Re: RAM-a-lam-a-DING-DONG

On 8/8/05 6:23, in article Mc2dnVQ-GoqUCGrfRVnyug@xxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred
Finisterre" <finisterre@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Doh!
>
> So I buy a 512MB stick of memory from Crucial, to up my Powerbook G4 from
> 512MB to 1GB, only to find that Apple have fitted 2x256MB sticks in it,
> meaning I can only upgrade to 768MB. If I want 1GB, I have to throw away
> both the existing 256MB sticks and buy TWO 512MB sticks?

Bingo!

> A bum move by Apple surely?

It keeps the original cost of the machine down, so it depends. It feels
annoying to have to throw out the old RAM, but that's (unfortunately) life
if you've got a machine with limited expansion space.

> Cheers,
>
> Fred.
>
> P.S. I guess I shoulda looked first!

System Profiler will tell you which slots are filled without you having to
open up the box.

Cheers,

Chris

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