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Cheap Memory

By: Scott Rose

RAM, always a good investment.

You can either use Crucial’s System Scanner tool or Memory Advisor tool to help you find the right memory upgrades for your computer.

I recently purchased a 13-inch MacBook with 1GB of RAM. I found that I could purchase 4GB of RAM online for around $125. Would it be easy and worthwhile to upgrade my machine?

Absolutely. We recommend putting as much RAM as possible into your Mac for the best system performance. Purchasing extra RAM is one of the best investments that you can make for your machine, and it’s incredibly easy to install on all Mac models (except the MacBook Air, which you can’t install more RAM in, and the Mac mini, which you can upgrade but only after prying the case open with a putty knife).
The manual that came with your machine can give you step-by-step instructions on how to install the memory.

To get more RAM, check out Crucial (www.crucial.com), Other World Computing (www.macsales.com), Ramjet (www.ramjet.com), Corsair (www.corsair.com), and Buffalo (www.buffalotech.com).

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1) Upgrading the RAM in an

Submitted by MacAddict4Life (not verified) on Tue, 2008-03-04 10:55.

1) Upgrading the RAM in an Intel Mac mini may void your warranty, as it is NOT considered a user upgradable part.

2) I recommend www.memorytogo.com, as their value RAM tends to be the cheapest I can find with a lifetime warranty.

good advice, but . . .

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2008-03-04 23:24.

(1) "As much RAM as possible" may verge on the ridiculous in the case of the Mac Pro. The way things are going, I'm sure we will soon all need 32GB of RAM just to run a text editor. But we're not there yet ...

(2) Do NOT buy your extra RAM from Apple itself. Their mark-up on memory is obscene. Any of the suppliers mentioned in the article will sell you the same chips, from the same factory, at substantial discounts.

stick with what they suggest...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2008-03-05 06:45.

I advise sticking with the vendors in the article - Macs can be very finicky with RAM, and a stick that doesn't measure up can cause your OS to deteriorate and even become unusable...

I've used Crucial memory to

Submitted by David P (not verified) on Wed, 2008-03-05 09:24.

I've used Crucial memory to upgrade my G5 iMac and more recently my Intel MacBook. For the Macbook I got 2 gigs for just over $50 with 3 day shipping. Compare that to $300 plus tax from Apple. Crucial is made by Micron which supplies Apple with their chips. The only difference is Apple's RAM sticks are blue and Crucial (and other generic ones) are green. That really doesn't make a difference since the only time you actually see them is when they're being installed.

I am considering purchasing

Submitted by Tyler (not verified) on Wed, 2008-03-05 15:23.

I am considering purchasing a MacBook Pro from apple.com and I heard about adding memory by buying it cheaper but my only concern is How do I install it? or could I have someone else install it? Who could do that?

I have a MacBook model

Submitted by Andrew (not verified) on Thu, 2008-03-06 05:14.

I have a MacBook model MA700LL/A. The Apple site says the max ram supported is 2 GB but ive heard that for some MacBooks its actually 3GB. Does anyone know if this is true?

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