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Memory for late 2008? whats the best?

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cscott0202

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Hi to all,

I have a late 2008 Macbook Pro (one of the first unibody released versions) and it is desperately struggling.

I work with music, media, video editing etc but seem to be asking for more than i am bargaining for.

I run: Logic Studio, Photoshop, Dreamweaver (along with background apps such as mail, i tunes, safari). Obviously the main media apps I try to run by themselves but still seem to have memory problems. I am always encountering overload problems with playback on Logic.
I am looking to run boot camp too for Flash cs4/5.

The laptop currently has 2 x 1gb memory.

Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x80AD
Part Number: 0x484D54313132533641465236432D47372020


Do i upgrade to 2x2gb or to a 6gb/8gb. I have been told this laptop doesnt take more than 4gb.

Apple have quotes £166 for 2 x 2gb.

Would love to hear your advice??

Regards,
Chris
 
It can take up to 6GB so get e.g. this and this
 
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thanks

Hellhammer said:
It can take up to 6GB so get e.g. this and this
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Cheers bud,

Some people have suggested to me that up to 8gb might work. What do you think? If 6gb was the maximum, do you think its good to go for the unmatched 2gb + 4gb or stick with a matched 2gb+2gb?
Cheers
 
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crucial scan - 2x2gb

declandio said:
I have the same model (late 2008 2.8 ghz bto version, first unibody version). I just put 8gb in it and it's working well... originally, this model would only take up to 4gb, but I think that changed when os 10.6 came out. 8gb definitely works in mine anyway.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=CBD603A2A5CA7304
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Cheers for the reply,

Ace, thats the answer I needed, but some people are saying its definitely max of 6gb?
I've used the crucial.com scan and it recommends max of 2x2gb? What do you think?
 
I have heard that 8GB may work but it hasn't worked for everyone. IIRC there was a firmware update that might have enabled 8GB. You could try 8GB and if it does not work, just return the RAM and get 6GB.
 
cscott0202 said:
Cheers for the reply,

Ace, thats the answer I needed, but some people are saying its definitely max of 6gb?
I've used the crucial.com scan and it recommends max of 2x2gb? What do you think?
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I know what you mean- 8gb (or even 6) isn't officially supported hence the scan results you get, but it works. I was also a little unsure, the more you read on the internet the more confusing it can get! I'm pretty sure that since 10.6 came out, this model will take 8gb (but still 'unofficially' for some reason). When it was originally released, the unofficial limit was 6gb. There's a huge thread on it here somewhere.

I'd go for the 8gb kit I put a link to, from crucial.co.uk. That's what I installed last week... it's a great price and money well spent. If you install it and have problems, you have 7 days from the date of delivery to return it.

Assuming yours is the same as mine, except for the processor speed, you should be fine!
 

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I have 2.4 late 2008, MacbookPro 5,1.

I currently have 2x2GB Mushkin, I tried 2x4GB Mushkin last month and it refused to boot, so I had to return it.

I've read from multiple users on this forum that Crucial 2x4GB is working on these machines, but I've yet to confirm, I'm still actively looking for a store that sells this Ram, and has a good return policy in case it doesn't work.
 
RKpro said:
I have 2.4 late 2008, MacbookPro 5,1.

I currently have 2x2GB Mushkin, I tried 2x4GB Mushkin last month and it refused to boot, so I had to return it.

I've read from multiple users on this forum that Crucial 2x4GB is working on these machines, but I've yet to confirm, I'm still actively looking for a store that sells this Ram, and has a good return policy in case it doesn't work.
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Mine's a late '08 2.8 MBP 5,1 and works with 2x4gb from Crucial.
 
This thread reminded me how desperately I need more Ram. I just pulled the trigger on the crucial 8gb kit on newegg, I'll post an update for your info once I install it.

I suppose I can stick it into my mother's Vaio Z if the MBP rejects it, she doesn't know how to close Firefox tabs, even after repeatedly explaining it to her.
 
thanks

thanks guys for all your help.

No doubt I shall be trying out 2x4gb kit.
I'll let you know how it goes.

RkPro - Can you let me know how you get on with it>>?

Also I may wait for new Osx - anyone got idea on when Lion will be released?

Cheers
 
I just got mine delivered. Not even 48 hours after I ordered, wow.

I must say I was half expecting it to not work, given my experience with the Mushkin 8gb kit.

But Crucial works! I've had it up for about an hour now, working with 2 VMs and photoshop, and there is no slowdown at all.

It's not guaranteed to work because both Apple and Crucial say the max is 4GB for late 2008 machines, but I can confirm that this specific model is working for me:

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on

15" MacBook Pro 5, 1 (late 2008)
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
10.6.6
firmware details below:

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RKpro said:
Yes, if the model number is CT2KIT51264BC1067, then it's the same kit as I have.
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I just bought this kit from crucial.uk, the RAM´s brand is Hynix and is blue colored.

My MBP model is 5,1 2.4GHz and until now everything is working fine.
 
I'm running with 8GB (yes, you read it correctly... that is eight gigabytes!) in my Macbook Pro unibody 2.53Ghz (late 2008)(MB471LL/A). It's running smooth and stable and successfully tested with Rember.
This is what I have inside: G.Skill 8GB FA-8500CL7D-8GBSQ.
 
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I´m using 8GB RAM for two weeks now.

I have been testing the memory to the limit: a lot of images on PS, 5 archicad windows, 2 ID document, Parallels, etc.

It´s rock stable.
 
I've tested 8GB's of Corsair CMS08GX3M2A1333C9 and 8GB's of Crucial CT51264BC1339. I ended up sticking with the Crucial memory because I ended up getting it for $35 cheaper than the Corsair memory. Both worked great and I would not hesitate buying either again.

They both are 1333MHz memory and I've had no issues running this faster memory on the late 2008 Macbook's and Macbook Pro's.

Get 8GB and be happy with it.

Matt
 
MacBook 5,1 2 ghz

I desperately need to upgrade my ram, what are my options ad can you give me any links? thanks!


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BANK 0/DIMM0:

Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x80AD
Part Number: 0x484D54313132533641465236432D47372020
Serial Number:

BANK 0/DIMM1:

Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x80AD
Part Number: 0x484D54313132533641465236432D47372020
Serial Number:
 
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