[Ti] RAM

[Bill Reburn]

>>On 2/19/03 2:00 PM, "Kevin Hoth" <khoth at arches.uga.edu> wrote:
>> I was looking to fill my new 1GHz with RAM and someone suggested
>> Kingston Technology RAM.
>> 
>> 1) What is the difference as long as it is PC133?

That may have been me, I usually suggest them. Technically the sell job is
that different manufacturers use different components to make up their ram
chips. Kingston uses 'better' materials and manufacturing than the rest. I
guess I consider them in some ways to be the Mac of the ram community. The
other places you list there are resellers, Kingston makes ram (plus a
million other excellent components).

>> 2) What is the difference between Non-ECC & ECC?

I do not know.. But the person selling you your ram should.. Would be
interesting to see who did know.

>> 3) Has anyone had success buying RAM from 1-800-4Memory?

Yes, back in the day when all ram was super cheap (2001). I bought a couple
gig's - not a bad chip out of 4 x 512's. I have heard mixed reviews of their
service, I purchased online - never spoke to a single person.

>> 4) What difference does it make if I buy 2 x 512MB or one 1GB?

As in a 1GB chip? It won't fit in your Ti, plus I don't think Mac's
recognize them either. I am sure someone has tried.. Maybe they do, but just
not supported(?) You'll have to buy two 512's for your Ti and buying two
usually doesn't save you anything either.

>> 5) If I want to rack my powerbook with 1 GB does it have to be
>> low-profile RAM?

If you buy 1GB of ram from anyone - they may sell it as a kit for the Ti. Be
careful though - I remember some vendors charging more for the kit than
purchasing two chips seperately. I don't know why, it was one of the vendors
off Ramseeker though. Different models have different requirements - best
place for you to look is either on the Apple site in the Spec's section.. Or
look in your manual before trusting some website salesperson.

>> Good Lord, it shouldn't be this confounding?!

Just like everything - buyer beware. If you are not sure of the credibility
of a company, go for one you can be sure of. I know that a web presence is
no indicator of business success - but by the looks of some vendors' sites,
I have to wonder...

>> I appreciate any advice/experience you all may be able to offer.

One thing you can be sure of is that everyone here has bought ram, so I am
interested to see what personal choices ppl have made.

Goodluck.






Bill Reburn