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macbook 4gb ram upgrade?

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heliocentric

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heliocentric said:
i have done research i just wanted some confirmation before i ordered

thanks
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For confirmation, you can always buy at Crucial (www.crucial.com), which lets you order RAM for your specific Mac model - you don't say "this is the specs for the RAM", you say "I have this exact MacBook model, send me right memory" - if it doesn't work, it's _their_ problem.
 
To make sure you are buying the correct RAM, download and run the Crucial system scanner. It will tell you exactly what RAM your machine can take and how much. I would also recommend the RAM they sell as it has never failed me.
 
Hellhammer said:
Both should be okay. Kingston is very reliable brand so you shouldn't have any issues.

Crucial is great but lately I've found their price to be way too much
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thanks i will go for kingston ones then.

does it matter that im not buying them in a 4gb set but 2 seperate 2gb sticks that i will be pairing together?
 
I would also recommend crucial, they were very quick and slightly cheaper than other places, and like it says above, if it doesn't work, its their fault.

I bought some RAM from PC World that said suitable for Macbook on the front, but they didn't work in my Macbook. So I took them back and bought them off crucial instead, like I should have done in the first place.
 
By the way, I need to buy some new RAM for my dads desktop PC at home, but the crucial scanner does not work, because the PC was specially built by a store, and the BIOS doesn't hold the manufacturers information, or something like that. How would i find out which RAM would work with that PC?
 
alex.purple.mac said:
By the way, I need to buy some new RAM for my dads desktop PC at home, but the crucial scanner does not work, because the PC was specially built by a store, and the BIOS doesn't hold the manufacturers information, or something like that. How would i find out which RAM would work with that PC?
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What RAM does it use? DDR2 or DDR3? It's easier to buy for PCs as any RAM with matching specs work. You should be able to see what type is the RAM in BIOS
 
Pretty sure its DDR2. Is that the only thing I need to bother with for specification? Its just that I knew macs were very specific and I thought PC's would be too.
 
alex.purple.mac said:
Pretty sure its DDR2. Is that the only thing I need to bother with for specification? Its just that I knew macs were very specific and I thought PC's would be too.
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If you buy e.g. Kingston RAM, yes. Make sure it's normal DIMM (not SO-DIMM as that's laptop RAM). Both, 667MHz and 800MHz will work but 800MHz may be underclocked to 667MHz if the memory controller doesn't support +667MHz.
 
heliocentric said:
is their any 7200rpm recommend for macbooks? or are they a bit hit or miss...
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Apple doesn't offer 7200rpm drives for 13"ers but many people have upgraded the stock 5400rpm HD to aftermarket 7200rpm. It may cause vibration, heat and battery issues though. They provide speed so it's capacity vs speed
 
Hellhammer said:
Apple doesn't offer 7200rpm drives for 13"ers but many people have upgraded the stock 5400rpm HD to aftermarket 7200rpm. It may cause vibration, heat and battery issues though. They provide speed so it's capacity vs speed
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will probably stick to the 500gb wd one then :)

thanks for the advice
 
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