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4 gigs RAM for new MBP: What brand and where to purchase?
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I would check www.newegg.com
For a brand I'd go with Kingston , Corsair, or G.Skill.
I also use that brand. I loved the price. Glad to see it's still low.
If I may ask, how long have you had this memory? I've been looking at the G Skill company for memory upgrades and I've been worried about their reliability but I do know they run a lil cheaper than companies like Kingston so I figured I could same some money. Any advice as to the longevity of this part would be great.
Thanks
Other World Computing (aka OWC)
bought 4gb from them for my MBP a few days ago, nothing but success. Ran memtest on the sticks and they are great.
buy their cheaper branded ram, its reliable and backed by a solid warrantee.
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bought 4gb from them for my MBP a few days ago, nothing but success. Ran memtest on the sticks and they are great.
buy their cheaper branded ram, its reliable and backed by a solid warrantee.
website
www.macsales.com
I was a bit wary at first too, but I read the reviews on newegg by other MBP users before taking the leap. The warranty is outstanding, and I've had mine installed for roughly 6 months now, with no issues whatsoever. I leave my MBP on for a few days at a time, and run CS3, FC2, and a few 3d apps, usually with 2 or 3 simultaneously. I'm very satisfied with the quality, and even the packaging they used impressed me. I have been a newegg.com customer for years, and love them. Good luck. 
OWC - lifetime guarantee, tested and certified for Macs, and Mac people - been doing Macs for a long time.
MacDann
MacDann
I have been using this for about 6 months and have had absolutely no issues. Great price and great reliability, plus newegg is great with shipping.
That's nice and all, but if it is 200 PIN DDR2 5300 (667) then it will work in an intel MAC.
anyone get this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148087
how is it? it's not the model listed when you use the crucial memory config but the reviews say it works. (at least for the prev gen of mbps.) any reason why it shouldnt work in the penryns?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148087
how is it? it's not the model listed when you use the crucial memory config but the reviews say it works. (at least for the prev gen of mbps.) any reason why it shouldnt work in the penryns?
I'm a big fan of Kingston. Good memory and they stand behind the warranty even if the vendor goes belly up.
anyone have anything bad to say about this one for my newly ordered penryn 2.5?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134578
anyone have anything bad to say about this one for my newly ordered penryn 2.5?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134578
I was in Fry's and the got the Kingston 2x2GB kit for $79 and Corsair 2x2GB kit for $89. I toke the Corsair.
If you're going to get Kingston buy this one instead, this is NOT the value line. for pretty much the same price.
I use G.Skill in my desktop and they runs great.
If you're going to get Kingston buy this one instead, this is NOT the value line. for pretty much the same price.
I use G.Skill in my desktop and they runs great.
This one is actually great.
I checked the Kingston website and this model is recommended for the new MBP with 2.5/2.6/Multitouch
So I guess Kingston knows that it works
Those are Value Ram, which means they are the low end ones, limited lifetime. Not to say that they are bad. But if you really want some good quality RAM for the peace of mind, go with Crucial, or the other set of Kingston (lifetime) I posted previously. also from Kingston and is listed for Apple.
