Ottawaman

So I went out and bought a putty knife yesterday morning to upgrade the ram in my mac mini to a gig.

Well, I thought it would be a fait accompli by 2pm ish, but alas, I could not procure a 1 gig stick of ddr 3200.

I tried 4 of the main oem stores in Ottawa and they all said they could order it for me, but I would not get it today, as it is not a common item.

Where, oh where is this elusive stick of ram to be found?
Money is burning a hole in my pocket and my putty knife feels somewhat unwanted.

monokitty

Interesting that they claim a 1GB RAM DIMM Is not a common item. Where I work, we sell them all the time.

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CanadaRAM

Not a common item?

Try some independent Mac dealers, if you need it this wknd. Or you can get it mail order in about 2 days. Just shoot for RAM that is guaranteed Mini compatible, you don't want to play musical chairs with the Mini RAM.

CN

Did you try RB Computing (www.shoprbc.com) they have usually had RAM or hard drives in stock when I need them. They can order stuff in too...usually in 1 business day. I usually shop there, because they have great prices (Compusmart, Futureshop, and Bestbuy have laughable prices for their RAM usually, and its always some generic brand, and they don't believe in 1gb sticks) and they're located in Ottawa (Oh where oh where have all our Mac stores went?)

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Ottawaman

I went to pc cyber , crawford another pc cyber and checked everbest, network supply, sprint, tte, flat planet, fedacom, deals direct ,oem and Mooney's Bay.

The PC3200 1GB (2 X512MB) DDR400 kits are what they had in stock.

CanadaRAM

That's just bizarre.
Too bad we're not closer to you, we keep, like, 30 pieces in stock at all times. Granted, we cater to Mac owners, but still, 2 Gb and 4 Gb kits are some of our biggest sellers. Wonder what's going through the heads of those sellers above?

planders

When I upgraded my Mini in June, it took over a week for my 1 GB Kingston RAM to arrive. Apparently the distributor was out of the item. 1 GB in a single DIMM is still something a bit exotic when the average new computer comes with 512 MB of RAM, which is more than adequate for many/most users. And a single 1 GB DIMM generally seems to cost more than a pair of 512s. So the real issue here is the Mini's single RAM slot obligating us to use memory that's harder to come by.

SoyMac

I'm in Ottawa and have dealt with most of those sellers. What's dancing through the heads of those sellers, are Visions of Microsoft! Many of those sellers have an Apple line just to keep their foot in the door in case of a big, Apple-buying explosion. But they don't yet seriously serve us shiny-faced Mac users.

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Ottawaman

So, I'm not nuts, because I was getting that "weird request" look/tone from ppl.

Should I just order from online, or should I shop local?
Timely, seems out of the question.

MacDoc

BTW you really should keep the Mini open and test the 1 gig stick for a few hours as they CAN be RAM fussy tho not often. Basically don't button up the case until you know it's stable.

If you get stuck Monday we can bus a stick up that's been pretested in a Mini and you'll get it later that day.

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