Thanks for all the feedback! Just bought the G.Skill and free USB drive using the promo code. Came out to around 48 bucks. Can't wait!
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8GB RAM Crucial or G.Skill?
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I also just bought the G. Skill and cancelled my amazon corsair order and saved myself $10 + got a free flash drive 
I switched over to G.Skill after the Crucial RAM I used all died within a few months of having them. I had used G.Skill as a cheap replacement for my tower a few years back and realized they had never died, so I put them in my Mac in March. So far so good. I like them so far.
g.skill. used them for several years for both laptop and desktop ram and have had zero issues whatsoever.
Just got my G.Skill 8gb package and installed with no problems! Seeing a big improvement! Now just waiting for the free 4gb USB drive because I guess they ship them in different packages.
Wanting to upgrade to a SSD next. Does anyone know when we might see a drop in pricing on SSDs or would I see an improvement with just putting a 7200rpm drive?
I also noticed in system profiler the link speed it 3Gbps but the negotiated speed is 1.5Gbps. If I get a 7200rpm drive that will also use the full 3Gbps link speed will that make a bigger difference?
Wanting to upgrade to a SSD next. Does anyone know when we might see a drop in pricing on SSDs or would I see an improvement with just putting a 7200rpm drive?
I also noticed in system profiler the link speed it 3Gbps but the negotiated speed is 1.5Gbps. If I get a 7200rpm drive that will also use the full 3Gbps link speed will that make a bigger difference?
Yep, just installed G.skills 8GB RAM kit today on my Aluminum Macbook. I also went ahead and placed another order to bump the iMac to 8 Gigs.
Just ordered G.Skill
You can see that there are more customers' feedbacks. That might mean that people are choosing G.Skill.
You can see that there are more customers' feedbacks. That might mean that people are choosing G.Skill.
All major brands have good warranties except Samsung. I have two bad Samsung modules and Samsung won't honor their lifetime warranty. On the phone they initially indicated that green memory is OEM, and therefore not eligible for a warranty. Then they changed their story and indicated that the number on the memory indicates it is OEM, but I purchased the memory at Fry's electronics for my Macbook Pro. So buyer beware of Samsung memory.
Incidentally I have read online that Samsung is not honoring their warranties on several of the other products they sell, such as Samsung refrigerators.
Dave
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Incidentally I have read online that Samsung is not honoring their warranties on several of the other products they sell, such as Samsung refrigerators.
Dave
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Agreed. I installed 8GB of GSkill in my MBP last week. Works like a champ. All major brands have good warranties and it doesn't truly matter as long as you don't purchase a random brand out of nowhere
