Semi related but I thought I'd put it out there in case anyone is in the same boat with an early 2006 Core Duo model iMac or Macbook Pro.
I recently had one of my RAM slots fail (a month out of Applecare!) and I thought I was stuck with a machine with only 1GB of RAM until I could afford a replacement (I do lots of FCP, Motion and Soundtrack Pro work and the RAM is important)
Apple and most retailers of RAM for Macs say you can't go above 2x1GB config. I took a gamble and bought a single Kingston 2GB ($40-80) stick of the correct spec. I can confirm it does work in these Core Duo machines with the 2GB RAM ceiling. You can't go above 2GB in total and 2 x 1 GB sticks should be cheaper but one defective RAM slot can be overcome.
Just FYI. The machine has been my favourite and least painful to own computer.
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