Interesting iMac memory change.
The iMac support 2.5GB of memory but it seems that the flexibility has diminished.
I'm thinking they have 512MB on the motherboard and one open slots. Apple's upgrade options are
512MB-512MB
1GB - 2x 512MB
1.5GB- 512MB, 1GB
2.5GB- 512MB, 2GB
Drats. A 64bit computer...hobbled.
I'm thinking they have 512MB on the motherboard and one open slots. Apple's upgrade options are
512MB-512MB
1GB - 2x 512MB
1.5GB- 512MB, 1GB
2.5GB- 512MB, 2GB
Drats. A 64bit computer...hobbled.
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Originally posted by hmurchison
Drats. A 64bit computer...hobbled.
This is an iMac - so what?
Originally posted by smalM
This is an iMac - so what?
I don't see a reason for the limitation. It seems odd.
Originally posted by hmurchison
The iMac support 2.5GB of memory but it seems that the flexibility has diminished.
I'm thinking they have 512MB on the motherboard and one open slots. Apple's upgrade options are
512MB-512MB
1GB - 2x 512MB
1.5GB- 512MB, 1GB
2.5GB- 512MB, 2GB
Drats. A 64bit computer...hobbled.
Hobbled by what? DDR2 has a 64 bit data bus. The mmu of the iMac is barely fast enough to handle DDR2-4300 to begin with. If the problem is that you think 2.5GB is not enough, consider that very few programs can make use of anything more than 2GB.
Also, an announcement: as of today, I noticed that there are a few 2GB DDR2 for sale at Newegg that should work in the iMac. So what's the big deal? . . . They are sub $300, that's the big deal.
Originally posted by Splinemodel
If the problem is that you think 2.5GB is not enough, consider that very few programs can make use of anything more than 2GB.
You know of course very well that one can easily take over this amount of RAM by running simultaneously several memory-hungry applications. Devouring this RAM is easy with pro applications, no problem there, but if you have such computing needs, then you are better off with a Power Mac. Besides, by today's standards, I would not say that a computer with more than 2 GB RAM is in the average consumer sphere.
However, I see this change in the memory configuration as a step back. It has perhaps to do with making the iMac thinner or tolerably hot because it is thinner, I don't know.
Originally posted by PB
You know of course very well that one can easily take over this amount of RAM by running simultaneously several memory-hungry applications.
this is, of course, true, but virtual memory these days is pretty good about stashing the memory spaces of latent processes onto disk. but my real point is that most pro apps are still 32bit Carbon jobs, which I believe can only address 2G. That may not be the case anymore, but I think it still is.
Superdrive
integrated 11g and EDR Bluetooth
Gigabit Ethernet
Pushed me up from the Mac mini. Front Frow is nice but I'm not going to be looking at a 17" or even 20" screen from across the living room. I view FR as the precursor to a full fledged Media Center.
I just thought the ram slot limitation was rather odd. No worries. I'm going to be happy with 1.5GB of RAM. Love the hard drive size. 160GB is perfect and I'll augement it with a NAS box soon.