Hello,
I recently ordered a Macbook Pro and I want to upgrade the RAM to 4GB. Just wondering what kind would be the most compatible / efficient with it.
Thanks!
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People around here have been getting the OCZ. Including myself.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227236
Couldn't really tell you if Kinston or other brands are better or not, this just seems to be the trend around here -
I used kingston from newegg... works great
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shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;
I think if you have the $$ to spend go with Crucial. They are a leader in the field with their quality really unmatched.
For me though, I go with Corsair (because I don't have much $$). They are also a great company... -
I got that slightly overpriced Corsair "Mac" RAM:
http://corsair.com/products/mac_memory.aspx
The price wasn't too bad considering Corsair memory usually has a premium on it anyways. I do like Corsair though so I had no problem paying the extra few bucks. 4GB RAM in my MBP yay. -
ltcommander_data Notebook Deity
I got G.Skill 2x2GB running at 4-4-4-12 latency compared to 5-5-5 in "regular" RAM. It was a bit more expensive and realistically, increasing memory size will help performance more than lower latency.
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Would you recommend keeping in the 2GB that comes with the MBP and then just add in one 2GB RAM, or replace the default ones with 2 2GB ones?
If it's not THAT much of a difference, I'd prefer only buying one stick of RAM... -
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10100178&catid=
This one doesn't seem too bad...any opinions? -
shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;
So, save you money and just buy one 2 GB stick and add it in.If you could find out which brand and model you have in your MBP though, you could always buy a 2 GB module of that same type to match. Then you would have Dual Channel AND you'd save money.
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Thanks very much Shoelace. It should be coming in the next couple days so I'll check out which kind it has first
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How can you find out what brand of memory came with your MBP?
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shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;
And be sure to do that.
Good luck with your upgrade!
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shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;
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So you'll have to throw those away, or sell them on ebay or something. -
I've had great success with Crucial, Kingston, OCZ, GSkill, Mushkin, and Corsair on every laptop and desktop I've upgraded for family, friends, and my own machines. On my MBP, I have a pair of 2 GB GSkill sticks which are awesome. Basically I've gone with whichever was the cheapest at the time I bought them.
I'd keep the original sticks that the MBP comes with just in-case your new sticks fail which is highly unlikely but you never know. -
Brand of RAM is of little to no importance. It is a commodity now and all RAM is good. Just be sure that the company you are buying from has a lifetime warranty for the product you are buying and you will be golden. So just look on outpost.com or newegg.com for the best deals.
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Kingston. It works great.
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If you order it by the end of the day today you can get some really good corsair ram for 84.99 after MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233066
It has faster timings then most of the other RAM available
4-4-4-12 vs 5-5-5-12 -
what brand of RAM does apple gave you?
Best RAM for Macbook Pro?
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Ryan21, Aug 12, 2008.