[X4U] entry level iMac supports 16GB?

[Zane H. Healy]

At 2:21 PM -0500 6/21/12, Joe Sporleder wrote:
>The reason I asked is I usually buy my RAM from Crucial, and they 
>offer 8GB RAM DIMMS for the newest Mac minis for a total capacity of 
>16GB of RAM, although Apple only advertises it as upgradeable to 
>8GB. I am running a current Mac mini with 16GB just fine.
>
>Apple also says they support up to 8GB on the iMac I'm looking at, 
>but it has 4 RAM slots, so I bet I can get four-4GB Chips from 
>Crucial for less than a $100 and upgrade it to 16GB. Is there a 
>technical reason for Apple low-balling the maximum capacity of some 
>of its models, such as heat, etc, or is more of a marketing gimmick 
>to encourage you to step up to the next model.

Apple makes the same claims on the Mac Pro.  It's not just Apple that 
understates RAM capabilities.  Though I think the worst system I ever 
saw with this problem was the DEC AlphaStation 4/233.  DEC claimed it 
could go to 192Mb, when in reality it could be taken to 768Mb!

In addition to Crucial I'd recommend taking a look at Other World 
Computing.  They know what the different models can handle, and 
they're who I got my RAM from.

Zane



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