updating ram on new macbook.

[bartoszbr]

Is it true that I have to unscrew the back cover in order to update ram on the new macbooks? Will this violate the warranty then?

 

[sjc83]

yes and the new MB will explode WARNING WARNING

 

[MaskedPhantom]

yes and the new MB will explode WARNING WARNING

Gtfo.





This will NOT, I repeat NOT, void the warranty. The Macbook's RAM and HDD is meant to be user replaceable.

 

[gat89]

Where can I buy more RAM / Memory for my Macbook?

does anyone know? The macstore said they won't have any for a couple of weeks and Newegg doesn't seem to have it either....

 

[fuzzielitlpanda]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...escription=&Ntk=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

 

[Bryan Bowler]

Is it true that I have to unscrew the back cover in order to update ram on the new macbooks? Will this violate the warranty then?

Yes. No.

 

[brop52]

Even cheaper plus lifetime warranty at OWC for 139.

 

[munckee]

Whoa! The ram for the new machines is expensive

 

[neiltc13]

I took mine to bits this morning to have a look at how it is done. It's a much more daunting task than it was on the old MacBook and you actually get to see some exposed PCBs when you're doing it.

The screws are a nightmare - it took me about half an hour to simply replace the back cover.

Hard drive and battery is nice and easy though.

 

[Milk*is*tasty]

Whoa! The ram for the new machines is expensive

I hope you mean DDR3 in general, not on the Apple-site

 

[Suasexed]

I took mine to bits this morning to have a look at how it is done. It's a much more daunting task than it was on the old MacBook and you actually get to see some exposed PCBs when you're doing it.

The screws are a nightmare - it took me about half an hour to simply replace the back cover.

Hard drive and battery is nice and easy though.

Have you got yours then? I thought you ordered from the online store?

 

[neiltc13]

This is what you are presented with when you want to upgrade MacBook's RAM. It really is much more intimidating than it used to be.

Suasexed I never ordered anything online, I don't know why you would think so?

 

[PeterQC]

Whoa! The ram for the new machines is expensive

Yea, but at least you got a great deal on the apple site if you upgrade directly to 4GB. (141$ on the canadian store)

 

[azdmelani]

has anyone ordered the G Skill brand?

 

[acfusion29]

Does anybody know what the max RAM these new MacBook's can take?

 

[neiltc13]

Does anybody know what the max RAM these new MacBook's can take?

4GB limited by the system and by the fact there are only 2 slots and the highest capacity you can buy in sticks of this type of RAM right now is 2GB.

 

[acfusion29]

4GB limited by the system and by the fact there are only 2 slots and the highest capacity you can buy in sticks of this type of RAM right now is 2GB.

Alright, thanks for the info. I was hoping it was going to be 8GB.

 

[iMav]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...escription=&Ntk=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

Save yourself some money and order two of these instead.

 

[lwongveros]

4GB limited by the system and by the fact there are only 2 slots and the highest capacity you can buy in sticks of this type of RAM right now is 2GB.

I was led to believe that the 4GB total capacity is a limitation of 32 bit addressing... not memory module availability...

 

[abijnk]

I was led to believe that the 4GB total capacity is a limitation of 32 bit addressing... not memory module availability...

Correct. Even if sticks with higher capacity become available, it won't matter. You can put two 8GB sticks of RAM in the thing (if they were available), but your macbook would only be able to utilize 4GB.

 

[Gen]

Get your ram from Apple, it seems to be cheaper and it would be covered by AppleCare too.

$135 for 4gb of ram and Apple warranty seems like a great deal!

 

[AJ Muni]

Save yourself some money and order two of these instead.

Thats what I did.

I was led to believe that the 4GB total capacity is a limitation of 32 bit addressing... not memory module availability...

Yeap.

 

[tehprince]

Since there's two memory slots, does Apple put in a single 2GB stick or two 1GB sticks?

I hate it when two 1GB sticks are put in, so in order to upgrade to max capacity you need to purchase a 4GB instead of a 2GB.

 

[lwongveros]

Since there's two memory slots, does Apple put in a single 2GB stick or two 1GB sticks?

I hate it when two 1GB sticks are put in, so in order to upgrade to max capacity you need to purchase a 4GB instead of a 2GB.

tehprince: Apple puts in two 1GB sticks... true, it's more costly for us to do the upgrade, I'm sure Apple justifies it by saying that the machines run faster when both slots are filled with identical memory modules (usually these chipsets are "dual-channel" for max performance when both slots are filled).

 

[Chase R]

$135 pre-installed 4GB ram by Apple > $135+ aftermarket 4GB ram.

Why not just order your MB with 4GB ram? It's only $135 now compared to $200 for the previous generation...