Mismatch RAM pairing?

[blurb23]

I recently went to Best Buy and picked up this RAM module: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8225681&type=product&id=1166840341232

Would it be OK for me to add this to the current 1GB stick that came with my iMac? It's just the standard one that it shipped with from Apple.

 

[SpookTheHamster]

It'll be absolutely fine, no need to worry.

 

[Erendiox]

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assuming that you looked up the kind of ram your iMac takes and this is the right kind, yes. There's no problem. They say pairing identical ram sticks can increase performance, but I think the difference is pretty negligable.

 

[blurb23]

Great, thanks.

Now the Apple representative at Best Buy told me I had to buy notebook memory, is this correct?

I know that the iMac uses laptop components in it (except for the HDD), but I would have thought it used desktop RAM? Or does it need notebook RAM due to it's laptop chipsets?

 

[iPhil]

Great, thanks.

Now the Apple representative at Best Buy told me I had to buy notebook memory, is this correct?

I know that the iMac uses laptop components in it (except for the HDD), but I would have thought it used desktop RAM? Or does it need notebook RAM due to it's laptop chipsets?

Yes .. The iMac takes laptop size ram listed in OP..

 

[blurb23]

Yes .. The iMac takes laptop size ram listed in OP..

Thanks again.

 

[mreg376]

Yes .. The iMac takes laptop size ram listed in OP..

Yes, that's because there's not enough room in that 24" case...

 

[CanadaRAM]

Check under the Guides tab at the top

Hardware:MR Guide to Understanding Intel Mac RAM

BTW: That BestBuy "regular" price of $104 is completely bogus. $34.99 is actually higher than the market price for a 1 Gb stick...