[X4U] RAM counsel

[Brett Conlon]

Hiya Jesse,

In my case (MBPro 4GB) the Apple RAM was going to cost me nearly  
double the price. In the end I went with 2 X 2 GB Kingston chips and I  
have 2 X 1GB chips left over. I'll either keep them as backup or sell  
them on ebay.

I'd go the third-party RAM - as long as it's reputable RAM!

Cheers,

Coj

On 21/11/2007, at 10:52 PM, Jesse Leo wrote:

> Hello Mac'ers,
>
> Looking at getting a Macbook, ideally with 2GB RAM. I've priced it  
> out, and
> Apple will ship it with 2GB for an extra $150. However, a lot of other
> places offer it for much cheaper - crucial.com, for example.
>
> Here are my concerns:
>
> 1) Is RAM from 3rd party places going to flake out on me? Or is it  
> pretty
> much the same across the board? The old saying "If it costs 10 cents,
> chances are it ain't worth a dime." comes to mind.
>
> 2) If I do get the RAM from a 3rd party, I'd be stuck with two 512  
> modules
> that ship with the Macbook. Lame.
>
> Any thoughts/advice/opinions you guys have would be great.
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse