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Is this good 16GB RAM for my new MacBook Pro?

shopsmart99 said:
I am looking to get 16 GB RAM for my new MacBook Pro 15" i7 / 2.4Ghz
and found this :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226301

Would this be a good choice ?
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I wouldn't buy memory that isn't from one of the well known brands. Mushkin? What the hell is that. At the end of the day all memory comes from just a couple of foundries, but not all memory is equal and we have the concept of binning. I would buy memory from Kingston, GSkill, Crucial and OWC.
 
In reference to this memory chips
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226301

I have had this 16GB of memory in my MBP for a month now. My MBP has been ran like I typically do for 15 to 16 hours a day all without a single problem. 10's of hours of video has been edited through it, in addition to web surfing, playing music, photoshop, Word, Excel, IM and FTP all without a hitch.

Since I do a ton of video editing on a 2011 MacBookPro, I have been following the price of these chips since it was seen on OWC at something like $1500 which was an insane price. I was thinking that I preferred the OWC 16GB chips just because it seems like that brand comes off as pretty well Mac tested. I guess these may work as well and it is all a marketing and hype between the brands. If the New Egg Corsair chips work just as well as the OWC ones, then I guess I just kept $350 in my pocket.

If there is sever damage being done to my MBP because I am using Corsair chips, can someone please detail with some tangible facts what that damage will be. Yet so far no one has been able to provide detailed facts on the harm...
 
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Thanks for the replies. Any real world experience with Corsair or Mushkin RAM in a MacBook Pro ??
 
theSeb said:
I wouldn't buy memory that isn't from one of the well known brands. Mushkin? What the hell is that. At the end of the day all memory comes from just a couple of foundries, but not all memory is equal and we have the concept of binning. I would buy memory from Kingston, GSkill, Crucial and OWC.
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Please, this just shows your lack of knowledge.

Mushkin is a reputable brand, they have been around for nearly 20 years and highly regarded in performance computing.

It seems "well known" amounts to whether or not you have heard of them. Pretty low benchmark.
 
I bought the Corsair 16gb a month ago (for 40 more bucks!) and it is working like dynamite in my late-2011 Macbook Pro, for what it's worth...
 
ok, good to get some more replies,
just wanna hear what people think about this.

might just go with 8 GB of Crucial RAM.
 
calderone said:
Please, this just shows your lack of knowledge.

Mushkin is a reputable brand, they have been around for nearly 20 years and highly regarded in performance computing.

It seems "well known" amounts to whether or not you have heard of them. Pretty low benchmark.
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Agreed. I've been running 8 GB Mushkin for over a month, working great.

Mushkin is highly reputable brand, especially in RAM (look at the glowing recommendations: http://www.overclock.net/t/1077527/is-mushkin-good-ram).
 
TechStooge said:
you want toput cheap memory in ur insanely expesive laptop?
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That price is not cheap. stop with the negative unhelpful posts. recommend something, critique a choice and then suggest and alternative, or just move on.


I have 8GB I bought from OWC and it works fine. OWC

The only place I have heard of mushkin was from newegg, and with no reviews I can't say that it seems the most reliable choice, especially for almost $200

I don't mean to question your judgement, but what exactly do you need 16GB of ram for on a MBP? or just want it.

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user418 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233217
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If you must have 16GB, I'd say this is your best bet for price and reliability.
 
SuperCachetes said:
8GB Corsair in an MBP for over a year. No issues. It's good stuff.
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Agreed, Corsair is very good memory. I have 16GB of Corsair in one of my MBP's right now. I've also run Corsair in other Macs and never had any problems. Crucial has served me well over the years too.
 
Mushkin

theSeb said:
I wouldn't buy memory that isn't from one of the well known brands. Mushkin? What the hell is that. At the end of the day all memory comes from just a couple of foundries, but not all memory is equal and we have the concept of binning. I would buy memory from Kingston, GSkill, Crucial and OWC.
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Its actually a quality well known brand, especially for desktops. The fact that you haven't heard of it doesn't mean that its garbage.
 
stavs said:
I just bought this from Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233251

Its the Corsair 16gb kit for Macs. With their promo code EMCNJJC36, it knocked the price down to $143. The promo code ends at midnight the 18th and you must be a subscriber to their newsletter.
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Dollars to doughnuts, that's the same stuff as the cheaper $128 US Cosair.

(but then again, I have a stake in that as I bought it. You can say "I told you so" now, thanks :D
 
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I bought Patriot RAM and have had no issues what so ever, unlike some of the Crucial crowd (supposedly Patriot tests certain of their RAM with Apple) and the prices are competitive with Crucial's offering.
 
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