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
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> 
> 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
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