Best choice for ram upgrade

dclive

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FYI: As long as it's DDR2-5300 or better, it will work; I'm not sure how one would quantify "best" for a commodity part. I typically call "best" that which is cheapest and fully works. $24 for 2 x 2GB chips is a good deal to me.
 

TheStu

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I have Corsair in my MacBook, and will probably replace it with more Corsair once I finally break down and get 2GB.
 

dmw16

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I have G.Skill in one and Crucial in the other. No problem with either.

Specific Mac memory for a modern macbook is for suckers.
 

Tyranicus

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IMHO, unless you're overclocking (which I don't think you can do on a Mac anyway), it really doesn't matter what brand of RAM you buy, as long as you get the right speed.
 

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Actually Apple always uses the smallest possible when RAM is concerned.. So if you have 2 GB in the machine, it's more than likely (99% chance) that it's 2x1GB sticks. So I always order pairs of RAM, unless I just simply can't afford it, then I'll get a single stick and upgrade to the other stick later on.
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: Kmax82
Actually Apple always uses the smallest possible when RAM is concerned.. So if you have 2 GB in the machine, it's more than likely (99% chance) that it's 2x1GB sticks. So I always order pairs of RAM, unless I just simply can't afford it, then I'll get a single stick and upgrade to the other stick later on.

oh no shit?

so how do those 2x2 I linked to look?

I presume osx on my older MB can support 4gb?
 

TheStu

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Kmax82
Actually Apple always uses the smallest possible when RAM is concerned.. So if you have 2 GB in the machine, it's more than likely (99% chance) that it's 2x1GB sticks. So I always order pairs of RAM, unless I just simply can't afford it, then I'll get a single stick and upgrade to the other stick later on.

oh no shit?

so how do those 2x2 I linked to look?

I presume osx on my older MB can support 4gb?

It has nothing to do with OS X (after all the Mac Pro supports 32GB of RAM) and has to do with the chipset.

First Gen MacBook (Core Duo) - 2GB RAM limit
Second Gen MacBook (Core 2 Duo) - 3GB RAM limit (3.3 if you put in 2*2GB)
Third Gen MacBook (Santa Rosa Core 2 Duo) - 4GB RAM limit
Fourth Gen MacBook (Penryn Core 2 Duo) - 4GB RAM limit
Fifth Gen MacBook (Aluminum Core 2 Duo) - 6GB RAM limit (again I think this is a chipset limitation of some kind, but I am not positive)
 

Ns1

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TheStu-

Thanks. I have the one that's before the current version, so I'd imagine it's 4g MB.