2GB of RAM for Macbook/MBP/Mini/iMac for $150 shipped

[xfiftyfour]

Will it be fine for me to install just one 1 GB stick in my MB along with one of the 256 MB sticks that came with it, or is this not recommended? Is the "paired" RAM thing that big of a deal or is it a negligible difference?

that's what i have right now in my MB and it works just fine. i'm sure matched pairs DO have a bit of a performance edge, but from what i've read, 1.25GB RAM will outperform 1GB RAM (2x512 matched pair) - so in short, more RAM = better than less just for the sake of matched pairs.

 

[iCheese]

that's what i have right now in my MB and it works just fine. i'm sure matched pairs DO have a bit of a performance edge, but from what i've read, 1.25GB RAM will outperform 1GB RAM (2x512 matched pair) - so in short, more RAM = better than less just for the sake of matched pairs.

thank you very much

 

[generik]

They don't ship internationally

myus.com

 

[PaulinMaryland]

How the mighty [prices] have fallen

It kills me how underfunded my 401(k) is because I bought several of my family's computers before prices became so insanely low. Consider what I spent in 1990 for my 12-year-old stepdaughter's first computer, a Mac II:

$1650 for a Mac II (16 MHz CPU)
$388 for 4 megabytes of RAM!--that's megabytes, not gigabytes
$725 for a 100-megabyte hard drive --that's megabyte, not gigabyte
$725 for a 13-inch Sony color CRT. Then I had to enlist a local cable-making shop to fashion a Mac-compatible cable!
$719 for a color graphics NuBus card
$1650 for an HP LaserJet III printer (non-PostScript) that needed 4 minutes to print 1 page on a Mac, using software emulation.

In 1993 or 1994, I bought the first 21-inch CRT that was capable of delivering 1600 by 1200 at 75 Hz. It was a Nokia 445X. It set me back $2350 for the CRT and $950 for the 4MB Matrox card to drive it. (The CRT is still in use!)

No, I wasn't made of money; I took out a 3-year loan to pay off the Mac system, and a second 3-year loan to pay off the CRT and card. Today, you can't give away a 21-inch CRT. That's money that could have gone into my retirement fund.

Man, you youngsters have it good.

 

[generik]

Man, you youngsters have it good.

Correction, PC users have it good. I wouldn't be surprised if your PC using peers will retire earlier and end up richer than you, nevermind the fact that all that stress and rigor of using Windows has shortened their lifespans considerably

 

[QCassidy352]

Think I'm going to go with 2 GB from omni. Price has risen to $156, but that's still not bad. They seem to be a pretty reputable brand, and to stand behind their products well.

 

[Stridder44]

It kills me how underfunded my 401(k) is because I bought several of my family's computers before prices became so insanely low. Consider what I spent in 1990 for my 12-year-old stepdaughter's first computer, a Mac II:

$1650 for a Mac II (16 MHz CPU)
$388 for 4 megabytes of RAM!--that's megabytes, not gigabytes
$725 for a 100-megabyte hard drive --that's megabyte, not gigabyte
$725 for a 13-inch Sony color CRT. Then I had to enlist a local cable-making shop to fashion a Mac-compatible cable!
$719 for a color graphics NuBus card
$1650 for an HP LaserJet III printer (non-PostScript) that needed 4 minutes to print 1 page on a Mac, using software emulation.

In 1993 or 1994, I bought the first 21-inch CRT that was capable of delivering 1600 by 1200 at 75 Hz. It was a Nokia 445X. It set me back $2350 for the CRT and $950 for the 4MB Matrox card to drive it. (The CRT is still in use!)

No, I wasn't made of money; I took out a 3-year loan to pay off the Mac system, and a second 3-year loan to pay off the CRT and card. Today, you can't give away a 21-inch CRT. That's money that could have gone into my retirement fund.

Man, you youngsters have it good.

And people say the "Rev. A" theory never works....