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    Macbook memory: PC 5300 or PC 5400 or other?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sam.snow, Jan 20, 2008.

  1. sam.snow

    sam.snow Newbie

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    I bought a white macbook 2.2 just a month ago and I want to upgrade its memory to either 2 Gb or preferebly 4 Gb. What memories should I be looking at? I'm pretty sure it's DDR2 SODIMM 200 pin, but is it PC5300 or PC5400?
     
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Both work. PC5300 and PC5400 work fine, just choose the cheaper one :).
     
    Sam, Jan 20, 2008
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    Indeed it is DDR2 SODIMM 200 pin. As for 5300 VS 5400 like the user above said, their basically the same thing.


    -From the 'Hot Ram Deals' thread, there's also great RAM ads posted there so make sure to check it out before purchasing.
     
    Sponsi, Jan 20, 2008
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    tangograndma Notebook Geek

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    yeah you won't notice any dif' 'tween'm
     
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  5. sam.snow

    sam.snow Newbie

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    would i be able to use a RAM with 800 clock speed on my macbook or it only goes up to 667?
     
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    Your chipset limits it to 667mhz so no.
     
    Sponsi, Jan 20, 2008
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    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    the max that the macbook goes up to is 667. you could put an 800 memory stick in but it would be downclocked. there was another thread here where someone was having technical difficulties getting 2 of those 800 mhz memory to boot the system, and even only 1 stick was causing problems for him (or her). stick with 667 mhz for now to be on the safe side.
     
    dbam987, Jan 20, 2008
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