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    Could this corsair vengeance 8gb 1600Mhz work on an Early 2011 Macbook Pro

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by khalei, Jan 25, 2012.

  1. khalei

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    khalei, Jan 25, 2012
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  2. Spydweb

    Spydweb Notebook Consultant

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    Don't know about that Brand, but I am running Kingston HyperX @ 1866, works fine and runs at 1866 in 2011 MBP I7
    17" so should be the same for you.
     
    Spydweb, Jan 25, 2012
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  3. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    Unless you are getting a really good deal on the Corsair RAM, I suggest getting it from Other World Computing. They specialize in Macintosh upgrades, so you know that you'd be less likely to encounter problems.
     
    Yotsuba, Jan 25, 2012
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  4. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That is absolutely false. Companies will put "Apple certified" on their RAM so they can add an Apple tax of their own. RAM is RAM. The 8 GB kit in my MBP was $30 and works flawlessly. I will all but guarantee OWC gets its chips and PCBs from the same place as Crucial, Corsair or some other major memory brand.


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    saturnotaku, Jan 25, 2012
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  5. Yotsuba

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    This may have changed from the days of PPC then. I remember with my old Power Macintosh G3, I tried using RAM from a Windows system and the computer wouldn't boot into OS X. Then I tried "Apple Certified" RAM and it booted just fine.
     
    Yotsuba, Jan 25, 2012
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    Ahoy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just wanted to chime in that Corsair's great brand. I own a set of 16gbs of the desktop Vengeances myself.
     
    Ahoy, Jan 25, 2012
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    It will work. The mbp 15 and 17 can run on 1600mhz and 1866mhz ram, the mbp 13 is limited to the 1600mhz, the 1866mhz will give you issues.

    And yes the CAS will work.

    There is no more difference regarding ram or upgrades since apple moved to intel, OWC is basically a company that inserts the apple tax in its products. Those Sandforce controlled SSDs have usually a terrible price, the only SSD that is worth to upgrade is to get a 64gb mba 11 and to get a 240gb SSD from them, aside that the ram, the optibay, SSDs are really not worth the price.
     
    Karamazovmm, Jan 27, 2012
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    juanfelipao, Apr 3, 2012
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    Those are desktop memory sticks, juanfelipao.
    They won't fit in a laptop.
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 3, 2012
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  10. juanfelipao

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    I see. Thank you!
     
    juanfelipao, Apr 3, 2012
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  11. James D

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    It is THE BEST 1600 RAM you can put in your laptop.
    Amazon.com: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz PC3204 Pin SODIMM Laptop Memory CMSX8GX3M2A1600C9: Computers & Accessories
     
    James D, Apr 3, 2012
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  12. alstrike

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    I can guarantee it works, I have them installed in my Early 2011 Macbook Pro 13" i7.
     
    alstrike, Apr 10, 2012
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    What would be a great tool set to open up the bottom? I used ifixit 14-in-1 set, but it isn't good enough as the head keeps slipping off the grooves in the screw.
     
    shriek11, Apr 11, 2012
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  14. James D

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    James D, Apr 11, 2012
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