nesskwik Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 i have a 3.06 imac which i have just purchased 4gb memory for in form of 2x2gb kit mine came with 2gb in 2x1 gb sticks question is can i use the memory i took out to upgrade my macbook which is approx 7 months old core 2 duo white just the base model no superdrive or {censored} Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
shavex Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 You have just purchased 4GB for your iMac and want to use the old memory left over for your macbook?! Rule of Thumb is... Desktop components (hard drives, processors, memory, etc) never work in Laptops and vise versa. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/#findComment-1002278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesskwik Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 ive done some diggin around and think your wrong this time actually pretty sure they same except macbook uses slower memory Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/#findComment-1002507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Bassist Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 May be the same speeds etc. but desktop memory does not fit into notebook's. Completely different structure and design. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/#findComment-1002605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrenbird Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 iMacs use notebook memory. Indeed you can use it in your macbook. Don't worry about the Memory running faster than that of the macbook either; if the logic board can't handle that memory's speed, then it should underclock it automatically. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/#findComment-1002726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickos Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 WrenBird is actually right as far as I know, I both replaced memory on my iMac and Macbook and they are equal with exception of clockspeed which should be no problem since it's possible to run the memory at a slower speed as long as it has the same pinstructure and no difference in voltage (i.e. between DDRI and DDRII) which should not be the case with your models. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/#findComment-1002934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesskwik Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 thanks guys your stars Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/#findComment-1003414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Bassist Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I honestly had no idea about that - apologies for the incorrect info. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/141405-memory/#findComment-1003717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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