Refurb imac and questions

I am going to get a referb imac for $850. Here are the specs
- 17-inch widescreen LCD
- 1.8GHz PowerPC G5
- 600MHz frontside bus
- 512K L2 cache
- 512MB DDR400 SDRAM
- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive
- Slot-load Combo Drive
- ATI Radeon 9600
- 128MB DDR video memory
- 56K internal modem
now, my fist question is the 512 memory in it, is it one 512 stick or 2 - 256 sticks?
I'm not an intense gamer but i play games sometimes and will the 128mb video ram be good enough? My old computer had 5mb of video ram so it should be a incredible change.
thanks!

Rob,
Check here for specs:
http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html
I have bought two refurb iMacs and have been very pleased.
I do have an Apple reseller near me so getting things fixed under warranty was no problem. Strongly suggest Apple Care to prolong your comfort zone. A fraction of the cost of replacing something major.
You should also get nice new software with the Apple Factory refurb.
EDIT: Other than Apple Care I have not had to spend a penny to keep these iMacs in top form. It is used, and as I understand it, factory refurb does not replace components that appear to have useful life left even if they have some mileage. But it has been no hassle getting things replaced either under initial warranty or now Apple Care extended coverage.
Peter

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