Help: RAM slots damaged on new iMac

[Arfdog]

Try illogical. Explain to me how the OP managed to damage the sides of the RAM slot if the RAM was properly sized? I'll await your "eloquent" explanation. Oh, that's right, he made it all up. And the reason for that is? I'll await the possible reason someone would do that then, if that's the theory. And the other people who said it's "a real tight fit", but they managed to get it in? So how is it the Crucial RAM is tight from China and the United States RAM seems to be even tighter, to the point it wouldn't go in? Oh yeah, I'm delusional as well. Has it occurred to the skeptics that are so suspicious of multiple Crucial RAM buyers with fit problems and specifically the United States version, that it might be out of spec? I received a nice follow up email from a Crucial rep today talking about the Apple specs being finicky and he will continue to look into it. Perhaps these slots are slightly different and Hynix was given a size to make that is slightly narrower than industry standards for this RAM? I don't know, but that is one possible explanation I suppose.
I do know there are a bunch of skeptics on here that would rather denigrate people that are trying to help by sharing their experience than to actually provide some meaningful addition to the thread.

Also, the OP claimed the locating "key" or "tab" was damaged by the module's notch being too narrow. Not the sides of the slot.

So some inconsistency here. Which is out of spec?? The notch or the sides of the module?

 

[mrmarts]

Yup pretty much the same as my 13 mac book pro. Black tabs on both sides that let the ram in and out. The imac also slides out to allow a easier placement of the ram in the machine



Haha i looked through all his posts which is why i believed that he worked for OWC and that this was a ploy at getting new Ram sales since their ram is 40% more costly than Crucial. OWC would need a very good reason to push people away from crucial and this type of damage to an imac would do it. Considering the 2012 model is the same just with new processors says alot since its never happened over the course or the last year. That or He's just a Crucial Fanboy. I posted this same quote on the last page but here it is again for all to see.

Quoted directly from sam's (digital) mouth.

The Title of The Thread: "Any experience using OWC 32GB kit on 2011 iMacs?"



Original post is at
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1391290/

lmao case closed, however i think this guy needs to banned from posting multiple threads.

 

[Cubytus]

Yup pretty much the same as my 13 mac book pro. Black tabs on both sides that let the ram in and out. The imac also slides out to allow a easier placement of the ram in the machine

That was just to confirm you don't have to exert any force (or just hold the stick with a finger to ensure it doesn't slide out when rotated back in place), technically, to fit the sticks. Sticks lock in place when rotated 20 degrees on their caught edge and waiting for the tabs to click in place.

 

[Erphern]

That was just to confirm you don't have to exert any force (or just hold the stick with a finger to ensure it doesn't slide out when rotated back in place), technically, to fit the sticks. Sticks lock in place when rotated 20 degrees on their caught edge and waiting for the tabs to click in place.

No, that's not right. RAM on the iMac slides into (long) slots, most of the height of the RAM itself (which is why the thickness and width of the modules is relevant). It's not like laptop RAM connectors.

 

[fotofan]

Correct

No, that's not right. RAM on the iMac slides into (long) slots, most of the height of the RAM itself (which is why the thickness and width of the modules is relevant). It's not like laptop RAM connectors.

The length of the RAM is relevant because it does go all the way into the slot which has plastic tabs on either end to guide it. I know this because I tried to put one of these ill fitting Crucial RAM sticks in and it would not go down more than about halfway due to it not seating correctly as I tried to push it down.
Again, mine was the Crucial RAM they sold for the late 2013 imac that was clearly labeled on the stick itself as made in the United States. It sounds from other posters that the China made Crucial RAM will fit, albeit tightly.
My advice is simply this: If you buy RAM from Crucial for the late 2013 imac, just be careful with the pressure you need to put it in, especially if labeled United States. If it doesn't go all the way down fairly easily, just return it rather than risk damage to your imac. If you'd rather avoid the potential issue altogether, pay a bit more from another vendor.

 

[Erphern]

If you buy RAM from Crucial for the late 2013 imac, just be careful with the pressure you need to put it in, especially if labeled United States. If it doesn't go all the way down fairly easily, just return it rather than risk damage to your imac. If you'd rather avoid the potential issue altogether, pay a bit more from another vendor.

This is the best advice. Just be careful.

I don't have anything against Crucial; they processed my refund very quickly indeed, which was nice.

But yeah - I had to use pliers to remove the Crucial RAM from my new iMac. Pliers.

I'm sure Crucial is a fine company. I've seen worse hardware issues with much, much more expensive computer equipment from high-end vendors. It happens. People really shouldn't be dealing with this as though someone had said Crucial is their mother and happens to wear army boots.

 

[Lucky736]

Had this happen on a machine I purchased recently for someone who couldn't afford a nice machine. Found a nice Late 2015 iMac. The RAM ordered was for it, and you can see it was not correct. Rookie mistake but didn't even think to take the others out. The plastic is very soft and essentially caves and spreads out hampering any connection to the pins it covers as opposed to either being harder and not allowing the memory to be pressed down or just breaking and no longer having a tab but a usable slot. Unfortunate but it is what it is.

PS yes I know this is an old thread.