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'11 iMac memory upgrade - does vendor matter?
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I'm going to order a new, loaded iMac but would rather buy 16GB of RAM outside of Apple's crazy prices. In the past, I never thought the memory manufacturer mattered and I'm wondering if that is still the case. Recently my company upgraded a few devices and it seriously affected a Mac Mini. I normally buy from Amazon and get either Corsair, Kingston or Crucial, which all seem like good vendors. I'm also looking at buying right from Samsung, which is only a bit more but should be exactly what Apple uses when it upgrades memory, yes? The Samsung memory is here: http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/m...ge/MV-3T4G4/US (model: MV-3T4G4).
Any advice here? I know there are a million memory upgrade threads. There isn't a sticky on the subject at the moment though and I figured perhaps now is time to see if things are status quo or if anything has changed. Thanks.
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Last edited by ph0ust; Jul 27, 2011 at 02:48 PM.
Reason: had wrong link and product model)
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The previous generation regularly had serious issues when upgraded to 16 GB using anything other than Samsung memory.
I don't know whether that's still true. Fact is, the Samsung worked better than any other brand, for reasons that are bordering on the metaphysical.
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I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
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Is there a way to confirm the model of Samsung RAM used in current iMac lineup? I haven't found that anywhere online.
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Clinically Insane
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Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 
Apple also uses Hynix.
Not in the previous-generation iMacs, AFAIK.
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You could well be right. I don't get to service new ones as often as I used to.
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I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
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I'm currently running 16gb (4x4) MV-3T4G4/US Samsung RAM in my 2011, core i7 quad-core iMac. It's been very reliable. No memory errors.
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