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Has anyone put in 3rd party memory into the Intel iMacs? I've got the Fall 2009 27" model with 2x2GB and it's time to upgrade.

Definitely not paying $800 for 2x4GB when there are cheaper alternatives. I've been searching Newegg and they've got iRam memory, which is (according to them) tested in identical machines to guarantee compatibility. I can pick up 4x4GB for about $250, which would be awesome, but I want to see if anyone's put in third party memory, especially had any experience with iRam. I imagine that if it doesn't work, I can immediately return it and just put my stock memory back and go back to normal, but nothing wrong with waiting and getting some insight.

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falleninsea

falleninsea

i have just purchased an iMac for X-Mass this year and added 2X4 GB to bring it to a total of 12 and its running great. i only payed $112 US for them from Amazon. they are made by kingston not sure if there are memory requirement differences between the 09 and and 2010 models.
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roogie

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I usually buy my RAM from OWC at macsales.com, they have a great online guide to help you get the right stuff and videos on how to install it. They sell their own brand, NewerTech and OEM stuff that users can sell to them. Mine came with 4gb and I added another 4gb of used RAM for $39, they have killer customer service as well.
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egordin

egordin

I purchased a 2x4GB Crucial RAM kit for my 27" iMac and it cost me $90 shipped from Provantage: www.provantage.com­/crucial­-technology­-memory­-11711...

Works great. The key is for it to be a trusted company (Crucial, Corsair, etc) and DDR3 PC3-8500 SODIMM.

For Newegg purchases, the vast amounts of reviews always helped me - if there werent lots of overwhelmingly positive reviews, I wouldn't trust it in my Mac.
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Bownse

Bownse

I went with RAMJet and have been very happy. Be sure that whomever you choose is selling Mac-spec RAM since the timing requirements are tighter than for Windows.
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