Upgrading RAM

[Pooky]

Probably not.

lol.

 

[phiber]

Upgraded my ram to generics, the chips i pulled out of my macbook was Hynix. Apple ship the standard modules, just charge more for it.

 

[Pooky]

Sybaritic don't have stock.

 

[Synaesthesia]

Try Zapsonline or other shops. I also want some!

 

[Pooky]

I phoned zaps they are checking if they can get.will let you know.

 

[Pooky]

Ok they said that the Transcend has an ETA of about 1 week: http://zapsonline.com/49258-transce...3-notebook-memory-module-rets512msk64v3n.html

The other two I enquired about they do have available: http://zapsonline.com/39077-corsair...-ddr3-1333-notebook-module-frme-cn4gd313.html
http://zapsonline.com/40241-kingsto...333-notebook-memory-module-frme-kn4gd313.html

I went with the Corsair one.

 

[Synaesthesia]

Thanks man!

 

[the1lumpster]

me 2nd that too, want to bump my MBP up to 8GB

 

[Pooky]

The guy I spoke to recommended the Corsair so I went for that.

For that reason as well as the fact that I didn't want to wait a week for the cheaper one.

 

[jasweb]

Will I notice a difference between 4gb and 8gb?

Yes, if you have applications that demand alot of RAM (Photoshop, Video Editing - After Effects).... else not really....

 

[BobJones]

Because there are idiots out there willing to pay for it?

If you are worried about quality (why?) and prefer a little Apple sticker on your ram I suggest you contact your local Apple dealer and pay the R1000/GB that they charge. Btw, they will sell you the exact same product made in a Chinese factory but it has the little apple sticker on.

That's just not true! More often than not the RAM in the macs I have have been Hynix

 

[ponder]

That's just not true! More often than not the RAM in the macs I have have been Hynix

Am I missing a sarcasm smiley?

 

[Basilrsa]

Does the iMac 2.8 27" use the same RAM. If so can I use 2 x 4GB SO-DIMMS with my existing 2 x 2 GB SO-DIMMS to give me 12 GB? I have 4 slots. That will be a real bonus.

 

[ponder]

Does the iMac 2.8 27" use the same RAM. If so can I use 2 x 4GB SO-DIMMS with my existing 2 x 2 GB SO-DIMMS to give me 12 GB? I have 4 slots.

Yes, just make sure it's 1" (2.54cm) low profile SO-DIMMS. Yes, you can mix ram.

http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/con...-inch+(Mid+2010)&distributor=0&submit1=Search

 

[fwwwn]

Hijacking this thread for a moment, don't want to create a new thread for essentially the same topic.

I have a mid 2007 iMac 7,1. I want to upgrade to 4GB ram. I'll need 2x2GB 667MHz DDR2 (PC2-5300) SO-DIMMs.

I found 2x2GB paired Kingston HyperX for about the same price as other ram. The HyperX is CL4 (4-4-4-12) while the other ram is CL5. Will the faster timings be compatible with my Mac? I.e. is it purely a feature of the Ram, or will the system slow it down to 5-5-5-12 or something?

Here's the Ram: http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/products/khx_sodimm.asp (KHX5300S2LLK2/4G)
And Sybaritic: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?cPath=485_408&products_id=20116

 

[ponder]

Not sure but keep in mind that you can upgrade to 6GB if you want using a 2G+4Gb modules. Google will provide more info.

 

[fwwwn]

Thanks. Found the info, and also confirmed that CL4 works but doesn't make a real world difference. Think i'm going to stick with getting 2x2GB.

 

[phiber]

If you want to check what ram your machine supports cehck out...

www.macsales.com. they also sell ( i have got great service from them) and they have installations vids as wel.

 

[Basilrsa]

I've ordered a pair of 4GB 1333mhz SO-DIMMS form Zaps ( Kingston) so I will upgrade my iMac to 12GB. That should speed up things a bit when photo editing.

 

[Pooky]

I've ordered a pair of 4GB 1333mhz SO-DIMMS form Zaps ( Kingston) so I will upgrade my iMac to 12GB. That should speed up things a bit when photo editing.

Still waiting for them to send mine to me...