Planning to upgrade MBP from 2gb > 4gb

[DanB91]

I am looking at 2 specific RAM sticks on newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146697
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231154

As you can see, the second link has RAM that has 4 Cas latency and quicker timing than the RAM in the first link. Is the lower latency and quicker timing worth the extra $10? thanks

 

[iLog.Genius]

Couldn't tell you, but your best bet is to get RAM from Crucial. It's reliable and many users on this forum have had success with it. Mix that with awesome customer service if your RAM arrives faulty and you got yourself a good deal.

 

[ian.maffett]

Did you verify that you in fact need the DDR2 and not DDR3? The newer unibody MBPs have DDR3 in which case you would want to look at this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...10170551 1327844988&name=204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM

 

[DanB91]

Did you verify that you in fact need the DDR2 and not DDR3? The newer unibody MBPs have DDR3 in which case you would want to look at this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...10170551 1327844988&name=204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM

this is a pre unibody mbp (as u can see in my sig by the graphics card). ive checked the manual and i need pc25300 ram

 

[DanB91]

Couldn't tell you, but your best bet is to get RAM from Crucial. It's reliable and many users on this forum have had success with it. Mix that with awesome customer service if your RAM arrives faulty and you got yourself a good deal.

there are reviews on both sticks that they work on the early 2008 mbp (my comp), so i'll go with those. thanks for the advice though

 

[DanB91]

anyone?

 

[mainomega]

The original ram is cas 5. So while you can purchase a cas 4, you wont see any real world difference in performance.

 

[vm7118]

that mushkin RAM is a good deal. respected name, less than $40 after rebate. go for it. the lower latency won't help you at all, your MBP is limited in that sense (it's an older chipset, at this point).

pretty much as long as you get a name-brand pc2-5300 you will be more than fine. newegg customer service is as good or better than anyone else out there, including crucial and OWC. and they have a FAR wider selection.

i've been buying from them for over 10 years.

 

[-tWv-]

I would go with OWC at macsales.com for all mac related hardware. They have great quality and an easy return policy if a product like RAM fails. They also have helpful instructional videos on their website to guide you through installed new hardware components to your mac.

 

[DanB91]

thanks everyone. i just purchased the mushkin RAM.