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Why is my Apple RAM rated as "slower" than the DIMM I just added?

"Slower" DIMMS

In some G4 AGP Macs, if you install more RAM, the System Profiler will report that the Apple-supplied DIMM is a PC100-322s, while your new RAM is a -222s ... and will further comment that your Apple DIMM is "slower". Don't be alarmed ... the difference is only 10 nanoseconds (a nanosecond is 1/1,000,000,000th of a second). Not likely to affect your gaming speed.

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