1gb ram sticks.

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1gb ram sticks.

Since 1gb ram is getting much lower in price plus rebates I would like to know the correct product number to order for 1gb ram sticks. All the websites only list the correct product for 256gb and 512gb ram for emacs. I see were Kingston and Crucial are listing rebates on 1gb ram. Crucial shows Crucial 1GB PC2700 333MHz 184-pin DDR Memory and Kingston shows Kingston 1GB PC-2700 333Mhz DDR Desktop Memory Module. Would these be the correct 1gb sticks for the emac? Any other suggestions for any other brands of ram. Thanks for any help.

EMAC 1.25 GHz, 40 GB HD, Pioneer 112d Superdrive, 1 GB Memory, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Comcast, 80 GB External FW HD

Posted on Oct 27, 2008 10:37 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 27, 2008 12:39 PM in response to Bill S.

Hi. Crucial will not recommend a 1Gb RAM stick for the eMac but say that if you wish to try it, their part number CT12864Z335 is the one to use. Regards. David Meadows.

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spudnuty

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Oct 27, 2008 7:18 PM in response to Bill S.

Hey Bill,
This is what LEM says for the 1.25:
http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/emac-2004-1.25-ghz.html
"RAM: 256 MB, expandable to 2 GB using two PC2700 DDR SDRAM (officially supported to 1 GB by Apple)"
OWC does list 3 1 GB modules here:
http://tinyurl.com/6a3zau
Wow $36 it is getting cheap.
Richard

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elkhorn

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Nov 3, 2008 1:21 PM in response to David Meadows

Great way to prop up old eMAC . Just ordered 2 1GB s from Crucial of $30 ea with free shipping!!

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Answer 4

Nov 3, 2008 1:33 PM in response to spudnuty

That's right, but the 700MHz model can only support 1GB of RAM: http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/emac-2002-700-800-mhz.html
--Robert

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elkhorn

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Nov 20, 2008 6:33 PM in response to David Meadows

update

Installed the 2 1gb simms from crucial and they work great. Absolutely no problem.

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Answer 6

Nov 21, 2008 11:23 AM in response to elkhorn

I don't understand. I have a 1.42ghz eMac and i thought they only supported up to 1gb of memory?

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Allan Jones

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Nov 22, 2008 8:52 AM in response to skeletal_wreck

I don't understand. I have a 1.42ghz eMac and i thought they only supported up to 1gb of memory?

Apple specs ALWAYS reflect only the RAM modules available at the time the specs were written, and are not updated when newer, compatible RAM modules are developed. If the Mac's memory controller can handle more RAM, more RAM works. Mac-savvy third-party RAM vendors usually figure out what works. For example, one of my online RAM vendors shows this for the eMac 1.42G:

http://www.datamemorysystems.com/apple_info/Apple_G4_eMac_1.42GHz_Memory1294.asp

Some vendors like Crucial will not list any RAM combo that is not in the Apple specs, even if the specs are badly out of date. That adds to the confusion.

Basically you have to look beyond Apple to find this out, because Apple has to invest more resources in new product development than finding out interesting things about discontinued models.

A great resource for learning what Macs can handle more RAM than stated in the Apple specs is the Mactracker database. It shows Apple's stated max RAM and if more can be accommodated for every Mac every built. It's free, and not trying to sell you anything.

The great thing about Apple Discussions is that you can look here and find out if anyone has succeeded with the "more RAM thing" in your model.

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