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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 927989" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I totally understand wanting to know how things work...or why things don't work!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I've been messing around with Mac's for about 23 years...and for most of that time "Mac ram" was always much different than "Windows" computer ram (AND was ALWAYS much more expensive)!!! Either the ram basically didn't fit (different pin design) or the spec requirements on the "Mac" memory were just different.</p><p></p><p>Now that Apple is using Intel CPU's, you would think that the ram needed for Windows & Mac's would be near identical...but there still seems to enough folks posting ram problems on this site (from using the "cheaper" ram they find at various computer stores/websites)...that there still must be enough of a difference in the ram to matter.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure there are folks that have been successful using the "cheaper" ram...but then there seems to be a good number of folks that also have trouble.</p><p></p><p>This is especially a problem if someone buys cheaper (non-Mac certified) ram on e-Bay, a retail store, or a website...that does not accept returns on opened or installed ram. This is where experimenting can get expensive, frustrating, and stressful.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 927989, member: 56379"] I totally understand wanting to know how things work...or why things don't work!:) I've been messing around with Mac's for about 23 years...and for most of that time "Mac ram" was always much different than "Windows" computer ram (AND was ALWAYS much more expensive)!!! Either the ram basically didn't fit (different pin design) or the spec requirements on the "Mac" memory were just different. Now that Apple is using Intel CPU's, you would think that the ram needed for Windows & Mac's would be near identical...but there still seems to enough folks posting ram problems on this site (from using the "cheaper" ram they find at various computer stores/websites)...that there still must be enough of a difference in the ram to matter. I'm sure there are folks that have been successful using the "cheaper" ram...but then there seems to be a good number of folks that also have trouble. This is especially a problem if someone buys cheaper (non-Mac certified) ram on e-Bay, a retail store, or a website...that does not accept returns on opened or installed ram. This is where experimenting can get expensive, frustrating, and stressful.:( - Nick [/QUOTE]
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