If you buy RAM to your iMac, where do you buy from?

Beside of Apple and Crucial, where do you buy from? I am still thinking of whether it is worth to buy from Apple, which is very expensive, or from anywhere else. I have once placed an order at Crucial but later cancel it due to its poor customer service. hmm..I want to add 1GB to my existing 512MB.

Crucial is a very reliable name brand of RAM, though sometimes a little pricey. Apple RAM is way over-priced, especially considering that it comes from a variety of vendors that aren't of any higher quality than Crucial, etc. You can look on www.ramseeker.com for the best memory prices. Often Crucial will appear on there. It doesn't matter who you buy from as long as they offer a lifetime warranty (almost all vendors do) and you make regular backups of your data. I usually buy from Data Memory Systems because they have great customer service and good prices.

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