Is OWC the best place to buy RAM?

Getting a 17" MBP soon, and I'm looking to purchase 16 GB RAM for it. Is the quality of the RAM at OWA (2 x 8.0GB 1333MHz DDR3 SO-DIMM PC10600 204 Pin) good?

In the past for my PC laptops, I've always stuck to known/reputable brands like Micron and Kingston. Never had a problem with them.

Are there "better" RAM than the ones sold by OWA for MBPs?

 

OWC is fine, but it's overpriced. Micron is Crucial. Again, fine, but overpriced if you order directly from them.

This should work just as well. Actually, pretty much any DDR3-1333 kit will do the trick. You can use 1600 MHz RAM as well but it's a bit more expensive and you won't notice any performance benefit outside synthetic benchmarks.

 

just go to Crucial.com

 

Not unless you want to pay too much. They're actually more expensive than OWC by a few dollars.

$85 after rebate

$99 and no rebate - I post this because I've had great luck with G.Skill memory, and the company does a phenomenal job of standing behind its products. They replaced a failed 4-year-old desktop memory stick I had, no questions asked.

 

newegg.com in the USA, or amazon.com

 

I'm sure your milage may very, but I've never had anything but trouble buying cheap RAM that does not say it supports Macs. Crucial always works, and I have no problems paying more for better quality and support. G.skill, is not that bad.. Patriot? that is a total waste of money... I've had dealings with them before.

 

Since the two products I linked to specifically say they are for Macs, that's not an issue in this case.

 

I've never had this issue, ever, through many (many) macs. I've also never used Patriot brand memory.

 

agreed I tend to just pick up Kingston Value RAM or whatever is on sale that week.

 

The only brand I've ever had significant, consistent trouble with has been Corsair. That includes both their RAM and SSDs.