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I'm considering buying a 20" iMac from the apple refurb store. However, it has 512MB of RAM, and I would like at least 1GB, if not 2GB.
Questions:
Is it worth buying this iMac and upgrading the memory?
If it is worth it, where do I get memory?
Do I get another 512MB or get a 1GB? (or two 1GB if I want 2GB)
Or does it make more sense to get the 1GB RAM iMac directly from Apple and upgrading to 2GB later if I need more RAM?
EDIT: I just went to Crucial.com, and have no idea what RAM to look for. Under DDR2, there is 2GB Ram for like $105. Is this what I am looking for??
EDIT 2: I just used the crucial.com memory advisor tool. I found memory that would work for $109.99 for 2GB. Is it worth getting the cheaper iMac 20" and putting in my own memory? And is it easy to do??
Thanks!
Questions:
Is it worth buying this iMac and upgrading the memory?
If it is worth it, where do I get memory?
Do I get another 512MB or get a 1GB? (or two 1GB if I want 2GB)
Or does it make more sense to get the 1GB RAM iMac directly from Apple and upgrading to 2GB later if I need more RAM?
EDIT: I just went to Crucial.com, and have no idea what RAM to look for. Under DDR2, there is 2GB Ram for like $105. Is this what I am looking for??
EDIT 2: I just used the crucial.com memory advisor tool. I found memory that would work for $109.99 for 2GB. Is it worth getting the cheaper iMac 20" and putting in my own memory? And is it easy to do??
Thanks!