ram--same amount, one vs two dimms?

[ironsidephoto]

so if i were to put, say two gigs of ram in a laptop and the laptop maxes out at 2 gig (as in, core duo pro), would it be better to get two 1gb sticks, or just one 2 gb stick? is the performance any different?

 

[119576]

http://guides.macrumors.com/Understanding_Intel_Mac_RAM

All Intel Core Macs support dual channel memory access if matching modules are installed. The customary estimate is that this gives a 6% - 8% real world performance benefit.

 

[notsofatjames]

1ddim gives you more room for expansion later

 

[ironsidephoto]

i know, but as i said, it's a hardware limitation--the core duo mbps can only go up to 2 gb, i think.

 

[InSaNeCyAnUr]

2 X 1GB is better then 1 X 2GB

The computer is made to access them faster when you pair RAM. Of course 2 X 2GB would be the best.

 

[CanadaRAM]

You said you have a CoreDuo. In that case the 2 Gb single SODIMM or 2 x 2 Gb are not an option. Go with 2 x 1 Gb

Only the Core2Duo machines support 2 Gb SODIMMs

 

[ironsidephoto]

thankya

 

[ironsidephoto]

one more question--i can't find anywhere in the buying guide anything about the number of pins in ram--do mbps and imacs use 200 pin or 240 pin ram?

 

[119576]

one more question--i can't find anywhere in the buying guide anything about the number of pins in ram--do mbps and imacs use 200 pin or 240 pin ram?

200