2 x 2gb + 2 x 1gb ddr3 ram 27" iMac

[tcmacintosh]

Is this combination okay? I have currently 2 x 2gb ram in my imac but was thinking of putting in the 2 x 1gb spare ram i have from my unibody macbook pro from when i upgraded?

 

[Hellhammer]

If the RAM is the same, then it should.

 

[marzy]

The memory has to be

1066 MHz, PC3-8500, DDR3 compliant (also referred to as DDR3 1066)

(pulled straight from he 27" iMac manual)

 

[tcmacintosh]

Thanks heaps for your responses, I was just making sure.

 

[cluthz]

The MBP has SO-DIMMS, won't fit

 

[Rudy69]

The MBP has SO-DIMMS, won't fit

The iMac has the same type of ram so it WILL fit

 

[RealEvil]

The iMac has the same type of ram so it WILL fit

I am not sure about this... surely the MBP uses DDR2 memory and the iMac probably now uses DDR3 dims (not so-dims) - at least for the Quad Cores?

 

[Hellhammer]

I am not sure about this... surely the MBP uses DDR2 memory and the iMac probably now uses DDR3 dims (not so-dims) - at least for the Quad Cores?

Even the quad core uses the same laptop SODIMMs. Desktop RAM would be too big

 

[TheBritishBloke]

You have to remember, the iMac is just a laptop computer with a big screen and a stand.

 

[Rudy69]

I am not sure about this... surely the MBP uses DDR2 memory and the iMac probably now uses DDR3 dims (not so-dims) - at least for the Quad Cores?

The unibody Macbook Pro uses DDR3

 

[OldCorpse]

You have to remember, the iMac is just a laptop computer with a big screen and a stand.

That is no longer entirely true. Desktop hard drives. DESKTOP CHIPS on the high end - the new quads i5 and i7 are both desktop chips. With these two elements being desktop, you're a desktop.