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Ram for my iMac... suggestions where to buy?

Hoseman
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I need to get some RAM and Crucial is the place I usually look and buy it from. Its coming out at £170 approx as I need to get 16Gb and my current RAM (4 slots = 2gb each) all needs to be replaced so I can max my machine to 16Gb.

Are there any alternatives to picking up RAM cheaper?

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  • [Deleted User]
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    Amazon, Ebuyer, Overclockers, Aria Technology are just some of the places I use. Buying direct from Crucial is always more expensive.
  • Hoseman
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    Thanks LeeUK, Ill check out those sources.
  • System
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    Hoseman wrote: »
    Thanks LeeUK, Ill check out those sources.

    Hope you get lucky as I was going to suggest Amazon as I bought ram in May 2016. £54 for a Crucial 16GB Kit but when i checked the price now its up at £174 :eek:

    I know there has been a ram shortage but didn't expect that lol
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    john22 wrote: »
    Hope you get lucky as I was going to suggest Amazon as I bought ram in May 2016. £54 for a Crucial 16GB Kit but when i checked the price now its up at £174 :eek:

    I know there has been a ram shortage but didn't expect that lol

    Amazon was just one example, infact I'd mostly buy RAM from he other sites I recommended.
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    Deleted_User wrote: »
    Amazon was just one example, infact I'd mostly buy RAM from he other sites I recommended.

    That’s cool I wasn’t recommending amazon I was just pointing out the price jump in ram when I looked back at a previous order. I hope the OP gets it way cheaper elsewhere :beer:
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    john22 wrote: »
    That’s cool I wasn’t recommending amazon I was just pointing out the price jump in ram when I looked back at a previous order. I hope the OP gets it way cheaper elsewhere :beer:

    But yes RAM is priced quite heavily everywhere at the moment.
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