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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1701426" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>If you have the iMac with model identifier 7.1 OWC MacSales says the maximum memory that machine can take is 6GB and they are usually right. The 4 GB maximum that Apple lists is based on the capacity of chips that were available when the machine was built. Over time higher capacity chips often become available increasing the machines maximum memory if the newer chips are used. Apple generally doesn't update their max memory stats (presumably because they haven't tested configurations using the newer chips).</p><p></p><p>If OWC says the max is 6GB they're probably right. They were when they suggested my 2008 MacBook Pro could go to 8 GB. Apple's suggested limit was 4 GB IIRC.</p><p></p><p>This page will tell you how to find the <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo" target="_blank">model identifier number</a> for your machine to make sure that this information is correct.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Beaten to the punch by two people. I have got to type faster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1701426, member: 131855"] If you have the iMac with model identifier 7.1 OWC MacSales says the maximum memory that machine can take is 6GB and they are usually right. The 4 GB maximum that Apple lists is based on the capacity of chips that were available when the machine was built. Over time higher capacity chips often become available increasing the machines maximum memory if the newer chips are used. Apple generally doesn't update their max memory stats (presumably because they haven't tested configurations using the newer chips). If OWC says the max is 6GB they're probably right. They were when they suggested my 2008 MacBook Pro could go to 8 GB. Apple's suggested limit was 4 GB IIRC. This page will tell you how to find the [URL="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo"]model identifier number[/URL] for your machine to make sure that this information is correct. Edit: Beaten to the punch by two people. I have got to type faster. [/QUOTE]
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