Is the memory upgradable? I've heard the new Imacs are not.
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Ronald I'm not 100% sure, I know there was some items that allowed to be upgraded, been a while since I bought, I use an external drive for tons of video and pic's, works like a champ got a 1 terabyte drive with USB
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Mac mini RAM and HD can be upgraded. There is an access panel on the bottom for these upgrades. Even the latest model.
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I have a 20" screen made in 2007, with core duo processor. If your imac says core duo, the memory upgrade works great, and is really easy to install.
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That is correct, not upgradable nor does it come in other memory configs besides 8GBs unfortunately.
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Hi Leonardo,The Early 2006 iMac only supports up to 2GB of memory using two 1GB memory modules. This 4GB kit is not compatible with it as it would not recognize the 2GB memory modules. To max out at 2GB you can use part number KTA-MB667K2/2G which is a kit of two 1GB memory modules.Thank you for choosing Kingston memory!-Jewel, Kingston US Technical Support
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It certainly is...I have the same model and it worked perfectly. Happy upgrading!!Addendum: If you're purchasing this to upgrade to Mountain Lion, I recommend that you also download one of the freeware memory checkers from the App Store. Even with the 4GB max RAM, OSX 10.8 is very demanding of the system's resources and you may need to clear your RAM from time to time for your system to be responsive. I usually clear the RAM 3-4 times a day, but I use some rather intensive apps. Cheers!
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Check he details of your currently installed ram from the apple "about this Mac" menu. You should look at the 'memory' section and the new ram should match (all but the GB). I'd also check a few forums to see if they were able to upgrade the ram for your specific model. I would have thought it would be fine, however, I had to play about with mine a bit for it to accept the upgrade and actually show the ram installed. Hope this helps.
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Hi I found some info on Apple:Memory specificationsThese iMac computers have two side-by-side Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) slots in the bottom of the computer.The maximum amount of random-access memory (RAM) you can install in the computer is:Computer Memory Type Maximum MemoryiMac (Mid 2007) DDR2 4GB (2x2GB)iMac (Early 2008) DDR2 4GB (2x2GB)iMac (Early 2009) DDR3 8GB (2x4GB)with this specs I think that this memory ram doesn´t fit on your IMAC. I think that your IMAC supports up to 8 gb memory ram so you can buy these 8GB 2X 4GB PC3-8500 1067MHz DDR3 APPLE RAM MEMORY SODIMM 204pin (PARTS-QUICK BRAND) You have to be sure that these fits your IMAC, I think that these fits well Hi I found some info on Apple:Memory specificationsThese iMac computers have two side-by-side Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) slots in the bottom of the computer.The maximum amount of random-access memory (RAM) you can install in the computer is:Computer Memory Type Maximum MemoryiMac (Mid 2007) DDR2 4GB (2x2GB)iMac (Early 2008) DDR2 4GB (2x2GB)iMac (Early 2009) DDR3 8GB (2x4GB)with this specs I think that this memory ram doesn´t fit on your IMAC. I think that your IMAC supports up to 8 gb memory ram so you can buy these... » Read More Hi I found some info on Apple:Memory specificationsThese iMac computers have two side-by-side Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) slots in the bottom of the computer.The maximum amount of random-access memory (RAM) you can install in the computer is:Computer Memory Type Maximum MemoryiMac (Mid 2007) DDR2 4GB (2x2GB)iMac (Early 2008) DDR2 4GB (2x2GB)iMac (Early 2009) DDR3 8GB (2x4GB)with this specs I think that this memory ram doesn´t fit on your IMAC. I think that your IMAC supports up to 8 gb memory ram so you can buy these 8GB 2X 4GB PC3-8500 1067MHz DDR3 APPLE RAM MEMORY SODIMM 204pin (PARTS-QUICK BRAND) You have to be sure that these fits your IMAC, I think that these fits well « Show Less
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As far as I know you cannot add memory so it's limited, but I run 8.1 - a little slow at times ,could be other reasons. I bought mine a year ago, there may be better options now. Look around before buying.
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it depends on the specific configuration you get. There are some systems that can be faster than an imac, if they have more cores and more RAM
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Thank you for the update. Major bummer - Apple seems to be screwing Amazon and the other retailers by holding out inventory of the new iMacs from them. I don't want to wait another month + either, so I'll probably get one from the Apple store too, and suffer the $150 tax hit. Booooo to Apple on this one.
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People have done it but you have to literally tear the thing open as it is not designed for upgrading. Check youtube I think there are some videos. My recommendation is to not buy this as it is almost unusable it is so slow and adding 1 GB will just make it a little better.
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You need to purchase this model pre configured with the RAM as the 21.5" iMac doesn't have a way for the user to change the Ram themselves (you have to have a service center do it). I recommend getting the 27" model which has an access panel that allows you to change RAM. Plus the screen is bigger! In hindsight, I wish I had spent the little extra for the 27" iMac to be able to have the options to expand RAM and other things in the future.
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I have upgrade both versions of the iBook and also the new MacBook. There is no comparison, the MacBook is the easiest Mac laptop ever for upgrading the hard drive. (The iBook being the worst!) You might need a Torx 8 (??) screwdriver, I can't remember now, but it was in my standard Mac toolkit. :-)
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I had a similar bad experience with installing Mavericks on a similar iMac. While the additional memory was helpful, I don't think the newer OSs are exactly compatible with legacy models; we had overheating and random shutdown issues. We eventually rolled back to Snow Leopard and it's been much better since.
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The 2013 27" iMac has 4 memory slots, the ram from the factory will fill two of the slots. If you are adding ram you will add the new modules to the open slots. If you are replacing the original ram, remove it and and replace with new modules. Once you have the ram bay open it is pretty obvious.
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It should be more then enough. Yes you can upgrade later, and you can do it yourself. I've done this once before on a Sony and it was so easy! Plus the RAM is a lot cheaper when bought from another retailer and not Apple