Where do you recommend I buy my RAM from?

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  1. Abcmsaj Retired Moderator

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    I will buy a MacBook Pro this year - I'm sure of it.

    But to save myself the £120 it costs Apple to upgrade from 2x 1GB sticks to 2x 2GB, I've decided to buy RAM from a 3rd party seller.

    However - I don't know what I'm looking for, what's compatible, and which companies give bigger and better boosts.

    Am I looking for Intel Memory or NVDIA, or doesn't it make a difference?

    http://www.corsair.com/partners/default.aspx?p=nvidia
    http://www.corsair.com/partners/default.aspx?p=intel

    So I'd like to just ask you guys and get a database of sites I can use for the future. (USA sites too if they ship Internationally - Because that'll be a lot cheaper)

    Thanks :)
    Abcmsaj, Oct 30, 2008
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  2. murphmanny Banned

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    i'd like to know too
    thanx
    murphmanny, Oct 30, 2008
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  3. Abcmsaj Retired Moderator

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    Abcmsaj, Oct 30, 2008
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  4. Teslanaut Well-Known Member

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    Get RAM from Crucial. They're quite cheap, 67 bucks for 4 GB of RAM. They even have something you can use to make sure you get the right RAM.
    Teslanaut, Oct 30, 2008
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  5. drkassassin New Member

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    make sure the ram is ddr3 by the way
    the new macbooks dont support ddr2( personal experience)
    drkassassin, Oct 30, 2008
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  6. Abcmsaj Retired Moderator

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    67 bucks?!
    That's like £30! lol!

    Thanks - I'll look now.

    EDIT: Yeah the $67 one is DDR2. The DDR3 I found was £80 though which is still better than £120 :)
    Abcmsaj, Oct 30, 2008
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  7. simonrichards150 New Member

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    simonrichards150, Oct 30, 2008
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  8. murphmanny Banned

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    thanx guys
    but what manufacturer is in the current imac
    tahnx
    murphmanny, Oct 30, 2008
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  9. DotSlashSlash Active Member

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    as Teslanaut said get your RAM from Crucial i have just recently installed RAM into my mac mini from there and we have done a powerbook upgrade and a 2nd gen imac upgrade and they are all fine, also there quite cheap
    DotSlashSlash, Oct 30, 2008
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  10. iPhoneFTW New Member

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    I can't see you getting 4 GB of RAM for £30 of you ask me
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