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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1739398" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>If you purchase from a reliable 3rd party place...no problems. Well established business's...with lifetime warranty's. Two places are Crucial.com and OWC (macsales.com)...which you mentioned.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> If you purchase from someone on eBay or Amazon...you could have more variable results.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>These days I would not purchase a new computer with less than 8gig of RAM (don't even think Apple offers a new computer with less than 8gig of RAM). As far as using apps like Photoshop (or other Adobe apps)...16gig would be my minimum.</p><p></p><p>If you're purchasing a top of the line iMac with the specs you mentioned...the cost of extra RAM is "small potatoes" compared to the purchase price of the iMac!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> If you purchase a new 27" iMac with 8gig of RAM (4 RAM slots)...two of them will be unoccupied. Thus you could purchase a 16gig of RAM (2 x 8gig) upgrade now (about $110 US dollars)...which would give you a total of 24gig of RAM (leave original RAM in the computer).</p><p></p><p>Then if you need more RAM later...you could purchase another 16gig RAM upgrade (or more)...giving you 32gig of RAM (or more if you purchase a bigger upgrade).</p><p></p><p>Spending this much money on a new top of the line iMac...the cost of extra RAM shouldn't even be a consideration...just get it!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But not necessarily from Apple...if the 3rd party places I mentioned above are less expensive. RAM upgrades from Apple have always been more than 3rd party sources.</p><p></p><p>Of course with computers like new MacBook Pro's (where the RAM is soldered to the logic board)...we MUST get the RAM upgrade from Apple at the time of purchase.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1739398, member: 56379"] If you purchase from a reliable 3rd party place...no problems. Well established business's...with lifetime warranty's. Two places are Crucial.com and OWC (macsales.com)...which you mentioned.:) If you purchase from someone on eBay or Amazon...you could have more variable results. These days I would not purchase a new computer with less than 8gig of RAM (don't even think Apple offers a new computer with less than 8gig of RAM). As far as using apps like Photoshop (or other Adobe apps)...16gig would be my minimum. If you're purchasing a top of the line iMac with the specs you mentioned...the cost of extra RAM is "small potatoes" compared to the purchase price of the iMac!;) If you purchase a new 27" iMac with 8gig of RAM (4 RAM slots)...two of them will be unoccupied. Thus you could purchase a 16gig of RAM (2 x 8gig) upgrade now (about $110 US dollars)...which would give you a total of 24gig of RAM (leave original RAM in the computer). Then if you need more RAM later...you could purchase another 16gig RAM upgrade (or more)...giving you 32gig of RAM (or more if you purchase a bigger upgrade). Spending this much money on a new top of the line iMac...the cost of extra RAM shouldn't even be a consideration...just get it!:) But not necessarily from Apple...if the 3rd party places I mentioned above are less expensive. RAM upgrades from Apple have always been more than 3rd party sources. Of course with computers like new MacBook Pro's (where the RAM is soldered to the logic board)...we MUST get the RAM upgrade from Apple at the time of purchase. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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