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    Will RAm pulled from PC laptop work on Mac laptop ??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by gomcse2002, Jun 13, 2009.

  1. gomcse2002

    gomcse2002 Notebook Consultant

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    I have 2 sticks of Practically brand new NANYA NT1G64U8HB0BN-3C PC2-5300 SODIMM DDR2 RAM 2G (1G X2) Pulled from a working Asus Notebook, May I know will these RAM work on a Macbook ?

    Please kindly advise.
     
    gomcse2002, Jun 13, 2009
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    weirdo81622 Notebook Evangelist

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    It should, assuming the RAM is compatible. Make sure the Macbook supports DDR2 - Unibody ones will not work - to do that, check in your "About this Mac" and then "More info". Also, make sure that you have 667mhz memory in it. If you have a newer white one, then it will use 800mhz memory and it will not work. Again, check in the same place.

    If you can't decipher the More Info>Memory page, just post a screenshot.
     
    weirdo81622, Jun 13, 2009
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  3. Aeris

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    It will, as weirdo81622 said; Apple's "Mac Memory" is just a marketing scheme.
     
    Aeris, Jun 13, 2009
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    Mac itself is a marcketing scheme. Mac is a PC so if you have a compatible PC component, it should work on a apple brand PC.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 14, 2009
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    Hah, that is so true that it hurts, Mac should allow upgrading the components and manufacturers should release drivers for Mac as well, that would be a bliss.
     
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As long as your Apple uses DDR2 memory and not DDR3 (do any of them...I forget?) you will be fine.

    Apple specializes in marketing. Apple RAM is just DDR2 RAM...the same stuff PCs use.
     
    Greg, Jun 14, 2009
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    The Montevina-Based MacBooks do.

    Agreed, just like Nintendo's Wii-Certified SD Cards are just plain old SD Cards.
     
    Aeris, Jun 14, 2009
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    maybe Mac user should use iRam from gigabyte. LOL

    iRam = super fast SSD, probably 50x faster than those ultra expensive intel SSDs if it was not limited by the ultra slow SATAII 3.0Gbps interface.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 14, 2009
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    iRam... do not feed Apple ideas!
     
    Aeris, Jun 14, 2009
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