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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I recommend

www.datamemorysystems.com

they have a lot of memory for sale cheap for older macintosh computers.

that's how i got my memory for my emac...

That's also how a got my memory for my flat panel g4 imac my little baby.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't be nervous, Caulktel! Dino is absolutely right....
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PC100 or PC133 SD Ram should be fine! Name Brand is always nice.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I got 4 sticks of 512MB PC133 for $20. on CraigsList. Of course, you have to know what your buying & trust the complete stranger. Smile I got Lucky!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yea i have looked on craigslist but with rare memory types like the imac g4 flat panel that takes a sdram pc133 and a laptop so-dimm that no one sells except online i would most rather purchase the memory new but if you can find it used there are a lot of stores you can go to to get ram and even cheaper then the online stores.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I understand perfectly, I was just sharing my Lucky Purchase! Smile Good Luck!
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
JohnnyBoy wrote:
Don't be nervous, Caulktel! Dino is absolutely right....
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PC100 or PC133 SD Ram should be fine! Name Brand is always nice.


The Mushkin ram I used works perfectly, now I have 1GB. Now to get the nerve up to change the hard drive, it looks rather daunting. From what I read you have to take everything including the mother board out just to change the hard drive. Confused
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wouldn't change it. I'd get a 1TB external Firewire Hard Drive MyBook. Firewire 400 is damn fast! Put all your stuff on that. That's what I do with all my Macs. All Media on Externals. Save yourself a lot of work. Unless your looking for the thrill of the Project. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dino, I think you are right, I'm just going to pick up another firewire drive. I'm already using a 500GB one on my Mac Mini running Snow Leopard, but it is in the house and isn't that easy to remove. The eMac is in my shop where I repair computers for a living, so I will pick up another one. I like having the ability to boot to it in case something goes wrong.
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Yes, I no longer worry about how large my Internal Hard Drives are. If you have a minimum of 30 or 40 Gigs your fine. If it just had the USB 1, than I could see changing out the Hard Drive , since it would be slow. But you have Firewire 400. It works out perfectly.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
And also, I've seen people replace the Hard Drive in those & it looks like a Headache.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ditto!!!

I purchased a Macally Firewire box and put a 1TB drive in nice drive fast and quick.
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