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Apple Computing Products:
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"Budget" RAM vs. "High-end"/"Name brand" RAM. Experiences?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1402670" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>There are so many different folks selling ram...and there are so many different manufacturer labels on ram.</p><p></p><p>Personally I don't pay any attention to whether the ram is "high-end", "low-end", or whatever "end". How is this "quality level" measured anyway??<img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Confused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Confused:" title="Confused :Confused:" data-shortname=":Confused:" /></p><p></p><p>What I do pay attention to is...who is selling the ram...and how well do they stand behind what they sell. I don't really care what label is on the ram...if the store selling the ram guarantee's the ram to work...or they'll replace it for free...that's the ram I want & the place that I want to purchase the ram from.</p><p></p><p>This is why we almost always recommend purchasing ram from either Crucial.com or macsales.com (OWC).</p><p></p><p>In many cases...much of this ram is unlabeled when it ships from the very few manufacturers of ram worldwide. When the ram gets to the eventual seller...then they stick their label on it ("Crucial" ram, "OWC" ram, "Komputerbay" ram..etc. etc.). This is why at the end of the day...many brands of ram are exactly the same (if they are sold as Macintosh compatible)...the difference many times is the warranty behind the ram....which is dictated by the seller of the ram.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1402670, member: 56379"] There are so many different folks selling ram...and there are so many different manufacturer labels on ram. Personally I don't pay any attention to whether the ram is "high-end", "low-end", or whatever "end". How is this "quality level" measured anyway??:Confused: What I do pay attention to is...who is selling the ram...and how well do they stand behind what they sell. I don't really care what label is on the ram...if the store selling the ram guarantee's the ram to work...or they'll replace it for free...that's the ram I want & the place that I want to purchase the ram from. This is why we almost always recommend purchasing ram from either Crucial.com or macsales.com (OWC). In many cases...much of this ram is unlabeled when it ships from the very few manufacturers of ram worldwide. When the ram gets to the eventual seller...then they stick their label on it ("Crucial" ram, "OWC" ram, "Komputerbay" ram..etc. etc.). This is why at the end of the day...many brands of ram are exactly the same (if they are sold as Macintosh compatible)...the difference many times is the warranty behind the ram....which is dictated by the seller of the ram. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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