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where to buy memory from
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Crucial.com or TigerDirect.com.
NEVER buy your memory from Apple, as they charge 2-5x the market price because they cover it in their warranty and aren't in the business of selling memory.
TEG
NEVER buy your memory from Apple, as they charge 2-5x the market price because they cover it in their warranty and aren't in the business of selling memory.
TEG
thanks. Is there a difference between DDR2 SDRAM and DDR2-SODIMM?
I have a 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running 1 GB MHZ DDR2 SDRAM with 667 MHz Bus speed. I found this on tigerdirect
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2968796&CatId=2500
and the only difference is the SDRAM vs SODIMM.
I have a 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running 1 GB MHZ DDR2 SDRAM with 667 MHz Bus speed. I found this on tigerdirect
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2968796&CatId=2500
and the only difference is the SDRAM vs SODIMM.
SODIMMs are short cards for Laptops and the iMac, whereas others are for desktops.
Looks good to me.
TEG
Looks good to me.
TEG
Crucial has a scanner and it will tell you what you have and give you the item numbers.
Gotta tell you, I've been buying ram off dealram for years and never had a problem. They compare multiple vendors with price and shipping. I've gotten a lot from 18004memory via dealram with nary a problem and the best prices around. 2gb is running about $38 w/free shipping. 
I always use crucial.com as a barometer and it's usually harder to get better prices in the UK. Checking US prices I see it is a little cheaper than the UK currently, (but I'm guessing that's without sales tax whereas ours includes VAT), but not significantly cheaper.
So tempting to get 4GB at the moment as it's just dropped by almost £20 in the UK. Not sure I need it. I run the internet just fine on 640MB and Panther on a 12" PowerBook G4, and don't seem to be running high end apps too often on my MBP or iMac at the moment. If it dropped below £40 though, I'd eat it up.
So tempting to get 4GB at the moment as it's just dropped by almost £20 in the UK. Not sure I need it. I run the internet just fine on 640MB and Panther on a 12" PowerBook G4, and don't seem to be running high end apps too often on my MBP or iMac at the moment. If it dropped below £40 though, I'd eat it up.