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DMS 1Gig Samsung RAM For 15" AL for $299 - Opinions?
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Last edited by mainemanx; Mar 12, 2004 at 08:42 PM.
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Samsung is what Apple installs from the factory. $299 is a great deal.... OWC sells the same stick for $389
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i'm using a samsung chip with no complaints at all
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but where does it say it's samsung. i just called them to find out and a salesperson answered the phone, but wouldn't answer my question cause he said they had closed a couple of hours ago.
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Originally posted by pippiwong:
but where does it say it's samsung. i just called them to find out and a salesperson answered the phone, but wouldn't answer my question cause he said they had closed a couple of hours ago.
Hmmmm... you're right. It doesn't say Samsung at the DMS site itself... I saw Samsung at:
http://dealram.com/prices/systems/23073/1GB.html
'Hope the DealRam site is right.
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SWMBO: 0.8 gHz 15" FP iMac, 0.5 gHz iBook, 3rd Gen iPod, Shuffle
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We use DMS at work for our RAM, though we're seriously considering switching to OWC or someone else. We've had to return about 30-40% of the memory we've bought from them.
They're very good about returns, but we've had to do it entirely too often.
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"Yields a falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields a falsehood when preceded by its quotation.
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At DMS's suggestion I paid their $7.00 for UPS insured ... arrived today. Despite DMS saying they did not have Samsung in stock but could provide an equivalent replacement, when it arrived, just now, voila, it is a Samsung after all. Maybe I was just lucky!
Soooo... after printing Apple's instructions, I gathered up my courage, my Wiha System 4 tool set, and settled in with my Dazor Magnifying Lamp... standard operating procedure at my age :-(
The #0 Phillips-Head screwdriver gave an acceptable fit, not as precise as I would have preferred, but workable. I pressed down firmly, looking closely to make sure the screwdriver did not slip in the slots. The screws were not overly tight, but I was very deliberate, and went at it very s-l-o-w-l-y.
'Carefully spread the retainers, out with the the 256s, put the new 1 gig in the lower slot, returned one of the 256's to the upper slot, and :-)))))
About This Mac now says:
Processor 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4
Memory 1.25 GB DDR SDRAM
Nice balance, wouldn't you say? Soooo, answering my own original question... so far, so good! I'll report back if a problem crops up. Right now I have FrameMaker under System 9, DreamWeaver, Safari, iTunes, Rosetta, Toast, QuickTime, etc., all smoking along.
P.S. Wow! 'Just looked... 1 GB Samsung went back up to $379... guess I am pretty lucky. No doubt it will be coming back down again, but for now:
Thank You DMS!
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Last edited by mainemanx; Mar 18, 2004 at 08:41 PM.
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HWMO: 2.5gHz DP G5, 1.25 gHz 15" AL PB, 1st Gen iPod, Shuffle
SWMBO: 0.8 gHz 15" FP iMac, 0.5 gHz iBook, 3rd Gen iPod, Shuffle
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After a weekend of 24hr/day use... no problems... seems like the fan comes on less often.
I'm happy 
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HWMO: 2.5gHz DP G5, 1.25 gHz 15" AL PB, 1st Gen iPod, Shuffle
SWMBO: 0.8 gHz 15" FP iMac, 0.5 gHz iBook, 3rd Gen iPod, Shuffle
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