How do you evaluate RAM for quality?

Hi,
For less then 200 USD you can buy 2GB RAM for your Mac.
Look here (memory for your G5 exactly):
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=207&type=Memory&TI=2111&shoup grds=Show+Upgrades
1GB costs there only 79.95 USD.

Marek.

Hello! I've read about as many problem posts from those using "Apple" memory as those using another brand. The main thing is a good replacement policy if your machine becomes finiky about ram. Tom

Hi,
I am using several Macs (my own, starting from G3, G4, G5 and 2x iBooks) from a few years. I bought any additional RAM or Hard Disk from Apple. Why? I don't see any sense of buying those parts, because Apple doesn't manufacture them, in fact. So, I will not overpay.
For example, for my iBook I bought 512 MB RAM in a ordinary PC's shop. What's more! - in a part settlement I gave them back the mine 128 MB which I unmount from my iBook. So, I payed really small amount.
In my present G5, I have Kingston's 2x1 GB, and PQi 2x1 GB, which I bought in a company who sells Mac's and many other equipment and parts not only for Mac's. I bought them not in the same time, but everytime paying less than in Apple. Everything work fine, so iBook too.
Now I am thinking about adding to my G5 2x2 GB RAM more up to 8.5 GB.
I found in OWC really good price 435USD for 4GB and 209USD for 2x1GB plus shipping costs about 45 USD (to my country-Poland).
For me this is very attractive price, because in my country I would have to pay a lot more - 332 USD for 2x1 GB and 550 USD for 2x2GB (even not in Apple Store).
So, here is the conclusion - I am not rying to tell you that it is stupid to pay more than 2 times more - its your money and you can pay as much as you want, but with Hard Disks and RAM I think it has no sense.

Marek.

Ups,
sorry. There is a mistake in second sentence.
It should be:
I have never bought any additional RAM or Hard Disk ...

Marek.