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    ram upgrade for macbook white...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by gvarsani, Jun 23, 2009.

  1. gvarsani

    gvarsani Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys,

    i got my macbook white 2.1 ghz intel core 2 duo last year. i wanna do ram upgrade on it. rite now it has 1 gb 667 mhz ddr2 sdram, i was thinking of upgrading it to 2 or 4(if possible). but i dunno which type of ram n wht company would be suitable. i mean i tried looking into my local electronics store on their site, but they are showing some sodimm ram or sumthn... nt sure wht any of those mean..
    can u suggest me few.... would be really helpful...

    cheers
    Gaurav
     
    gvarsani, Jun 23, 2009
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  2. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can put upto 4Gb of DDR2 PC5300/667mhz ram in there (ie 2x2G). Pretty much any manufacture will do, although a brand name is probably a better choice... e.g crucial gskill, kingston etc.
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    Underpantman, Jun 23, 2009
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    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Colton, Jun 24, 2009
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  4. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Crucial is pretty good (it's what I have in my system now ;)). I've bought nothing but Crucial for years, and I've never had a bad stick yet, or a stick die on me.
     
    talin, Jun 24, 2009
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I say do 2GB and see how it goes.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 25, 2009
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    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    4GB is cheap though. Might as well make the jump. You might be limited to only 3.3GB usable however. I seem to remember a hardware limitation on the plastic Macbooks.
     
    lixuelai, Jun 25, 2009
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  7. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Depends on the model. It's easy to find out at Crucial.com, just select which model you have and it will tell you what it supports.
     
    talin, Jun 25, 2009
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  8. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If the marginal value is zero, why spend the money?
     
    ZaZ, Jun 25, 2009
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