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Ben, the number of fraudsters and shady dealers on the Internet is enough to make anyone cynical - but I can vouch for the Crucial scanner which I've used both on Windows and OSX machines. It does exactly what it says it will do, and it doesn't ask for your email. I like it and will confidently use it again whenever I need info about the type of memory a system takes. The information returned by the scanner gives all the specs on the memory options it recommends so that if you like, you can open a new tab on your browser for OWC or another vendor and look for the same RAM at a better price. As far as I can tell, they're providing free, friendly information, just as if they came to present at a MUG meeting. And as Chris said, I don't know of any other vendor who is doing that.
Also, if you don't like their downloadable hardware scanner, they have a series of pull down menus that will lead you to the correct memory choice based on the model, speed and year of your Mac. Diffferent strokes for different folks.
-Jean
On Jun 25, 2009, at 7:42 PM, admin wrote: Do I want a vendor's software scanning (possibly personal data) on my computer, to put into a data base, so they can send me more junk email to sell me more stuff? I hate vendors who watch what I surf and design an ad campaign personally for me. That's a bit creepy for my tastes.
Ben Balser, ACT
email@hidden wrote: As far as Crucial, well, they are a good, but somewhat pricey ram
company, IMHO. And certainly not as loyal or as friendly to Apple
customers as OWC, thats for sure.
I'm not sure what your opinion in this regard is based on, but I'll have to
disagree.
Crucial has been very quick to supply RAM for the latest Macs for at least
the last 6 or 7 years, if not longer.
During this time, I have never not been able to find a RAM solution for an
Apple product from their product catalog.
And most recently, they have introduced a downloadable piece of Mac software
that scans your Apple computer and takes you to a product page that shows
the exact options available for your system. To my knowledge, no one else
is doing that.
These details certainly match my definition of friendly and loyal.
-Chris
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