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<blockquote data-quote="JChance" data-source="post: 508584" data-attributes="member: 39342"><p>Well, my fingers are crossed.</p><p>The seller (who's one of those bul dealers on eBay) emailed me today and said he couldn't guarantee compatibility for Apple computers, even though he has the PC2700 modules for the same price. So he sent me the RMA form and will refund my payment when I send the memory back.</p><p></p><p>They may not be a popular choice here, but I have bought a lot of stuff from Tiger Direct through my "Windows Years."</p><p></p><p>They have good prices on memory, and have an online memory configurator with all the Mac models.</p><p></p><p>So I picked my model, and ordered 2 gigs of Kingston Ram. They have always been good about backing up their products, even though their "refund system" on a lot of items is a bit quirky.</p><p></p><p>The total with shipping for the memory I bought was about $120, so not a bad deal. I only paid $100 on eBay.. But if the memory from Tiger Direct works, I will certainly wish I would have just spent the extra $20 in the first place.</p><p></p><p>But I say I'm crossing my fingers because... What if I get the new memory and the computer still only recognizes one of the modules?</p><p>Then I'll have to go through the process of getting a refund on the G4, shipping it back, etc. Arrrgghhh...</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I don't have unlimited income, and we are entering the slow part of the year in the music industry. If I could have afforded it, I wouldn't have bothered with a used G4 anyway. </p><p></p><p>But this is the hand I'm dealt for now, so hopefully it will work out.</p><p></p><p>Luckily, the seller who sold me the G4 on eBay has been very understanding, and offered a partial refund for repair if the new memory still doesn't work. Man, what a headache...</p><p></p><p>So, if you were me, if you got the new memory and the computer still didn't recognize it, what would you do? Would it be worth having it repaired and taking the partial refund from the seller?</p><p></p><p>Or would you just send it back and start over?</p><p></p><p>I ask because I bought the computer in parts. So if I have to send it back, it's going to be hard to find another tower that's stripped I'm afraid. Then I'd have all this extra stuff like hard drives, memory, keyboard & mouse, etc and have to part it all out to try and get some money back.</p><p></p><p>I'm really at a loss here, because I like the computer and really want it to work. Like I said, it runs wonderfully with just 512MB of RAM, but I know I'm going to need the extra horsepower to run my applications..</p><p></p><p>Doh...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JChance, post: 508584, member: 39342"] Well, my fingers are crossed. The seller (who's one of those bul dealers on eBay) emailed me today and said he couldn't guarantee compatibility for Apple computers, even though he has the PC2700 modules for the same price. So he sent me the RMA form and will refund my payment when I send the memory back. They may not be a popular choice here, but I have bought a lot of stuff from Tiger Direct through my "Windows Years." They have good prices on memory, and have an online memory configurator with all the Mac models. So I picked my model, and ordered 2 gigs of Kingston Ram. They have always been good about backing up their products, even though their "refund system" on a lot of items is a bit quirky. The total with shipping for the memory I bought was about $120, so not a bad deal. I only paid $100 on eBay.. But if the memory from Tiger Direct works, I will certainly wish I would have just spent the extra $20 in the first place. But I say I'm crossing my fingers because... What if I get the new memory and the computer still only recognizes one of the modules? Then I'll have to go through the process of getting a refund on the G4, shipping it back, etc. Arrrgghhh... Unfortunately, I don't have unlimited income, and we are entering the slow part of the year in the music industry. If I could have afforded it, I wouldn't have bothered with a used G4 anyway. But this is the hand I'm dealt for now, so hopefully it will work out. Luckily, the seller who sold me the G4 on eBay has been very understanding, and offered a partial refund for repair if the new memory still doesn't work. Man, what a headache... So, if you were me, if you got the new memory and the computer still didn't recognize it, what would you do? Would it be worth having it repaired and taking the partial refund from the seller? Or would you just send it back and start over? I ask because I bought the computer in parts. So if I have to send it back, it's going to be hard to find another tower that's stripped I'm afraid. Then I'd have all this extra stuff like hard drives, memory, keyboard & mouse, etc and have to part it all out to try and get some money back. I'm really at a loss here, because I like the computer and really want it to work. Like I said, it runs wonderfully with just 512MB of RAM, but I know I'm going to need the extra horsepower to run my applications.. Doh... [/QUOTE]
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