Aren't SSDs just completely awesome?![]()
I dropped an SSD into my mom's rev2 MacBook, that thing flies now. Not too shabby for a 6 or more year old machine.
Aren't SSDs just completely awesome?![]()
The $45 2x2 GB memory is used off eBay, not a regular retail store product, but at least it's name brand. Hopefully it doesn't suck. You can get new 2x2GB DDR2 SODIMM for about $50 locally, but it's 2nd tier brands like G.Skill and it's DDR2-800. (I've read that the MacBook won't boot DDR2-800 if it doesn't have the right SPD entries for 667 MHz function.) New big name brand DDR2 SODIMMs are more expensive though.
I tried the DDR2-800 in the MacBook, which requires DDR2-667, and the Mac wouldn't even boot. This is Kingston-branded RAM. I've had the same result before on other Macs with overspec'd Corsair and IIRC Patriot RAM too. I guess this Kingston RAM doesn't include the proper SPD timings for slower speeds either. So, this just reiterates that on Macs, get the exact RAM speed that you need, and you should not assume that higher spec'd RAM will work.I just ordered another 4 GB (2x2) of DDR2 SODIMMs, this time for just $37.50 shipped, also from an high-rated eBay memory seller. This pair is DDR2-800/PC2-6400, for a Windows laptop.
