8gb ddr3 but which brand

[dutkutug]

Hi everyone,

I am going to buy 13" i7 and upgrade the ram to 8gb by myself. There are plenty of brands that I come accross and I definetely need some advise from the experts and the upgraders. Which one should I follow: Kingston, Crucial, Corsair or else (needless to say yet said : pair of 4GB DDR3 1333, 9-9-9-24, 1.5V, 204pin). I am not an expert, however, I have heard that single sided or double sided did matter (rumors )
Thanks in advance..

 

[emiljan]

Either crucial or owc brand memory works great and its cheap too.

 

[eternlgladiator]

I vote for crucial. I got a free upgrade to 8GB with my laptop but they are who I would have chosen otherwise. I also used them for my first upgrade on another laptop. Very helpful and no issues. I really don't think you can go wrong with any of the brands listed in this thread so far.

 

[Kentochan]

A lot of people are buying this brand of RAM for their MacBook Pros:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231295&cm_re=g_skill-_-20-231-295-_-Product

I hadn't heard of G.Skill until last week, but its getting good reviews for a low price on Newegg.

 

[noogin]

+1 for the g.skill, works flawlessly with lifetime warranty! not 1600mhz, but hey, barely a difference in 1333mhz

 

[dutkutug]

Forgive me for my ignorance but is OWC a brand like kingston or crucial?
From its offical site 8gb costs $107.99, crucial costs around $89 (newegg) and kingston about $83. Now, I am confused. The difference is around 25 and I have no clue ragarding the compatibility with the early 2011 model mbp. I know I ask too many questions, but, does anyone know which brand is installed at the apple store ?

 

[vincenz]

Yes, OWC is a "brand." As big as Kingston and Crucial though? No way.

I'd go with Crucial. Their RAM always seem to get 5-star reviews everywhere.

 

[JH4DC5]

i've been using the 8gb crucial kit in my 2011 mbp without any issues. that would be my recommendation

 

[dutkutug]

Thanks for all replies, I will go for the crucial.

 

[Legion93]

Definitely Crucial, I have an 8GB RAM in my 2010 MBP 13" and it only costs around £70 - they're damn good quality too, unlike cheap Korean brand 'Hynix' supplied by Apple - with a price tag of a house.