Question about upgrading RAM...

[den3ny]

Say I get the 2GB Imac, would i only need to buy one 2GB stick? I've seen all these other posts telling people to buy a pack of 2X2gb ram sticks. My question is, why would you need to buy 2 if you already have 1, and theres only room for one more? Do you need the same type of ram stick for them to work or something?

Thanks for answers in advance.

 

[jmack549]

Say I get the 2GB Imac, would i only need to buy one 2GB stick? I've seen all these other posts telling people to buy a pack of 2X2gb ram sticks. My question is, why would you need to buy 2 if you already have 1, and theres only room for one more? Do you need the same type of ram stick for them to work or something?

Thanks for answers in advance.

I'm guessing your computer came with 2x1 GB, you would need 2x2 GB.

 

[AppleFan360]

I'm guessing your computer came with 2x1 GB, you would need 2x2 GB.

Agree. If there are 2GB of RAM, it's likely you have 2-1GB sticks in the iMac.

 

[iGrant]

Agree. If there are 2GB or RAM, it's likely you have 2-1GB sticks in the iMac.

I hate it how apple does that, because 9 out of 10 times, one stick of 1gb ram cost the same as 2x512mb of ram.

-iGrant

 

[Lord Zedd]

because 9 out of 10 times, one stick of 1gb ram cost the same as 2x512mb of ram.

I don't know where you have been looking at ram prices but that hasn't been the case for quite a while. Ram is usually cheaper per MB in the higher capacity you can get per stick, up to 4GB/stick for now.

 

[iGrant]

I don't know where you have been looking at ram prices but that hasn't been the case for quite a while. Ram is usually cheaper per MB in the higher capacity you can get per stick, up to 4GB/stick for now.

From what I was looking at on Newegg, granted not 4GB, but 2gb stick of ram was 34ish where 2x 1gb sticks where 17ish.

Now if you change the type of ram and what not thing could change depending on the ram you are looking at.

That is just whatn I have noticed when shopping for ram.

-iGrant