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    Mac RAM

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by taelrak, Jun 9, 2007.

  1. taelrak

    taelrak Lost

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    This may be a really dumb question but...what exactly is the difference between normal RAM and Mac RAM?


    On this page, Corsair differentiates between the two, but I see no difference..
    http://www.corsair.com/products/notebook_memory.aspx

    They're all 200-pin, PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SODIMMs...is there a reason one's called "mac memory" and one's not?
     
    taelrak, Jun 9, 2007
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  2. ZaZ

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    No there is not.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 9, 2007
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    mikeymike Notebook Evangelist

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    no theres no difference yet some places will tell you that you should buy in pairs
     
    mikeymike, Jun 9, 2007
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    I also have a question regarding mac ram:

    i just purchased a new mbp, and i'm looking to resell my 2x1 gb default ram. I'm not sure what to 'call' it if i were posting on ebay or craigslist, i.e. brand name, etc. I'm also wondering if anyone could recommend good price points, and perhaps which site is best to sell off?

    any help would be much appreciated, thank you.
     
    magius, Jun 9, 2007
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  5. Wolfpup

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    Probably not useful since it's months late, but just look on it to see what it is. Should be labeled. Obviously you'd have to sell it for significantly less than whatever the retail price is.

    And there's no such thing as "Mac RAM", and never has been. RAM is RAM.
     
    Wolfpup, Sep 14, 2007
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  6. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Stop reviving old threads, people! :p

    Mac RAM isn't any different...although usually these shops put RAM compatible with the MB and/or MBP in their own section, where the average consumer knows where to go to get RAM for their Mac.
     
    Sam, Sep 14, 2007
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Actually, the old PowerPC-based Macs weren't compatible with all types of RAM. That's when the whole "Mac RAM" thing became popular. Some people would buy RAM and it wouldn't work on the PPC Macs.
     
    Paul, Sep 14, 2007
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    That would have been no different from other PCs though. It would take RAM with certain specs, might be picky about certain brands, etc. It was still just taking normal RAM.
     
    Wolfpup, Sep 14, 2007
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Well, yeah, that's true, but my point was that some RAM wasn't compatible with Macs, so that's why they had the difference. Today, there is absolutely no difference, though; if it works on a PC, it works on a Mac.
     
    Paul, Sep 14, 2007
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    Just stay away from RAM for AMD processors. It does not like the Intel line of processors, and, I suspect it will not work with Macs.
     
    Rawjamaican, Sep 16, 2007
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    There's no such thing as RAM for AMD processors either...
     
    Wolfpup, Sep 16, 2007
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