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wako

macrumors 65816
Jun 6, 2005
1,404
1
A Data is a Taiwanese company. I personally would buy it over any Chinese company because usually Taiwan has much better quality control. The person has great feedback as well so I dont find it very risky.

I am a bit worried on compatibility. Technically it should work because the macs are on the x86 architecture now with the Intel chips. However I would rather be on the safe side because it is still a mac. Which is why I still went ahead and bought it from DataMem because they insured compatibility.
 

CanadaRAM

macrumors G5
You understand, though, that you are buying from flashman852 in Hong Kong, not A-Data?

And although there is no HK GST or tax, your country may impose taxes and/or duties on import?

And that you are responsible for all freight and insurance for any warranty returns?

There is another thread here about this RAM -- IIRC two people have reported problems with the RAM, but there aren't enough responses to show a definite trend.
 

lundister

macrumors newbie
May 25, 2006
8
0
well, i ordered from flashman852... the ram never arrived... i am still trying to get my money back...

in the meantime, here in germany there is a company called MDT that manufactures in-land, and more important sells for quite the same money!

h**p://www.mix--computer.de/mix/shop/productDetails.html?artNo=IANEUF&

i have 2x 1GB in my mackbook right now. no problems whatsoever...
 

c1gar

macrumors newbie
Original poster
May 30, 2006
23
0
ordered RAM

ive taken the risk and ordered the RAM, will post in Forums what ever happens
 

c1gar

macrumors newbie
Original poster
May 30, 2006
23
0
seems ok

got ram, no import duty/tax, macbook picks it up :), says its running at 667, and is ok

goner order 2nd 1gb soon

good times
 

dextertangocci

macrumors 68000
Apr 2, 2006
1,766
1
No RAM can be cheaper than the RAM Apple puts into the MB:rolleyes: Some weird brand I've never heard of before. Hynix or something like that. What happened to the days when Apple used Samsung RAM in the PB's etc?:rolleyes:
 

michaeldmartin

macrumors regular
Jun 29, 2006
165
0
Testicles. That is all.
wako said:
A Data is a Taiwanese company. I personally would buy it over any Chinese company because usually Taiwan has much better quality control. The person has great feedback as well so I dont find it very risky.

I am a bit worried on compatibility. Technically it should work because the macs are on the x86 architecture now with the Intel chips. However I would rather be on the safe side because it is still a mac. Which is why I still went ahead and bought it from DataMem because they insured compatibility.
See, this is why pc users laugh at mac users. They say things like, "It doesn't have a made for mac sticker; so it won't work!" Ram is ram. Like a usb HD, if you get the right ram; it will work. I wouldn't get it from ebay becasue it's not insured; though. If you get a Gig stick from newegg, it's insured for life usually, so it DOES have guranteed compatability (or your money back); PLUS, it's half the price.

Also, that's two seperate 512 sticks, and i think it comes with one, so one wouldn't go to use, leaving u with 1 gig instead of 1.5.
 

Sesshi

macrumors G3
Jun 3, 2006
8,113
1
One Nation Under Gordon
dextertangocci said:
No RAM can be cheaper than the RAM Apple puts into the MB:rolleyes: Some weird brand I've never heard of before. Hynix or something like that. What happened to the days when Apple used Samsung RAM in the PB's etc?:rolleyes:


Hynix: Originally part of Hyundai.
 

c1gar

macrumors newbie
Original poster
May 30, 2006
23
0
its one stick

michaeldmartin said:
See, this is why pc users laugh at mac users. They say things like, "It doesn't have a made for mac sticker; so it won't work!" Ram is ram. Like a usb HD, if you get the right ram; it will work. I wouldn't get it from ebay becasue it's not insured; though. If you get a Gig stick from newegg, it's insured for life usually, so it DOES have guranteed compatability (or your money back); PLUS, it's half the price.

Also, that's two seperate 512 sticks, and i think it comes with one, so one wouldn't go to use, leaving u with 1 gig instead of 1.5.

its one stick of ram :)

atm macbook has 1.250gb
 
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