On 08/08/2006, at 12:34 , Daniel Kerr wrote:
You can't buy Apple RAM over the counter anymore anyway, you can
only buy it
when you BTO (Build to order) a new machine. And yes, you sometimes
find
that BTO Apple RAM is dearer then third party after market RAM.
Although in saying that, I've sometimes found some of it to be the
same
price.
Looks like they are selling Mac Pro RAM (eg. part no. MA685G/A -
2x1GB, $1139 - Wow!). And from the product page:
"Please note: The fully buffered DIMMs made by Apple include a unique
heat sink that provides more efficient cooling than other FB-DIMMs.
These FB-DIMMs require less airflow to stay cool and allow the
internal fans to spin at slower speeds, improving system acoustics.
FB-DIMMs made by other manufacturers that do not include a sufficient
heat sink may cause the fans to run faster (and louder) or the memory
chips to run slower so as not to overheat."
Which might complicate the normally obvious choice to buy 3rd-party
RAM....
-josh
