeff, That is mighty cheap. You can pay up to five times that figure in Euro's over in the Netherlands. DDR SO-DIMMs are getting rare and 1GB versions are almost never for sale! It makes the decision for the topic starter a little easier though, because I personally think the iMac G4 is

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-13 Thread t...@io.com
On Feb 12, 9:24 am, QuoVadis eelcovanv...@home.nl wrote: Hello Tina, Does the USB2.0 version use DDR memory, instead of SD-RAM of the USB 1.1 version? If so, then the topic starter has more options indeed. I'm not sure how pricey a 1GB DDR SO-DIMM is going to be.. About $30 at Newegg.

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-12 Thread QuoVadis
Hello Tina, Does the USB2.0 version use DDR memory, instead of SD-RAM of the USB 1.1 version? If so, then the topic starter has more options indeed. I'm not sure how pricey a 1GB DDR SO-DIMM is going to be.. Greetings, Eelco. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group,

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-12 Thread Tina K.
On 2012/02/12 08:24, QuoVadis so eloquently wrote: Hello Tina, Does the USB2.0 version use DDR memory, instead of SD-RAM of the USB 1.1 version? If so, then the topic starter has more options indeed. I'm not sure how pricey a 1GB DDR SO-DIMM is going to be.. Greetings, Eelco. Thanks for

adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-11 Thread Jon Ford
Just heard about this site. My first post. I have an iMac PowerMac4.2 PowerPC G4 (2.1). Purchased in 2003; hard drive replaced in 2007 after a kernel panic. I now use a MacBook Pro for my stuff but would like to improve the speed of the iMac so kids can use it for simple games, watch YouTube vids,

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-11 Thread QuoVadis
Hello! This type of iMac does indeed have one full length memory slot, but it also has a small SO-DIMM slot (which is more commonly used in laptops). Both modules are swappable, but finding a 512MB SO-DIMM SDRAM stick can be tricky (and possibly costly). I think the practical memory ceiling of

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-11 Thread Jon Ford
Thanks for the helpful info, Eelco! -- J On Feb 11, 2012, at 2:12 PM, QuoVadis wrote: Hello! This type of iMac does indeed have one full length memory slot, but it also has a small SO-DIMM slot (which is more commonly used in laptops). Both modules are swappable, but finding a 512MB

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-11 Thread Tina K.
On 2012/02/11 12:12, QuoVadis so eloquently wrote: One gigabyte of memory is the maximum you can get in an iMac G4, by the way. Just to be clear, the first G4 iMacs have a memory limit of 1GB. The later USB 2 iMac G4s are rated at 1GB of memory by Apple but in reality can use 2GB as I have