Apple Memory
iMac Memory Upgrade Review
Kingston 8GB Memory Upgrade. The Best iMac RAM Today
You know, these days almost – and the key word here is almost, any RAM you buy today for the iMac that meets the specifications f0r your Apple iMac will work and do the trick so you don’t really need a review on memory, as it either works or it doesn’t. There’s not a whole lot of gray when it comes to RAM (lots of gray market memory though, and you do want to stay away from memory stores that offer questionable RAM) as it either works just fine, or it doesn’t
How To Determine the Right iMac RAM To Buy
Apple iMac RAM comes in many sizes from 1GB (actually 32mb and up, but any iMac worth upgrading today probably requires at least 1GB of RAM to run today’s Apple OS and Apple Applications smoothly) all the way up to 16GB on the 2010 iMacs, and look for even greater ram capacities on newer 2011 Apple iMacs that although they have not been released yet, will be sure to be here this summer or spring and my guess is they will take more than the 16GB maximum RAM that the iMacs currently run.
One of the easiest methods to determine the correct memory for your iMac is to use the Apple Menu to tell you both the processor speed of your current Apple iMac and also the speed the memory runs at, which for current 2010 (still current in 2011) Apple iMac is DDR3 SDRAM sodimms running at 1333Mhz.
Apple iMac Memory Choices
iMac Memory DDR 3 1333Mhz Memory Upgrade Prices
The Memory Upgrade Prices below are for Apple iMac 2010 models. These models include the Apple iMac 21.5 inch 3.06GHz Apple iMac 21.5 inch 3.2GHz Apple iMac 27 inch 3.2Ghz and Apple iMac 27 inch 2.8GHz quad core with all Apple iMacs featuring Intel Core i3, i5, i7 processors.
These Apple iMac Memory Prices are also available and applicable for the new 2011 Apple iMacs with faster i5 and i7 Quad Core Intel Processors. The Apple iMac 21.5 inch 2.5GHz Apple iMac 21.5 inch 2.7GHz,Apple iMac 27 inch 2.7 GHz,
Apple iMac 27 inch 3.1GHz all can use the memory in the ram price chart above and can accept 4GB x 4 for a maximum of 16GB Apple iMac RAM
iMac memory – regardless of brand name, or even where you buy it from, which I will get to in a minute comes in essentially two flavors. One, is the name brand ram and at time of writing this up Kingston RAM for iMac seems to be the best selling iMac memory you can buy today and 8GB will cost you under $100. But, there’s other choices too such as Crucial Memory, another well respected iMac memory brand.
Or, if you want to save even more money on RAM you can buy Generic RAM from a selection of memory stores that offer better prices on iMac RAM, s these stores for the most part sell only Generic RAM. This RAM brand, or lack of brand really is still a tested high quality memory upgrade, but it’s made in house by some memory stores, or bought in bulk where the savings on ram upgrades can be passed on to you – the consumer. This type of RAM is cheaper as there is no logo or sticker on the memory upgrade and in my experience ships in a small plain envelope which costs less than the fancy packaging the name brand RAM is supplied in.
Summary
All RAM for iMac will work just fine, but at the time I write this the best selling and most popular iMac memory upgrade is the 8GB Kingston Brand DDR3 for Apple iMac memory upgrade kit priced under $100.
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