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NewEgg, 16gb Corsair DDR3 1333, $119

Damn..... ram prices have crashed hard.

I bought my MBP in august. Price to upgrade to 16gb back then (not apple of course) was about $1500... (so i went for 8, lol :D)
 
I went through 2 sets of this RAM - the packaging is super cheap, so the first pair of DIMMS had damaged contacts. The 2nd pair seem fine at first, however I started getting Kernel Panics, about 1 per day. I eventually got an RMA, ate 15% restocking fee and return shipping and got the Crucial. I just installed it yesterday and all seems much better so far.

On a side note, I had called Corsair - they claim this RAM is not compatible with MBP or Apple products, however they do make a model that is.

Just be careful with this particular RAM, it's caused me a lot of headaches in my early 2011 15" MBP.
 
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I also had issues with this Corsair RAM kit about 1-2 months ago. I RMA'd it back to NewEgg.

I ended up picking up a 16GB Crucial RAM kit. Haven't looked back. :D
 
Acejam2k said:
I also had issues with this Corsair RAM kit about 1-2 months ago. I RMA'd it back to NewEgg.

I ended up picking up a 16GB Crucial RAM kit. Haven't looked back. :D
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I just order the Corsair from Frys - the one someone above said was told was not compatable with Apple - we shall see. Keeping my fingers crossed. Guess if I have issues, I'll go with Crucial next time.
 
Value Select 16GB Corsair DDR3 1333

Just FYI, this ram "value select" does not work on the 2011 macbook pros. I installed these first and couldn't get the computer to boot up. After calling the company, it was relayed to me that I needed the "Mac RAM" 16gb kit. These were specifically tested for the MacBooks. It costs about 10 bucks (on average) more. The "value select" does work on some MacBooks, but there is something about my (late) 2011 one that doesn't jive.

Love,
Lord Dextro
 
LordDextro said:
Just FYI, this ram "value select" does not work on the 2011 macbook pros. I installed these first and couldn't get the computer to boot up. After calling the company, it was relayed to me that I needed the "Mac RAM" 16gb kit. These were specifically tested for the MacBooks. It costs about 10 bucks (on average) more. The "value select" does work on some MacBooks, but there is something about my (late) 2011 one that doesn't jive.

Love,
Lord Dextro
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i'm using this (regular non-mac version) in a Macbook Pro late 2011 17"

Now this is a 17", and apparently these will work (mine does), but the other sizes (13" and 15" ) may not?

I'm haven't a clue, except mine works fine.
 
mac jones said:
i'm using this (regular non-mac version) in a Macbook Pro late 2011 17"

Now this is a 17", and apparently these will work (mine does), but the other sizes (13" and 15" ) may not?

I'm haven't a clue, except mine works fine.
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I have been using the 16GB "Non Mac" Corsair version on my Late 2011 13" MBP

Been hitting them pretty hard with simultaneous running of 4 VMs, Office, FCP-X, Safari and Football Manager 2012, no issues yet

JM
 
Wow that's a great price for some great RAM. Already got 8GB myself and see no reason to upgrade at the moment. I'll probably wait a little while until prices drop even more. Anyone know if the 2011 MBP will support 32 GB of RAM when 16GB SODIMM modules are avaible?
 
Guru53 said:
Wow that's a great price for some great RAM. Already got 8GB myself and see no reason to upgrade at the moment. I'll probably wait a little while until prices drop even more. Anyone know if the 2011 MBP will support 32 GB of RAM when 16GB SODIMM modules are avaible?
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I think maybe.

probably up to 48gb or something like that, for 64bit.
 
thebritishguy said:
I have been using the 16GB "Non Mac" Corsair version on my Late 2011 13" MBP

Been hitting them pretty hard with simultaneous running of 4 VMs, Office, FCP-X, Safari and Football Manager 2012, no issues yet

JM
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That's a little reassuring. I have an early 2011 13" MBP and just ordered this "non-Mac" Corsair. The price was low enough I thought I'd take a chance with it. Will report in this thread what the results are once I get it installed. If it doesn't work in my Mac, I may see if we can put it in my Daughter-in-Law's PC laptop.
 
I've been using a total of 48GB of the Corsair 8GB SODIMMs since October 2011 without any issues in 2011 Mac mini, 2011 15" MacBook Pro and 2010 27" iMac. I also sold a 16GB kit (plus data doubler and 750GB WD Scorpio Black) to a friend who uses it in his production 2011 15" MacBook Pro. When I initially purchased the memory I tested all SODIMMs with Rember and Geekbench stress tests.
 
BasilFawlty said:
That's a little reassuring. I have an early 2011 13" MBP and just ordered this "non-Mac" Corsair. The price was low enough I thought I'd take a chance with it. Will report in this thread what the results are once I get it installed. If it doesn't work in my Mac, I may see if we can put it in my Daughter-in-Law's PC laptop.
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Ok, I just installed the 16GB Corsair RAM from Frys in my Early 2011 MBP. So far so good. I ran the extended diagnostics and no problems found. This is part number CMSO16GX3M2A1333C9 (2 x 8GB).

I expect this will be more memory than I'll ever need in this MBP, but hey, it was only $109! Will report later if I run into any problems later on.
 
Acejam2k said:
Just to reiterate my post above - this RAM kit has caused issues for SEVERAL people.

If you really want to use Corsair RAM, at least pick up their "Mac Approved" kit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233251

I highly suggest going with Crucial or OWC.
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I knew that going in. I took a chance. So far so good. The specs for the two Corsair RAM (the "Apple certified" and regular) are identical. In fact I called Corsair and the tech told me that the two part numbers CMSO16GX3M2A1333C9 (regular, which I bought) and CMSA16GX3M2A1333C9 are in fact the exact same thing off the same production line. The "A" version for Apple is just run thorugh a stricter set of tests to "Certify" it for Apple. The first thing I did was run extended diagnostics and it ran without a problem. Time will tell, but so far it looks good. I hear what you're saying and it's not bad advice, but for $109 I took a chance.
 
is there a difference between the apple's RAM and this one (when it comes to speed or quality etc) Or are they just the same and its totally safe to user RAM from other manufactures ?
 
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