Simple question about macbook ram purchase

[timberford]

Will this ram work in my macbook ?

I wanna upgrade to 2gb.

If you have a link to a UK supplier where I can get a better deal, do post!

Thanks.

 

[meepm00pmeep]

i was asking earlier also about RAM... here's a LINK, hope it's useful

 

[timberford]

yeah i read that. but i want to make sure for certain.

 

[frankblundt]

The only way to be certain is to buy RAM from a supplier who guarantees it for your Mac - simple as that. It will probably work (presuming you've checked the specs for your Mac and it matches up), but not certainly.

 

[timberford]

i appreciate these links pointing me to spec.

i have been looking at the one on the apple developer website and according to that i need...

DDR2 667MHz (PC2-5300) SDRAM SO-DIMM unbuffered, unregistered, 8-byte, nonparity, and non-ECC.

On the product spec for the ram i'm looking at I can't see anything about nonparity, unregistered or 8-byte... i'm not even sure what they mean!

 

[frankblundt]

i'd email them and ask. We don't have CanadaRAM here any more to provide authoritative answers on this subject. They one you're looking at also says PC5300 as opposed to PC2-5300 - i have no idea what difference this makes if any...

Sometimes it's just less heartache to go with a supplier that guarantees it, even if you pay a little more. I'm sure CanadaRAM said something somewhere that there are subtle differences even within manufacturers, which is why Crucial frinstance, sells Mac guaranteed RAM and non-Mac guaranteed.

I've used second-hand generic brand PC RAM in the past and not had problems (that i'm aware of at least) with it in G3s, but maybe i'm just a tin-arse.

 

[saga]

Will this ram work in my macbook ?

I wanna upgrade to 2gb.

If you have a link to a UK supplier where I can get a better deal, do post!

Thanks.

Just this evening I purchased and installed the exact memory from your link into my macbook. Everything is A OK. My book recognized it, and is running very well.

 

[timberford]

cheers saga that's exactly the reply i was hoping someone could give me.