New 4GB DIMM's in iMAC Aluminum 20"?

[TBi]

Because the manufacturer says these are the limitations http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/

Lacking any other specification these are the facts as they stand now. If new technology becomes available after the specifications are created that permit larger memory then that will change things, but right now its limited to 4GB.

You should say

"It MAY not see beyond 4GB ram even if it would boot with that memory."

We don't know conclusively that it is limited to 4GB. Apple may state that it is but that might have been all they could check because bigger sticks were not available at the time.

Until someone actually sticks 8GB in there then we can not say definitely that it will not work.

 

[Cave Man]

Because the manufacturer says these are the limitations http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/

Apple still states that the Mini can only take 2 gb of RAM, when we all know that it can take two 2 gig sticks (for 3.1 gb available RAM). We also know that the Intel spec for the SR chipset states it will take 8 gb. Unless Apple's done something to disable the logic board in the EFI (which they have done before with other Macs, notably the Calistoga Mini, iMac, MB and MBP), the iMac (and MacBook and MacBook Pro) should all take 8 gb of RAM. Even user babyjenniferLB claims to have already put 8 gb in her SR MBP.

 

[gehrbox]

You should say

"It MAY not see beyond 4GB ram even if it would boot with that memory."

We don't know conclusively that it is limited to 4GB. Apple may state that it is but that might have been all they could check because bigger sticks were not available at the time.

Until someone actually sticks 8GB in there then we can not say definitely that it will not work.

Your are absolutely correct.

 

[mindframe]

If it's a Santa Rosa it should take 8 gigs, provided Apple hasn't disabled it. Here's what you need. It's now under $800 - what a bargain!

Despite the high price, it's good to know that 4GB SODIMMs are on the market. Give it afew months and they'll cost half as much if not more. If I could justify this as an expense on my corporate card I would totally buy them!

 

[Sun Baked]

Have the PC users tried the new 4GB DIMMs in this chipset?

 

[Leon Kowalski]

I should have bothered to read the instructions that came with the iMac...

...DUH!

LK

 

[bbarnhart]

Thread resurrection...

I thought I saw a 4GB stick on NewEgg that would work in an Aluminum iMac (2007) for a reasonable price. Has there been any tests to see if more that a total of 4GB will work?