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Ram Upgrade Recommendations

ZebOfMac

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Hellhammer

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Kingston RAM is fine and comes with lifetime warranty. However, I would buy this instead as it leaves you an option to easily upgrade the RAM to 8GB in the future

ZebOfMac said:
I have used them in the past with no problems. Most people with macs prefer the crucial ram as they are the ones who supply apple's ram.
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Apple uses various RAM brands, such as Crucial, Samsung and Hynix.
 
shakeman0

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Hellhammer said:
Kingston RAM is fine and comes with lifetime warranty. However, I would buy this instead as it leaves you an option to easily upgrade the RAM to 8GB in the future



Apple uses various RAM brands, such as Crucial, Samsung and Hynix.
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Thats a great idea! I found this on Amazon Crucial Ram. Will that work? If I use that 4GB module, would I actually have 5GB of ram since I would keep one of my 1GB ram modules that came with the computer? Is it ok to use to different brands of ram?
 
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shakeman0 said:
Thats a great idea! I found this on Amazon Crucial Ram. Will that work? If I use that 4GB module, would I actually have 5GB of ram since I would keep one of my 1GB ram modules that came with the computer?
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That Crucial RAM will work too (though it's more expensive ;)). And yes, you will have 5GB of RAM. Using different brands is fine, as long as the specs are equal.
 
ZebOfMac

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shakeman0 said:
Thats a great idea! I found this on Amazon Crucial Ram. Will that work? If I use that 4GB module, would I actually have 5GB of ram since I would keep one of my 1GB ram modules that came with the computer? Is it ok to use to different brands of ram?
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As Hellhammer mentioned this will work fine. Using either company of ram will give the same results.
 
shakeman0

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Alright, great! Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it! Is it worth the extra $10 or so dollars to get the Crucial ram?
 
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briguy21

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I would use OWC RAM, I love the ram that I just bought, 100.00 for 8 GIG of Matched Ram .
 
Hellhammer

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shakeman0 said:
Alright, great! Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it! Is it worth the extra $10 or so dollars to get the Crucial ram?
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IMO no. G.Skill is a good brand and I've seen people using the same RAM I linked in Macs. I always buy the cheapest RAM as long as it's a known brand (like G.Skill, Crucial or Kingston)
 
shakeman0

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Ok, thanks again for all the help! So, just to make sure, will this ram work in my Macbook Pro?
 
NickZac

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Some people have reported 8GB upgrades for like $50 and under...its goin down town in price baby!
 
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toughluck

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I was going to replace my RAM with Crucial (2 x 4) 204- pin DDR3
Has anyone tried this ram because its 1333 and i was wondering if it utilized the extra speed?

-toughluck
 
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BigMoo

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I dont think it will give you 5GB of RAM if you leave one of your 1GB sticks because they run on dual channel, and both chips have to be the same. I could be wrong, but that's what i have heard.
 
Hellhammer

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BigMoo said:
I dont think it will give you 5GB of RAM if you leave one of your 1GB sticks because they run on dual channel, and both chips have to be the same. I could be wrong, but that's what i have heard.
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You can mix different capacities. In this case, the first 2GB (1GB from both modules) will run in dual-channel while the remaining 3GB will run in single-channel. It's not something you should worry about as more RAM is always better then channeling.
 
Rizvi1

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Just checked and the Crucial 4GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) CL 9 SO-DIMM Laptop Memory Module mentioned here:

bigfoamfinger12 said:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0352108

$40 for a 4gb Crucial seems like a great deal. May pick up 2 of these to go to 8gb
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..is sold out. It's $90 for 2x4gb on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148276 and I was going to go with that but with hellhammer's post:
Hellhammer said:
IMO no. G.Skill is a good brand and I've seen people using the same RAM I linked in Macs. I always buy the cheapest RAM as long as it's a known brand (like G.Skill, Crucial or Kingston)
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I'm thinking of just getting the The G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Laptop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBSQ for $80 and savings $10

(looking to put this in my 15" MacBook Pro i5 mid-2010
 
Hellhammer

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It will work. You can check its feedback in NewEgg, there are several reviewers with 2010 MBPs (just added this so you will feel more comfortable ;))
 
Rizvi1

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^ah, I was right about to just pull the trigger on the G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Laptop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBSQ but when I compared the reviews to the Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Laptop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BC1067, it seemed that the G.Skill had more recent complaints (although I respected G.Skill themselves for replying to the complaints). Seemed the safer route was to go with Crucial based on that. At only $10 I didn't feel too bad. Had the difference been $20 or so, then I would have chanced it with the G.Skill
 
Blu101

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toughluck said:
I was going to replace my RAM with Crucial (2 x 4) 204- pin DDR3
Has anyone tried this ram because its 1333 and i was wondering if it utilized the extra speed?

-toughluck
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I don't think it can use the extra speed. You're better off matching the original RAM speed of your mbp when upgrading.
 
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skidmarc

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toughluck said:
I was going to replace my RAM with Crucial (2 x 4) 204- pin DDR3
Has anyone tried this ram because its 1333 and i was wondering if it utilized the extra speed?

-toughluck
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You can use a 1333 RAM but the computer will only run it at 1066/1067. Most memory is backwards compatible, all things being equal.

In order to utilize the 1333 your logic board/motherboard/mainboard will have to support 1333 memory, otherwise it will step down.
 
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