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Getting 4GB more for my iMac, doing the OWC/Crucial dance.

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skiltrip

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I upgraded my MBP last year with some OWC ram, actually is was their NuRam brand, but regardless... I got bad ram. And a lot of other people did too. Thread here...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1056998/

So, though I've bought numerous external drives from OWC over the past year or so, the RAM thing left a bad taste in my mouth, and I'm nervous about ordering RAM from them again. I ended up putting Crucial into the MacBook Pro from NewEgg and it ran like a champ. So naturally, I'm leaning Crucial.

But I like OWC as a company, and I like to give them my business.

Would you say that bad batch of RAM (thread link above will explain what I'm talking about) was just a fluke, and I've nothing at all to worry about ordering RAM again from OWC?
 
It likely was a fluke. Their stuff is pretty good in general, so if you like their company, I'd say go for it. If it's bad, send it back.
 
I got some for my MBP and it has worked great so far. I'd give them another go.
 
Used OWC in my 2007 Imac

Refurb i5 MBP purchased 3 months ago and it has 8G from OWC.

27" imac purchased last month, and it will get OWC ram if I ever want more (currently 8G, using the 2x2 from MBP, imac clocks runs all 4 DIMMs at 1066 but 8G is better then 4G at 1333 :)

Also ordered 2.5" HD, 2.5" case, and currently have some refurb/open box goodies coming my way from OWC. I tend to stick with known good vendors vs. trying to save that last 1 or 2% on things, and I have no reason to go away from OWC.

I understand having a bad taste but if they got a bad batch and did right by their customers, can you really ask for more?

- b
 
bvanlieu said:
27" imac purchased last month, and it will get OWC ram if I ever want more (currently 8G, using the 2x2 from MBP, imac clocks runs all 4 DIMMs at 1066 but 8G is better then 4G at 1333 :)

- b
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Good point about the MBP ram. I just happen to have 2x2gb 1066 I pulled from my 2010 13". Maybe I'll just put that in for now while I weigh my options.
 
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I upgraded my ram and bought it from OWC. I had a major problem waiting 4 days for it to get here. LOL. (I tend to want everything yesterday). In all seriousness, OWC is a great company with outstanding customer service. They are my first choice for anything my iMac desires.
 
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Upgraded my iMac i5 with 8gb crucial RAM. Absolutely no issues or problems.
 
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Upgraded my iMac with OWC RAM and haven't had a single problem.
 
Thanks everyone. Looks like the moral of the story is picking between OWC and Crucial is a good decision to be making because it's a win win.

I went with OWC. I like buying from them. I get stuff in 2 days from them. No tax. I dig it. I like their vibe. So they got my biz.
 
Well. I got my OWC RAM today and guess what? It's rebranded Crucial! I can see the Crucial sticker under the OWC sticker. Win-win.
 
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