This Story Posted:
May 14th, 1999

 
 

[10:48 AM]
Trans Intl Announces RAM For New PowerBook G3s
Our friends at Trans Intl have announced memory modules for Apple's new line of G3 PowerBooks. Trans Intl is offering 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, and 256 MB modules. The company has provided lots of information in their press release which we have included below.

Trans Intl today announced the availability of memory supporting the recently announced Apple Powerbook G3/333-400 Mhz series. Trans Intl memory modules provide broader availability of high-performance memory specially designed for systems based on PowerPC G3 processors running up to 400 megahertz. The new Powerbook G3 series gives users the ultimate combination of desktop performance in a notebook computer.

New Power Macintosh G3s have two memory expansion slots for main memory expansion. The system can be upgraded, up to 384 Mb maximum. The system's memory expansion slots have a height restriction on the memory expansion boards. The bottom slot allows only a 1.5 inch low profile memory module and the top slot allows only a 2 inch high memory module. The system can be upgraded up to 384 Mb of main memory by installing 128 Mb low profile DIMM in the bottom memory expansion slot and 256 Mb high profile DIMM in the upper memory expansion slot.

Trans Intl offers 32 Mb, 64 Mb and 128 Mb low profile memory modules for the top and the bottom memory expansion slots meeting Apple's 1.5 inch height limitation and 128 Mb and 256 Mb high profile memory modules for the top slot meeting Apple's height limitation of 2 inches. Please go to http://www.transintl.com/technotes/newram.html for more details ...

Trans Intl. memory modules conform to Apple's stringent electrical and mechanical design guide lines. The modules are 3.3-volt, unbuffered, low power, 64 bit wide, 144 pin, running at 100 MHz, 10 nanosecond cycle time, the fastest memory technology available for portables computers. These SDRAM modules are built with 64 Mbit and 128 Mbit SDRAM components to comply with Apple's mechanical height restriction on the top and bottom memory expansion slots.

Trans Intl offers 32 Mb, 64 Mb and 128 Mb low profile memory modules for the top and the bottom memory expansion slot and 128 Mb and 256 Mb high profile memory modules for the top memory expansion slot.

The modules are priced as follow:

32 Mb DIMM ...$39
64 Mb DIMM...$75
128 Mb DIMM ...$ 299 (for the top and bottom memory expansion slot; Low Profile)
128 Mb DIMM ...$145 (for the top and bottom memory expansion slot; Low Profile)
256 Mb DIMM ...$599 (Top slot only: High Profile)

[Editor's Note: Trans Intl is a sponsor of The Mac Observer]

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