Which type of RAM for MBP?

prady16

macrumors 6502

Original poster

• Sep 12, 2006

• #1

With soooo many different types of RAM in the market, what are the specifications for a RAM that would work with Macbook Pro?
Is it SO-DIMM or SDRAM or what and what is meant by PC100, PC133, PC2700 DDR, PC2-5300 DDR2 etc.?

 

CrEsTo

macrumors 6502

• Sep 12, 2006

• #2

MB, MBP and iMac uses: DDR2 PC2-667 (PC2-5300) 200 Pin SODIMM

 

prady16

macrumors 6502

Original poster

• Sep 12, 2006

• #3

CrEsTo said:

MB, MBP and iMac uses: DDR2 PC2-667 (PC2-5300) 200 Pin SODIMM

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Is there any thread on how to choose RAM for the MBP? I came across a few threads but they were basically discussing the manufacturers of RAM rather than explaining the specifications.

 

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mikesk8

macrumors member

• Sep 12, 2006

• #4

..Kingston is a very good memory brand ..http://www.kingston.com/ - u can check there exactly which memory chip you will need for MBP...

 

pianoman

macrumors 68000

• Sep 12, 2006

• #5

i got my MBP RAM from OWC and i have not had any problems.

 

timnosenzo

macrumors 6502a

• Sep 12, 2006

• #6

I recently purchased a 1GB module for my MBP from buy.com--cost about $90.00 and shipped free. I thought that was a pretty good deal for non-generic RAM.

 

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peteMG

macrumors member

• Sep 12, 2006

• #7

I got one of the (non-OEM) 1GB modules from MemoryTen for my 2.0 Ghz MBP and have had no problems. The performance increase (I usually run a lot of apps at the same time) was substantial and quite welcome.

 

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Steve Jobless

macrumors 6502

• Sep 12, 2006

• #8

nosen if you dont mind sharing what brand did you get?