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$120 Kingston Apple 8GB Kit (2 X 4GB Modules) 1066MHz DDR3 iMac and Macbook Memory

Spencewc said:
Great deal, thanks for the post picked one up today :)
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Me too - i'm in Canada so was initially doubtful but went to Best Buy Canada and the price was still half that of local retailers for the same ram ($356 up here at NCIX). Thanks for the tip!
 
My understanding is that you can split the memory (2 gig, and 4 gig, totaling 6 gig), but unless they're matching size then they don't run in dual channel mode.

http://guides.macrumors.com/Understanding_Intel_Mac_RAM

Here is a thread on 6GB MBP (mismatch ram)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/573906/

jensenks said:
This might be a stupid question. But my brother and me both have 13" Macbook pro's with 4 gigs of RAM. Will be be able to split this offer? Or does the current RAM take up both slots?
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couldn't get free shipping?

edit: so I bit, purchased but I was still charged shipping.
 
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Fuuuu......

I wish Buy would ship to Australia :mad:

Here, a single 4GB stick is $100+...:(

Maybe someone here wants to send me a kit :p
 
i bit on this deal from SD as well. it comes in tomorrow so hopefully i'll be running 8GB before the day is out! :p
 
Managed to get someone to buy me this from the US. Can't wait :D
 
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Is anyone have problems with this kingston RAM? Ever since I installed it on my macbook pro 15inch (mid 2010), a lot of my apps have been crashing (especially if I have a lot of apps open to begin with). SC2 and Left4Dead2 have been crashing (right before the game loads). Then I need to restart my computer in order for it not to crash again. Chrome/Safari also crash, but a restart isn't needed. I never had these problems before I installed it. I also started using FlashBlock extension on Chrome, but I doubt that is affecting my mbp.
 
Well, I'm dead happy with my crucial ram. 126 quid (inc vat, but I will get that back), 105 quid for 8Gb. I was on site the other week, only being able to run 1 VM at a time, which was a pain as I needed 3 different ones at different times, sometimes needing to swap quite often. It was what pushed me over the edge. Now I can run all 3. At the same time. Awesome time/effort saver. :E
 
I'm VAT registered, and the computer was bought for the use of the company on client sites.

Thinking about it, I'm not sure if the VAT rules state that you can put upgrades through (even if they are for the job) - it might be that you cannot, and that once the initial purchase is done, that's it. I shall check with my accountant. Still, if I can't 126 quid is still pretty reasonable!
 
in my understanding when you use assymetrical ram (2GB+4GB) you will be in dual channel interleaved mode for the first 4gb, then that last extra 2gb on the one stick will be essentially half speed.

Me, I have been holding off on buying an 8gb kit until I have more money coming in, but dang if parallels doesnt make the machine crawl.
I kinda need to have those VMs for checking browser compatibility though.
 
Get that 8Gb... I can now run 3 VMs concurrently since I did so, with mem to spare. Using fusion, 2xW7, 1xDebian.
 
I got the 8GB Crucial RAM for $91.

DON'T buy the 8GB kit... save yourself $20 and buy the individual 4GB sticks (buy 2 obviously). It's the exact same RAM and it saves you $20.

I also used a 10% off code and got mine delivered for $91.... without the code your paying $100 + free shipping.
 
Just got a Samsung 8GB kit on the bay for $123. Samsung is often what Apple sells.
 
There was a thread over at SD for 8gb Super Talent ram (2x4gb) for ~$67 shipped (+tax in CA). That was about as cheap as I've ever seen 8gb DDR3.
 
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