Hey guys!
You guys are awesome whenever it comes to answering my questions, so here's a series of questions for you guys to answer, if you don't mind.
So, I'd like to pump the RAM of my Macbook (white, 2007) and my iMac (2007 as well) as I think 1GB of RAM isn't really enough. I'd like to bump it up to about 2GB, but tempering with the hardware of my Macs isn't something that I have done before, and I am somewhat nervous about doing so.
Now, I understand that you can buy RAM from Apple.com, and I also know how easy it is to swap an older RAM for the new. However, Apple tends to sell really expensive RAM as compared to the market price, which is why I'd like to buy my own RAM from external source. However, at the same time, I have heard of external RAMs not being compatible with Mac, and as a result screwing everything up. Also, I am not sure of what I need to do before I change the RAM, so here are the questions.
1) How much in terms of price are we talking about if I just want to bump it up to 2GB?
2) What brand specifically should I be getting if I don't want to purchase from Apple?
3) What preparations do I need to do before I change the RAMs on my Macs?
Thank you so much for your time!
You guys are awesome whenever it comes to answering my questions, so here's a series of questions for you guys to answer, if you don't mind.
So, I'd like to pump the RAM of my Macbook (white, 2007) and my iMac (2007 as well) as I think 1GB of RAM isn't really enough. I'd like to bump it up to about 2GB, but tempering with the hardware of my Macs isn't something that I have done before, and I am somewhat nervous about doing so.
Now, I understand that you can buy RAM from Apple.com, and I also know how easy it is to swap an older RAM for the new. However, Apple tends to sell really expensive RAM as compared to the market price, which is why I'd like to buy my own RAM from external source. However, at the same time, I have heard of external RAMs not being compatible with Mac, and as a result screwing everything up. Also, I am not sure of what I need to do before I change the RAM, so here are the questions.
1) How much in terms of price are we talking about if I just want to bump it up to 2GB?
2) What brand specifically should I be getting if I don't want to purchase from Apple?
3) What preparations do I need to do before I change the RAMs on my Macs?
Thank you so much for your time!