Also, keeping it local, check out www.mrmemory.co.uk - they're based in Worthing and are very competitive on price.
If the iMac has 1gb of RAM you'll probably find it has 2 x 512mb Sticks installed. Replace them both with 2gb sticks - it'll help performance. Chris Webb MacService 07770 960632 [email protected] On 9 Aug 2011, at 07:51, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd be surprised if they worked - notebook RAM is usually different to > desktop RAM in my experience. > > I'd go to www.crucial.com/uk - they sell memory there - and type in > the details of your father's Mac. Then get it to search for the right > memory. You may be able to compare the photo of the memory there with > what you've got in your drawer. You may also be surprised how cheap > memory is to buy new (when it's not from Apple!). > > cheers > > Rob > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > > > > On 9 August 2011 07:12, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: >> Smuggers >> >> I help my father with all his Apple input, but to do so I often need >> help from those more helpful than me! >> >> He has a 4 year old iMac and wants to upgrade to Lion. It IS Intel >> Core 2 Duo, but only 1GB of Ram, so... >> >> 1. I have two 1GB sticks of DDR3 Ram from an old MacBook sat in a >> drawer. Will one of those work for him? What's the worse that could >> happen if I tried and it wasn't right? >> >> I'd/he'd be so grateful if someone could confirm either way. He's more >> than happy to buy a new stick if needed, but freecycling and all that! >> >> Thanks >> >> Adam >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
