Late 2011 Macbook pro RAM recommendation

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-12800-SODIMM-204-pin-CT8G3S160BM/dp/B008LTBLLY

 

I've heard a lot of people like Crucial. I just put 8 gb in my 2009 MBP.

 

Buy two of the one linked above for a total of 16GB

 

This is the ram I used: Kingston DDR3 1600Mhz CAS 9

here:


The tighter timings (CAS9 vs CAS11) will have a slightly positive effect on overall RAM performance.

 

Perfect.

And to the post above, while tighter timings do help, the difference is insignificant, or non-existant, outside of benchmarks. The premium is usually never worth it.

 

I went with the CAS9 not only for better performance, but for better stability. I read quite a bit here about Mac OS X simply being more stable with CAS 9 vs CAS 11 memory.