2 GB of RAM in a 600 dollar desktop? WTF Apple?
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It takes less than 2 minutes (that includes going to the drawer to get scissors to open your amazon box). Extremely easy- go to www.ifixit.com - and they have tons of instructions for every mac product and repair.
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You are not counting that you are buying not only a computer but and experience that wont cause you any trouble. And if you think your computer experience is going to get any better with the Alternatives of Linux and Windows 8 available in the future, well better grab a napkin and weep.This computer the only revision apple needs to make to it is to ship it with 4GB of RAM. but then Amazon has the mini at $562 and you can buy 8GB for $36 that puts you at $598 with GB of ram...Its not a bad deal...
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can one buy with the 8 GB Ram installed or is this a do it yourself thing and how difficult is it to to ?
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It takes less than 2 minutes (that includes going to the drawer to get scissors to open your amazon box).Extremely easy- go to www.ifixit.com - and they have tons of instructions for every mac product and repair.
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I have this MB, and it absolutely refuses to work with all 4 slots filled. Didn't realize I had one of the "bad" ones until I tried to move to a 4x4Gb ram setup. Only the two ram slots farthest from the cpu work. But I love this board enough to be here shopping for a second one - makes a great fakeMac.
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Dato -- Like Barb, I had help from an Apple expert. To be on the safe side, I'd look on the Amazon site for Microsoft compatible memory sets and use them.
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I have the same question but it seems there's no way to configure Mac with 8G of memory. Hmmm..
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Hello Yen, Yes, you can upgrade it. However, the two RAM slots on the computer are filled with the original memory cards (two 512KB PC 5300 SO-DIMM). To upgrade it to 2GB, you have to remove the two original RAM cards and replace them with two 1GB cards. So, the cost to upgrade this computer includes (or can be offset by selling) the two original cards. I checked DealNews.com and they show this type of card selling at US$66 each and up. Note that if you buy the computer preconfigured with 2GB RAM directly from Apple that you will be charged an additional US$175. (This would include installation, but you would not have the two RAM cards to sell.) Hope this helps.
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I added RAM on mine - 2 gig because it only had two slots. Not sure when it maxes out, but that probably would be determined by what sort of chip it is. I'm sure you can research that online.
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I see no problem with that. It is my plan to max out my slots with 32gb as well. I was a windows 7 man myself, listened to all the haters. When I finally did switch to win 8 pro 64 bit. I was very pleased. The architecture of win 8 requires less ram to run. There was a noticeable difference when I made the switch. Something to chew on. Happy building!
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Here is the CORRECT answer...Apple sells up to 8GB installed, via two 4GB cards. You can remove those cards and replace them with two 8GB cards, giving you 16GB. The OS works great with them. I've used Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and now Yosemite. You cannot go higher than 16GB because the processors in that model can't use more than 16GB.BTW, I bought my MacBook Pro with 4GB installed, and it cost me less to buy my own 16GB than it would have had I bought 8GB from Apple. Apple charges a premium for memory for no good reason. They use standard memory in all their devices. My MacBook came with Samsung memory installed, which is nothing special, believe me. Here is the CORRECT answer...Apple sells up to 8GB installed, via two 4GB cards. You can remove those cards and replace them with two 8GB cards, giving you 16GB. The OS works great with them. I've used Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and now Yosemite. You cannot go higher than 16GB because the processors in that model can't use more than 16GB.BTW, I bought my MacBook Pro with 4GB installed, and it cost me less to buy my own 16GB than it would have had I bought 8GB from Apple. Apple charges a premium for memory for no good reason. They use standard memory in all their... » Read More Here is the CORRECT answer...Apple sells up to 8GB installed, via two 4GB cards. You can remove those cards and replace them with two 8GB cards, giving you 16GB. The OS works great with them. I've used Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and now Yosemite. You cannot go higher than 16GB because the processors in that model can't use more than 16GB.BTW, I bought my MacBook Pro with 4GB installed, and it cost me less to buy my own 16GB than it would have had I bought 8GB from Apple. Apple charges a premium for memory for no good reason. They use standard memory in all their devices. My MacBook came with Samsung memory installed, which is nothing special, believe me. « Show Less
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Your machine has a faster processor than mine and mine works fine with XP so you should be good to go. I'd be filling up the RAM slots to the full 2GB if you have not done so already.
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I can't actually answer your question (yet, going to install soon) however since the upgrade to 2gb (via two 1gb chips) is only around $30 here on amazon it seems silly not to upgrade.. also waiting on my memory so I'll post back with my experiences :)
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According to my resource macsales.com, the early 2008 model of iMac is expandible to a maximum 6.0 gbs of RAM memory. They recommend matched pairs so that the timing on both matches: "6.0GB Memory Upgrade Kit: 2GB + 4GB Matched SO-DIMMs PC6400 DDR2 800MHz"
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I upgraded my ram to 2GB right after I got this MacBook, it is cheaper to upgrade by yourself, mine only cost $60 for 2GB ram. If you bought from mac, would be $150 more..It is also super EASY to install the ram anyway...I'm a girl, I did it very easily. I have been using the new ran for couple months and does not have any problems.
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Hello, This is what I found.... System Memory (RAM) Expandable To Nonexpandable Maximum amount of memory a computer can support (as opposed to the amount that comes preinstalled).
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I bought the 20inch 2.0 ghz iMac last week. I dont think an upgrade of the CPU is required but wont hurt. I went with a RAM upgrade as I am a developer (100 bucks only for 4GB). It gives good performance with 2.0 ghz CPU.
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There is 8GB of RAM. The computer is solid it's just sometimes the scroll (two-finger scroll) on the mouse pad goes out randomly. And the battery life is not exceptional. Other than that its perfectly fine.
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2GB Ram standard. You can add 2GB more making it 4GB Total. The CPU is dual core Intel Atom.
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It is 2x512mb...(what apple's web site says). Unfortunately, that means when upgrading, you will need to replace both (not cost effective, I know).