RAM compatibility - Mac mini 2018 and iMac 2019

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RAM compatibility - Mac mini 2018 and iMac 2019

Hi, would anyone know, whether the RAM taken from Mac mini 2018 (Micron MTA4ATF51264HZ-2G6E3 2x4GB) will work in iMac 5K 2019? I have seen a teardown of iMac 2019 and there was this kind of memory and now I have an opportunity to buy RAM with the same serial number but taken from Mac mini. In my opinion that should work, but first I would rather like to ask if anyone tried to swap them before.

Thanks in advance for any answers!

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Aug 3, 2019 9:48 AM

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den.thed

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Aug 3, 2019 10:06 AM in response to Jake_121

Yes, they both use the same 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 RAM modules.

However, I strongly recommend that you buy new RAM directly from either OWC or Cruical for the 2019 iMac, instead of buying used RAM on-line that is from another Mac.

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/imac-2019-27-inch

https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/memory-mac-apple

Plus if your going to add RAM to your 2019 iMac, you really should consider adding a 2x8GB or a 2x16GB kit instead of only adding 2x4GB.

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Jake_121 Author

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Aug 3, 2019 10:19 AM in response to Jake_121

Thank you very much for answers! Alright, I'll rather buy new RAM directly from Crucial. The lowest memory they offer for 2019 iMac is 2x8GB, so at least I would not have to worry about the future with 24GB of RAM in total :-)

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