Re: 16GB Memory on 27-inch iMac
Thanks, Jim, for the Data Memory System tip. Al Poulin > On Dec 2, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Google wrote: > > >> On Dec 2, 2016, at 12:45 PM, Al Poulin wrote: >> I see two ways to have 16GB of memory on a new, 27-inch iMac, with 1TB >> Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm. >> Other than the difference in cost, which memory configuration is better? >> a) Buy Apple’s standard configuration 8GB (two 4GB) and then add two more >> 4GB in the remaining slots. >> b) Buy Apple’s optional configuration 16GB (two 8GB). >> Thanks, >> Al Poulin > > Your iMac 27” has 4 memory slots. Either configuration you mention will work. > But if you want to add memory at a reasonable price, then purchase a matched > pair of 4 GB sticks from a third-party source (I use Data Memory Systems/DMS) > instead of Apple. Why? Look at Apple’s prices and then at a third-party > vendor’s. Guess which one is lots, lots, lots more expensive? Yep. :^} > > For the record, after I purchased my new iMac last August, which had the > stock 8 GB RAM, I bought two 8 GB sticks from DMS for $75.90, for a total of > 24 GB RAM. Apple wants $200 to increase the stock 8 GB to 16 GB, and a > whopping $600 to go from 8 GB to 32 GB. You can do much, much, much better > than that by buying and installing the RAM yourself. And installation is very > easy. Simply disconnect everything from the iMac, place it face down on a > towel or other soft surface, remove the little door below the fan exhaust > vent (push the little button in the power cable recess), lift the locking > apparatus and install the new pair of RAM sticks. Make sure they’re solidly > in place, then reinstall the door and connect everything you disconnected. If > in doubt, check out ifixit.com or instructions provided by vendors online. > The process even is described in Apple documents. > > Enjoy! > Jim Scott, Eureka, CA > > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/imaclist/OhdNDGSZ0h0/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: 16GB Memory on 27-inch iMac
> On Dec 2, 2016, at 12:45 PM, Al Poulin wrote: > I see two ways to have 16GB of memory on a new, 27-inch iMac, with 1TB Serial > ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm. > Other than the difference in cost, which memory configuration is better? > a) Buy Apple’s standard configuration 8GB (two 4GB) and then add two more 4GB > in the remaining slots. > b) Buy Apple’s optional configuration 16GB (two 8GB). > Thanks, > Al Poulin Your iMac 27” has 4 memory slots. Either configuration you mention will work. But if you want to add memory at a reasonable price, then purchase a matched pair of 4 GB sticks from a third-party source (I use Data Memory Systems/DMS) instead of Apple. Why? Look at Apple’s prices and then at a third-party vendor’s. Guess which one is lots, lots, lots more expensive? Yep. :^} For the record, after I purchased my new iMac last August, which had the stock 8 GB RAM, I bought two 8 GB sticks from DMS for $75.90, for a total of 24 GB RAM. Apple wants $200 to increase the stock 8 GB to 16 GB, and a whopping $600 to go from 8 GB to 32 GB. You can do much, much, much better than that by buying and installing the RAM yourself. And installation is very easy. Simply disconnect everything from the iMac, place it face down on a towel or other soft surface, remove the little door below the fan exhaust vent (push the little button in the power cable recess), lift the locking apparatus and install the new pair of RAM sticks. Make sure they’re solidly in place, then reinstall the door and connect everything you disconnected. If in doubt, check out ifixit.com or instructions provided by vendors online. The process even is described in Apple documents. Enjoy! Jim Scott, Eureka, CA -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: 16GB Memory on 27-inch iMac
How difficult is it to add said memory? The older iMacs (ca. 2005, 2006) were very easy to upgrade in almost any category (RAM, HD, etc). On 2 December 2016 at 15:45, Al Poulin wrote: > Hello, > > > I see two ways to have 16GB of memory on a new, 27-inch iMac, with 1TB > Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm. > > > Other than the difference in cost, which memory configuration is better? > > a) Buy Apple’s standard configuration 8GB (two 4GB) and then add two more > 4GB in the remaining slots. > > b) Buy Apple’s optional configuration 16GB (two 8GB). > > > Thanks, > > Al Poulin > > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
16GB Memory on 27-inch iMac
Hello, I see two ways to have 16GB of memory on a new, 27-inch iMac, with 1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm. Other than the difference in cost, which memory configuration is better? a) Buy Apple’s standard configuration 8GB (two 4GB) and then add two more 4GB in the remaining slots. b) Buy Apple’s optional configuration 16GB (two 8GB). Thanks, Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
