Apple iMac 21.5-inch Core i5 Mid 2010 - Crucial Memory Upgrade

In this video I upgrade the Apple iMac 21.5-inch Core i5 Mid 2010 from 4GB to 8GB of RAM. This is performed using a Crucial Technology Memory Upgrade Kit.

Crucial Technology also gave some insight into how memory upgrades can effect Mac performance...
While synthetic benchmarks are a great way to measure certain aspects, they don't always capture what the desired outcome of a memory upgrade is, being increased system performance and a better user experience. In actual use, 8GB of RAM with 64-bit operating systems allows more, and larger, applications to be run entirely from RAM at an access latency of under 20ns, whereas accessing data on the hard drive can have access latencies in excess of 4 million nano-seconds. The result being a much better user experience, snappier UI and overall increased productivity.

Check out the main Geekanoids website later today for more insight into memory upgrades.

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[tiagoespindola]

I have iMac i5 2011, and one doubt: can i upgrade from 4Gb to 12Gb ou 16Gb? Apple's site said 8Gb is the maximum, but i read somewhere, saying that i can upgrade to more than 8Gb. So?

Thx in advance! Cya

[davomrmac]

@tiagoespindola Download Mac Tracker, locate your model and check there.

[GiannicTheGod]

@davomrmac can you please explain what you do to get rid of the remaining electricity on your motherboard?? when i pressed the power button my iMac turned on

[davomrmac]

@GiannicTheGod Press the power button without it plugged in I think :/

[XxOsmodiusxX]

Thank you for your quick response, forgot to mention that I was looking at upgrading the new 2011 21.5 inch to a 16GB, still possible? Apple's site is confusing..sorry.

[davomrmac]

@XxOsmodiusxX I think so, best bet is to plug the exact model into the crucial dot com memory selector and see what it says.

[GiannicTheGod]

@davomrmac thank you !

[rayonlinehiga]

@tiagoespindola yah i called Apple and they said 16 GB is the max 4GB per slot

[rayonlinehiga]

@tiagoespindola yah i called Apple and they said 16 GB is the max

[rey0890]

suport SODIMM PC10600 / 1333 Kingnstong in imac intel core i5

[Ridz2812]

Does the iMac use the DDR3 Memory Slot?

[LemaxGaming9700]

How much do they cost?