text: is the ram used in the original clamshells the same as the ram used in the original imacs? i have an original ibook se (graphite not firewire se) and an original bondiblue imac. is the ram i have for the imac compatible with the ibook as well? yes the original imacs and the ibooks both use the same type of ram. the type in question is 10 ns so-dimms.  however the standard ram packaged with the ibook se, was the 64mb attached directly to the motherboard, therefore it can not be removed. the only way you'd be able to swap ram over to the imac is if the ibook has been upgraded from the standard configuration.