Ram

[macbookpaul]

if i was to upgrade the RAM in my macbook (intel duo) should i only use RAM from the apple website or are there any good sites for mac compatible RAM

 

[jne381]

crucial.com

 

[gavd]

This question pops up fairly often. Have a search of the forums and you'll probably find a few different sites recommended.

Mind you, most people say you can't go wrong with Crucial as suggested by jne381.

 

[dmw007]

Don't buy from Apple! Their RAM prices tend to be too expensive. I would highly recommend that you buy your RAM from www.datamem.com .

 

[dorcetto]

dmw007 is right. go to datamem.com.
your processor speed and the workload on your mac determines what kind/how much to get.

 

[bousozoku]

OtherWorld Computing for anything Mac-related, not just RAM.

 

[zephead]

I just got this 1GB stick from Newegg.com in the mail today and it works wonderfully, and it was a pretty good deal too.

 

[mccldwll]

Another vote for datamem. If you're only going for 1 gb total, I may have 2 x 512 matched apple ram available, pulled from a new mb c2d. PM if any interest.

 

[2tallyAwesome]

Hey there,

I know it's suggested that when you upgrade the ram you make both slots match, but how important is that?

I have the stock 512 right now (2x256) and was going to buy a 1gb card to slip in one of the slots. Will this cause a problem or should I buy 2x512 chips?

 

[zephead]

Hey there,

I know it's suggested that when you upgrade the ram you make both slots match, but how important is that?

I have the stock 512 right now (2x256) and was going to buy a 1gb card to slip in one of the slots. Will this cause a problem or should I buy 2x512 chips?

No, that won't be a problem. I have a 1GB stick and the stock 256MB stick in my MacBook and it's supposedly a tiny bit slower than having matched pairs, but I can't notice that, I only notice the speed boost from having an extra gig of RAM.

 

[cyberddot]

Ramjet has always been good to me.