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Which Ram Does and does not work in Unibody MBP?

I got my crucial kit directly from crucial. Theoretically any ram with the same specs should work but i had also heard of compatibility issues. I figure that crucial has good customer service and rma policy so i went with them. Works well for me.
 
I would either suggest that you go to Crucial and have your system scanned, or on NewEgg (if your from the US and A) search for Apple Laptop Memory, there put in DDR3 and choose one of those. I personally went with Mushkin, as it had the best reviews and was the only one in stock when I ordered.
 
memory speed

Which type of memory speed should I be looking for?

DDR3 PC3-8500/DDR3-1066 or DDR3 PC3-10600/DDR3-1333

Is there a big difference in performance and which one does the new unibodys come with?
 
Greenhoe said:
Which type of memory speed should I be looking for?

DDR3 PC3-8500/DDR3-1066 or DDR3 PC3-10600/DDR3-1333

Is there a big difference in performance and which one does the new unibodys come with?
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Just get the DDR3 PC3-8500; that's what you're suppose to have; if you get anything "faster" it will either downclock anyways, or not work at all.
 
Crap, I think I ordered the wrong memory. Instead of DDR3 1066, I ordered Crucial DDR3 1333 memory.

Does the MBP downgrade the speed? Or does it not accept it at all?
 
sammy2066 said:
Crap, I think I ordered the wrong memory. Instead of DDR3 1066, I ordered Crucial DDR3 1333 memory.

Does the MBP downgrade the speed? Or does it not accept it at all?
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Thanks to you, we'll soon find out. ;)

Some previous models down-clocked the RAM while some others just plain didn't work.
 
I've heard of people having problems even with RAM from Mac outlets like OWC.

The best thing to do is buy RAM from somewhere with a good return policy, in case things don't work out.
 
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