Imac 27 Late 2009 Memory in New iMac 2015

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I have 16gb in my late 2009 iMac 27

spec is

DDR3 PC3-8500 • CL=7 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1066 • 1.35V • 512Meg x 64 • lead free • halogen free • for Mac

New iMac 27"

Spec

DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V • lead free • halogen free • for Mac

These are the same secs only speed difference Please help me technical .....not opinion as to why!

I do not play videos games and would never notice the difference

Thanks!

Steven

Posted on May 28, 2015 8:43 AM

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Two totally different specifications, they 2009 RAM will not work in a current iMac. Also iMacs are very sensitive to having

If you decide to upgrade the new machine only purchase from Crucial or OWC (www.macsales.com)

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