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I'm thinking of purchasing a new 17" imac. i know it comes with 256mb of ram, but is that the ram that the user isn't able to access? In other words, if i were to buy 512mb of ram somewhere else because it's cheaper, does that add to the 256mb that it already has?
This maybe a simple question, but I am currently a pc user that has a 6 year old compaq with less than 64mb of ram. Think it's time to upgrade?
sorry if posted in wrong section.
[ 08-18-2002: Message edited by: Jamie ]</p>
This maybe a simple question, but I am currently a pc user that has a 6 year old compaq with less than 64mb of ram. Think it's time to upgrade?
sorry if posted in wrong section.
[ 08-18-2002: Message edited by: Jamie ]</p>
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Of course it's time to upgrade. And even better if you switch to a Macintosh.
more info on the iMac is found <a href="http://www.apple.com/imac/" target="_blank">here</a>.
The 256 MB of RAM in the iMac are not accessible by the normal user, only a apple certified tech center can change that sort of RAM.
but there's still a slot for RAM which is accessible by the user. you can add a maximum of 512MB to the iMac, however the maximum for the hole computer is one GB.
If you want to max the iMac out (which I would), the you should make a BTO (Build to order) and change the config. to 512MB RAM, which will be inaccessible for you. However, you still can add your own 512MB RAM stick.
alright ?
[quote] picture of iMac closed/open. you can see where you would have to add the RAM
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Of course, it's up to you.