I am looking for a good link to the best price on 4 gigs of ram for the new macbook pro (late 2008). Anyone have any good deals in the us?
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Ram deals?
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soberbrain
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The new MacBooks use the newer DDR3 which is pretty expensive at the moment, even with 3rd parties.
Looking at price/shipping/time to wait, the upgrade price at Apple is actually pretty even with everyone else.
Roy Hobbs
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soberbrain
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Apple's 4GB kit is $150. Much closer to 3rd parties than DDR2.
I usually recommend 3rd party always, but the price discrepancy (add shipping) compared to Apple installing their own RAM is pretty close for DDR3 right now.
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Eh? I see 300 USD for the Apple store in US.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB786G/A
Where do you see a kit for 150 USD?
You may also want to look at this:
http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZ3M10664GK-PC3-8500-1066MHz-Channel/dp/B001CNR39U
It's rated for 1333 clock (MBP runs at 1066, so kinda a waste), and it's CL9 vs the CL7 at OWC. Personally the OWC seems like a good deal, even compared to Newegg (OOS):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148191
Eh? I see 300 USD for the Apple store in US.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB786G/A
Where do you see a kit for 150 USD?
You may also want to look at this:
http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZ3M10664GK-PC3-8500-1066MHz-Channel/dp/B001CNR39U
It's rated for 1333 clock (MBP runs at 1066, so kinda a waste), and it's CL9 vs the CL7 at OWC. Personally the OWC seems like a good deal, even compared to Newegg (OOS):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148191
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