[Maced] Are all RAM chips the same

[Quentin Hall]

The truth is NOT all RAM chips are the same.   Many fail the "high end  
tests" and are flogged cheap ("Super Special - Lifetime warranty - Why  
spend $$$?).  Most folk will never have problems however it can happen  
a few years down the track (with weird errors).

 From memory there are 3 levels of quality (this is also with the hard  
drive industry).  Most resellers would have no idea (except for their  
purchase price!!) of what quality it is.  Is it a manufacturers  
warranty they give or "their own"?  Many don't get a manufacturers  
warranty  (unless dead on arrival) so the reseller just "wears it"  
should one fail after the set time.

Naturally, most folk have pushed their Mac's on to someone else long  
after any one can remember who the chips came from.




Regards



Q




On 02/03/2008, at 9:41 PM, Daniel Osmolowski wrote:

> Kel
>
> Apple will rip you off, as will most Australian-based sellers.  I  
> have used OWC ( http://eshop.macsales.com/ ) and they are brilliant;  
> shipped in under a week.  Their own brand comes with a lifetime  
> warranty.
>
>
> Daniel Osmolowski
> English; Film, Television and New Media Teacher
> Capalaba State College
> Education Queensland
> ph: 07 38239111
> fax: 07 38239100
> email: dosmo1 at eq.edu.au
>
>
>
> On 02/03/2008, at 10:22 PM, kel at edugator.net.au wrote:
>
>> Having upgraded my home iMac 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 to Leopard I  
>> thought it wise to upgrade my RAM as well. Currently has 1GB - two  
>> 512 chips. I've been told these have to be discarded and I need to  
>> instal two 1GB chips if I want 2GB total RAM.
>>
>> Apparently I need PC3200 RAM chips.
>>
>> Local Apple store wants $245 for a 1 GB chip.
>>
>> Shopbot search reveals 20 stores selling PC3200 chips from $46 - $60
>>
>> ePowerMac website lists 1Gb Mac chips for my model for $136.
>>
>> As you can see there are big price differences.
>>
>> Are the cheaper chips good enough or should I stick to buying from  
>> a Mac store?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Kel
>>
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