MacbookPro Ram

[JamesP.]

I have 15' unibody alte 2011 MBP.
At the moment it has 4gb ram.


I was on crucial site and see I can upgrade to

16GB kit (8GBx2), 204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600.

On crucial it costs 160dollars
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=957BE069A5CA7304

on amazon its 135

and
from ebay from HD-MEMORY who have over 15000 sales and good feedback, same memory is 81 dollars.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/16GB-DDR3-P...4483984?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item3a736ad390


Im wondering is there any real difference in these rams? should i opt for ebay? is there any difference to crucials version of this ram and the ebays.

Just want to know before i purchase anything.
Thanks in advance.

 

[sweetbrat]

Personally, I'd probably purchase it from Amazon. I'd be hesitant about eBay, just because if the RAM is faulty you might not have any way to get your money back. Even with name brand RAM there's sometimes faulty sticks.

 

[scotigno]

I agree with sweetbrat i would also personally buy the crucial from amazon. i have crucial ram in my 2011 mbp and it works flawlessly. u could also check newegg for better prices. All of the ram there is very good and it is also fast shipping usually.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...00414 600213067&IsNodeId=1&name=16GB (2 x 8G)

 

[JamesP.]

Thanks for the replies!

Also the link for newegg, seems good prices.

Is there any difference between ram based on brand name?
Is there any info that would make one better than the other and does it matter what volatge says under RAM info, 1.35 or 1.5?

 

[scotigno]

Pretty much all ram on the newegg link is the same. I would go with the g.skill or corsair as they are on sale with the promo code. Those are also very reputable brands. As for speed, all the ram on the newegg link have the same cas latency and frequency so they are all the same speed. 1.5v is the standard for the 2011 macbooks. 1.35v would also work too.

 

[JamesP.]

Thanks for all the helpful advice.