This ram ok for new Penryn MBP ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820231160

Datamem.com has a 2x2GB kit (also with lifetime warranty) but for $110.

The Newegg deal saves me $25. I'm about to order a MBP from the campus store, hopefully by Friday.

Any ideas if that RAM will work? I assume RAM that fits in the Macbook will also fit in the Macbook Pro (one reviewer said it worked fine in his Macbook).

 

you have a new macbook pro?

 

No, I'm about to order one and wanted to have the RAM handy. I need the laptop for a layout I'm doing and our deadline is by next week...am down to the wire.

 

i am sure it will fit perfectly

 

Any notebook ddr2 667 memory will work. Apple computers do not require anything different. G.skill is a good brand, so is corsair, mushkin, crucial, and ocz.

 

Yeah, that is the right type of RAM for the MacBook and MBP. By the way, just a note, you don't always necessarily need to have "Mac RAM" either. As long as it is the right type of notebook RAM, it'll work on the Mac as well .

 

I'm currently running 2x2GB G. Skill from Newegg.com

I paid like $100 with overnight shipping included and it works flawlessly.

Any DDR2- PC2- 5300 or PC2- 5400 RAM should work. The PC2- 6400 RAM however does not work in Macbook Pros.

 

I just installed 4 GB of Kingston PC-5300 in my MBP and it works fantastic. I got it from Newegg for $75.00 Not a bad deal. And yes I have the new 2.6 ghz processor 15" model.

 

I have the Penryn. Love it.

 

I've had really good luck from Kingston RAM but they're hard to find cheap, at least here in Canada.

 

Make sure to always check NCIX.com, TDDirect.ca, etc.!

 

Is 4GB worth getting?

 

So how come the PC2-6400 modules don't work in the MBP? Is it not capable of recognizing them and scaling them down to PC2-5300 speeds?

 

I think you can put the 6400 in the MBP it just wont be able to use all the speed...I may be wrong but thats what I have heard.

I believe it is worth getting 4gb especially if you plan to run bootcamp like I do. I notice my programs are faster and the gaming performance is slightly better (not a major difference though).

Since 4gb is only about $75.00 from newegg I think its a very worthwhile upgrade.

 

I'd say unless you absolutely want perfect optimization, not really. 2 GB of RAM is already more than enough for most tasks. But if you're doing virtualization, like Parallels or VMware Fusion, yes, more than 2 GB of RAM is a good idea.

 

Nah im not...internet, iphoto, idvd doesnt need more than 2gb. I dont even use more than 1.2gb when doing a load of stuff.

 

Well, its not really about using up to 2 GB, but more that the more RAM, the better. You may not use up to 1 GB of RAM, but having 2 GB of RAM still is more beneficial than having 1 GB of RAM.

But in your case, 2 GB of RAM sounds fine .

 

Thanks Sam. I'll check them out next time although I've never bought anything from them before. NCIX I think is in Vancouver.

 

That is wrong...

The only way you can use PC2- 6400 RAM (in a Macbook Pro) is to mix it with a PC2- 5300/5400 module.

i.e. 2GB PC2-5400 and 2GB PC2-6400 this will scale the DDR2 800MHZ module down.

Two PC2- 6400 RAM modules will not work in a Macbook Pro.

 

Yeaps, NCIX is based in Vancouver but ships to Canada and USA. They also own a few other online stores, like TDDirect.ca . I've purchased from both stores, RAM from NCIX and earbuds from TDDirect, and they were very good with service and delivery .