Leopard vs Ram

Steve Hix wrote:
> In article <b9-dneF6s-tIkBrbnZ2dnUVZ_tPinZ2d DeleteThis @rcn.net>,
> Dudley Henriques <dhenriques DeleteThis @rcn.com> wrote:
>
>> Erik Richard Sørensen wrote:
>>> Dudley Henriques wrote:
>>>> Marc Heusser wrote:
>>>>> Dudley Henriques <dhenriques DeleteThis @rcn.com> wrote:
>>>>>> My IMac is the 2gig Intel duo Core version with 1 gig of Ram.
>>>>>> I'm tossing around the idea of upgrading from OSX 10.4.10 to Leopard
>>>>>> when it's available.
>>>>>> I don't see any recommendations from Apple on suggested amount of
>>>>>> Ram if this is done.
>>>>> Probably not more than Tiger.
>>>>> If the new filesystem is being used, it may even be more efficient
>>>>> (ZFS).
>>>> Thanks for the reply. I just checked my ram and discovered that my
>>>> 1gig is actually 2/512's so if I wanted to expand at all I'd have to
>>>> throw out the 2 512's and put in either 2/1gig sticks or keep the
>>>> 512's and get 1/2gig stick to go to 3gigs.
>>>> Pretty fancy marketing there if they could have put in a single 1 gig
>>>> stick initially, but I'm not sure they could have done that :-)
>>> You could also take out the 2x512mb modules and replace with 2x1gb
>>> modules instead and then sell the 2 512mb modules - or only sell one of
>>> them, so you get a total of 2,5gb RAM...
>>>
>>> cheers, Erik Richard
>>>
>> Way it looks at this point, 1 gig might be enough for my needs anyway.
>> DH
>
> When you decide to up the memory, check ramseeker.com and see what you
> can get your upgrade for; the longer you wait, the cheaper it'll be, at
> least until you wait so long that the memory you need is no longer being
> made. (There's a reason you can get, say, a PowerBook 520 in mint
> condition, except for aged battery, for almost nothing. One of the
> reasons.)
I thought I had to buy from Apple. When I checked the site for Ram, they
were only showing a 2gig stick as available for my system. I didn't
realize I could buy matched ram at other sources.
Thanks
DH

In article <sehix-9D7B62.20260730062007.TakeThisOut@news.speakeasy.net>,
Steve Hix <sehix.TakeThisOut@NOSPAMspeakeasy.netINVALID> wrote:

> check ramseeker.com and see what you
> can get your upgrade for; the longer you wait, the cheaper it'll be, at
> least until you wait so long that the memory you need is no longer being
> made. (There's a reason you can get, say, a PowerBook 520 in mint
> condition, except for aged battery, for almost nothing. One of the
> reasons.)

Indeed. I have similar problem, all 3 slots filled on a QS to
make 1 GB and to go up (with ease) to 1.5 it would cost me $240
Aust for guaranteed good RAM, about half the price of going
machines of similar. So it is a not wholly unreasonable thought
to buy a machine that already has either the RAM wanted or close
to it and thereby possess enough to deck out one machine with 1.5
and the other to sell with a respectable amount of RAM for many
purposes.

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dorayme