I just bought the new mid 2011 iMac 21.5" and recently saw somewhere on the internet that the 27" model supports 32GB RAM. That being said it only mentioned the 27" model and not the 21.5". Does the 21.5 model support 32GB RAM?? I guess both used the same motherboard?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
The Max is 16GB, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4621
The Max is 16GB, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4621
Not that it is relevant right now - just good to know :)
But that page also states that the 27" only supports 16GB!? I mean does the 21.5" support 32GB unofficially??
Go to www.macsales.com and yes they do sell a 32GB kit, bloody expensive but it's available.
Roger
So I guess the 21.5" also supports 32GB?? It does not say otherwise on that page. And yes it is far too expensive now - but in a few years those prices will be much lower 🙂
Your welcome...I guess.
The max is actually 32GB, I have that much in my Mid-2011 iMac 21.5
What brand of ram did you buy? Can you see any difference with 32GB or was it over kill? Any problems or glitches? i really want to upgrade but not sure if i should do 16GB or 32GB? Thanks in advance!
Mine is Crucial I bought from a local company that is also on Amazon called Komputerbay. OWC offers 32GB kits but wants nearly $300 last I knew, I got this kit for around $100 but pulling recent results from them on Amazon the prices seem to have gone up a bit. I have had no issues or glitches and being I run a Crucial SSD, I even have my Mac tweaked to use the RAM for many items normally run off the hard drive to reduce writes, like SWAP, etc.
I wouldn't call it over-kill but I am an I.T. Professional so I believe in having maximum power. I use the latest Apeature all the time for Photo Editing and have no issues. You can always try 16 and then go to 32 if you feel you need it. It will cost you around $60-$70 for 16GB and then another $60-$70 for the second 16GB to get to 32GB.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=32G B+DDR3+for+iMac
I am not affiliated with them in any way and I have bought several kits from them for Macs and only had 1 out of 20-30 sticks bought for myself, family and friends that went bad. I searched and found they were local here in GA and not far from my home and drove over, they swapped it out no fuss and the replacement was good to go.
Does the mid 2011 iMac (21.5") support 32GB RAM??
