Best deal for 8GB RAM upgrade for MBP 15" 2.66GHz i7??

[galstaph]

The gskill ram is a great deal, i may have to pick some up...
btw I would bet dollars to doughnuts that the only difference, looking at the specs, between the 'cheap' gskill and the 'mac' gskill kit is that the apple one is likely tested and approved, likely the same ram though, just a box that says it'll work with your mac so you'll feel all warma dn fuzzy about spending more for the same thing

 

[Blu101]

Dumb question - how come some RAM cards have 8 chips on them and some only 4 (larger) chips?

Any difference in the quality of components or board design?

 

[Gucci Mane]

Dumb question - how come some RAM cards have 8 chips on them and some only 4 (larger) chips?

Any difference in the quality of components or board design?

2gb vs 4gb perhaps? i'm not entirely sure

 

[Blu101]

2gb vs 4gb perhaps? i'm not entirely sure

I thought so at 1st, but they are all part of the 8GB kit (2x4GB cards). For example, the OWC one has 4 chips, while the G skill one from newegg has 8.

 

[Tonsko]

You fellows! Would either of these sets of memory do for a 13" mid-2010 RAM upgrade?

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=395896&CatId=3232

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=359286&CatId=3212