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Q: Adding memory

Running out of memory on my IMac 8,1 (~2008) so what is the best way to add more memory to my 320 GB capacity?

iMac (24-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 18, 2012 2:46 PM

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  • by RRFS,Solvedanswer

    RRFS RRFS Jul 18, 2012 3:00 PM in response to FruCHEKS
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    Jul 18, 2012 3:00 PM in response to FruCHEKS

    You are mixing Hard Drive Space with RAM (random access memory). If you need a bigger Hard Drive my suggestion would be to get a Firewire 800 cradle with a removable bare drive so you could swap out drives for your own convenience. OWC or Crucial have External Drives at reasonable prices and you should have a backup strategy that includes at least one bootable clone of your existing system drive. When you get your drive you can move your pictures, songs, movies and other large files off your internal harddrive and that way your system would be happier with more space to work in. If you want more RAM then both of the vendors I suggested have guaranteed compatible RAM and your system can be upgraded to 6GB which will improve performance and allow more Apps to be open simultaneously.

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    FruCHEKS FruCHEKS Jul 19, 2012 10:58 AM in response to RRFS
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    Jul 19, 2012 10:58 AM in response to RRFS

    Thanks, that is helpful. I already have 6 GB RAM so can't do more there but will hook up an external drive to add memory. A follow up question: Is there a simple way to set up a clone of the current drive?