[X4U] Testing RAM (was Re: RAM lessons even the stubborn can learn)

[Zane H. Healy]

At 7:50 PM -0800 11/30/05, Jim Robertson wrote:
>Kingston DOES sell RAM that they qualify for the Mac and RAM that they DON'T
>qualify for the Mac, and the latter (their "Value RAM") is cheaper. That's
>what crashed my PowerBook repetitively. A new SODIMM (Samsung, from OWC, and
>supposedly identical to what Apple sells for 4 times the price, but still
>more expensive than the Kingston Value RAM) is now chugging away, happily
>trying to make my minimally acceptable PowerBook run Aperture.

I totally agree, that it's safer to get the Mac qualified RAM, at the 
same time, I was able to find several Mac dealers online selling the 
exact same RAM I added yesterday.

So far I'm happy with the results, and I've put quite a bit of stress 
on the system in the last day.

Most important for me, iPhoto is once again usable.

		Zane



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