Crucial Memory brilliantly provides a scanner that in a minute reads your computer and tells you its specs and matching memory. Thanks, Ted, for telling me about this company.
I used the scanner and it let me know my two memory slots are being taken by 1GB of RAM for a total of two, so I'll have to buy 2 2GB memory sticks. The reading looks like this for my iMac:
Your iMac (Early 2008) System Specs
Scan Id: 7126541831D926C3
Memory:
DDR2 PC2-6400Memory Type: DDR2 PC2-6400, DDR2 (non-ECC)
Maximum Memory: 4GB
Currently Installed Memory: 2GB
Total Memory Slots: 2
Available Memory Slots: 0
Each memory slot can hold DDR2 PC2-6400 with a maximum of 2GB per slot.*
*Not to exceed manufacturer supported memory.
20" 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MB323LL/A), 20" 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MB324LL/A) and 24" 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MB325LL/A)
It recommended these memory sticks:
SOLID STATE DRIVES
512GB Crucial m4 2.5" (9.5mm) SSD w/ Bracket • 500MB/s Read, 260MB/s Write • Part #: CT2248291
256GB Crucial m4 2.5" (9.5mm) SSD w/ Bracket • 500MB/s Read, 260MB/s Write • Part #: CT2239684
128GB Crucial m4 2.5" (9.5mm) SSD w/ Bracket • 500MB/s Read, 175MB/s Write • Part #: CT2231077
64GB Crucial m4 2.5" (9.5mm) SSD w/ Bracket • 500MB/s Read, 95MB/s Write • Part #: CT2222285
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