Deviant0ne Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I am going to upgrade the RAM in my MacBook, and I was hoping for some advice. I can't decide between a 1 GB Kit (2x 512 MB) or one stick of 1 GB RAM, which I will upgrade to 2 GB when I can. What I really want to know is if I just put a 1 GB stick in for now, will my Mac still run well, or does the Dual channel really make that much of a difference in a MacBook? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 i took one 256 mb out and put a 1 gig in for a month then got another gig later. When i had the 1.256 gig it ran fine except i had to reset my pram every two days. All you have to do is make that month or two with 1.25 gig and then u can get two gig total. Much better than 1 gig only immeadiately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant0ne Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 What about if I were to have just the 1 GB stick installed? Would my machine be stable? Would I have to reset anything every two weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 It should be stable and you shouldn't have to reset anything. However, your Mac will run faster if it has two identical pieces of RAM side by side - ie 2x 1GB sticks or 2x 512MB sticks. My recommendation, fwiw, is to go with 2x 1GB sticks - 2 gig is really what a poweruser needs, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant0ne Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Thank you very much. That's what I wanted to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caslon Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I agree with Mash, 2 Gig is what is in mine and it made a big difference in performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Like A Rock Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Whats a good website to buy a 2 gig kit of ram for a mac book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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