[G4] Buying RAM

[jonseward at mindspring.com]

Hi Charles,

Take a look at Ramseeker.com.  

As long as all the specs match up, it should work fine.  It doesn't need to
come from Apple.  However, some Macs 
require higher toleranced RAM to operate properly, so make sure it's the
right flavor. 

Depending on your Mac and the RAM, poorly specced RAM can cause no
problems, flaky and erratic performance, or 
total inability to boot.  Problems should resolve when you remove the
inappropriate RAM.

Lower speed RAM will work, but will degrade the performance of any/all
higher speed RAM.  This is likely trivial for 
most users.

HTH,

jon




Original Message:
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From: Eric Wood ewood at izoom.net
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:52:14 -0600
To: g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
Subject: Re: [G4] Buying RAM


Am 12.11.2007 um 06:37 schrieb Richard Klein:

> I don't know that you can't, but you'll be the guinea pig.
>
> --  
> Rich
>
> On Nov 11, 2007 7:53 PM, Charles Williams <chux at aapt.net.au> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know (and is willing to tell) why I can't just buy any
>> old low density PC 133 SDRAM for my QS800?

And to my knowledge, there is always non-Apple RAM that will work  
just fine with any given Mac. Apple recommends certain RAM because  
they *know* it works well. I say get what you want and enjoy, because  
I've always put off-brand RAM into my Macs and I doubt it's caused me  
any problems.

Eric



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