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Question about iMac Early 2008, RAM and HD drive upgrades.
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A friend of me is looking forward to upgrade his Early 2008 iMac id. 8,1 and would love to know:
a.- What the RAM ceiling is for this iMac 8,1. Not only recognized RAM but actually usable by the system. Some googling says those iMac top at 6 GB, all of them should be usable. Is that right.?
b.- What is the largest size internal hard drive he can install. Which would be the quietest brand.?
TIA.
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According to Mactracker (great app to always have around), that iMac tops at 6 GB of DDR2. Apple's max is 4 but Mactracker says 6 is the actual max.
Any desktop SATA drive can be used. Others here can point you to quiet drives.
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Thanks Steve,
Firing up Mactracker on my iPhone was the first thing I did. 
I guess it is safe for him to order the RAM and see what happens afterwards. A twofold increase (going from 3 GB to 6 GB) should be enough to make things snappier on Lion. There is too much hard disk swap activity right now going on there.
As for the hard disks, I know the WD Black Caviar series are great performers for Mac Pro(s) but I fear those might be too hot for the iMac inners to cope with.
Thanks for any insight you may bestow upon me.
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Silent PC review currently recommends Caviar Green drives if you are interested in very silent.
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The low-end Mac Pro is the most overpriced Mac since the IIvx
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Actually most iMacs ship with WD black drives rather than green or blue. You might consider an SSD. Cool, quiet and fast.
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Correct, but the HDs in the iMacs aren't exactly quiet. Fast, certainly, but you hear them over the fans.
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The low-end Mac Pro is the most overpriced Mac since the IIvx
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