Rufus T. Firefly Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Now as I believe, Mac memory is basically memory but with the "Mac" in it's description. One could get the 200 pin PC5300 at 667mhz regular laptop memory on the cheap. The lowest i've seen for 4gb's is about 80 bucks on newegg. Now the "mac" memory section at newegg has Kingston 4gb for 104.99 or something to that affect. Is there such a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 Didn't think so. Well looks like I'm upgrading for a hell of a good price right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon351 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Some say that Macs can be picky about their memory chips; I can't confirm or deny any of this. Although, I've also seen this in PCs. I remember 2 different boards from different manufacturers which used an Intel 815 chipset (socket 370), which didn't work well with some memory chips/modules. Incidentally, I have one such board here at home as a router running SmoothWall Express, and the memory in it is one of those unsuitable types, however I manually forced the memory clock to 100MHz instead of 133 and it's ok. What I can suggest is that you find out the part number of the memory chips or modules before buying and search to see whether there have been reported problems in Macs with these modules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djet Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 On my Macbook I upgraded from 1GB RAM to 3GB and the stuff works fantastically. Got it form Other World for about 1/6 of apple's price too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboss Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 bb....b.....b....but its not Apple certified That alone is why you should pay $1000 for 4GB of RAM and $130 for installation vs $100 on newegg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwaerts Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 yes ppc-based macs are a pain in using common market memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 are they? my B&W has a bunch of odd RAM I had lying around and bought with no real thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Some say that Macs can be picky about their memory chips; I can't confirm or deny any of this. What I can suggest is that you find out the part number of the memory chips or modules before buying and search to see whether there have been reported problems in Macs with these modules. I've read the book and it states that it's 200 pin 667mhz DDR2. So I got this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820134578 a reviewer said he or she got it for the macbook and it works flawlessly. That's not the reason I got it though but it reassures me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe_ Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Bargain basement memory can be finicky in any computer... I stick to the well trusted brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 I believe that Kingston makes pretty good stuff. As with all companies, they all produce good and bad products. Even Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongeloof Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Rufus. Dude. The Newton and mighty mouse do not count.... Think Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macprodan Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I fell in love a long while ago with Kingston when I got a set with BH-5 Chips. run well past rated speeds at the lowest possible timings. Thats whats in the hack now @ 250 mhz DDR (5-2-2-2-1T) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Rufus. Dude. The Newton and mighty mouse do not count.... Think Mark Sorry to say, they do in fact count my friend Although the mighty mouse is alright. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I've had a VERY picky Mac when it came to RAM and what worked in OS 9 didn't work in OS X. Your best bet if you want to go the cheap route is to go to Macsales.com and get the cheapest from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macprogrammer Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I updated my MacBook's memory from 1GB to 2GB using memory from Crucial.com. Works very well and is fast too. (+ a very good price) Crucial.com is the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Yup, I used Crucial also, went from 2x1GB to 2x2GB. Haven't had any problems. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I've never bought so-called "Mac" memory (though I have bought from Mac-friendly stores like Transintl and OWC). I have always tried to get RAM with chips made by the same company Apple's stock RAM uses (Samsung, Micron, Hynix, etc). Not sure what they're using these days though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 I got the Kingston that I posted earlier Haven't really had any problems Thanks for all the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articquad Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'm upgrading an iMac g4 with a stick of 667 SODIMM 200-pin RAM I pulled from a dell laptop with a dead HD. It had the same specs as the iMac g4's RAM, so I guess I'll just see what happens. Also upgrading to OS X 10.5 and iLife '06. I can't find my iLife '08 install disk. -coughcough- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salvator Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I updated my MacBook's memory from 1GB to 2GB using memory from Crucial.com. Works very well and is fast too. (+ a very good price) Crucial.com is the place. Hi Bro, may i know which exact pairs you are using? Worried later when I've bought it and incompatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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