Rumor reguarding third-party ram

I would suggest you go to macsales.com. They guaranty compatibility and they also have low prices.

Glor

I have that same RAM in my MacBook - No complains

Just purchased Crucial ram and got it today. Installed and everything runs just like it should.

No problems what so ever.

79.00 for 4gig.

Well, my own experience has been somehow different. I went and bought supposedly compatible Patriot sticks that made the system unstable. It would freeze with a corrupted, garbled screen after some time (from 30 minutes to 12 hours).

I kept exchanging sticks (went through about three pairs), and nothing worked. The amazing thing is that memory tests always succeeded! I ran both the Apple Hardware thingy and some third party tests.

Finally, I paid Apple their **** $300 and everything works smoothly.

I've also had 4GB from Crucial installed since October with no problems.

Same here. I've always used crucial ram and never had any problems. Also $79 is a great price for 4GB DDR3 with a lifetime warranty.

i installed a 4gb kit from Ramjet.com. they were transcend modules with samsung chips. after 3 weeks now, still no problems whatsoever. the only side effect is more speed, especially when combined with a 320gb, 7200rpm, 16mb sata2 hdd i installed at the same time.

main thing is to buy from a reputable dealer that knows and supports macs and to be VERY careful during install... these modules seem to be very static sensitive. most of the problems with the reputable modules sound like they zapped them due to improper handling.

Jscotty29,

I have that very RAM installed in my Macbook and it has not had a single problem. Everything has been running great. I highly recommend you buy that

Just installed 4 gigs from OCW. Works great. This has had a HUGE impact on the speed of my new macbook. Rather dramatic particularly with VMware Fusion. Takes 10 minutes and for under $100 you can substantially improve the speed of the machine.

It's not a rumor at all

I've tried two different sets of RAM (latest was samsung) and I still have freezes. There are numerous threads about this (including one very long).

I've even had my motherboard replaced without results.

After a lot of trepidation reading these forums, I finally ordered a 4-gig upgrade kit from Crucial. It cost about $85, and works great -- no hangs or freezes, and a massive speedup on some tasks. VMware would bring the rest of the machine to a grinding swapping slowdown before the upgrade. It took a good 2-3 minutes to launch or suspend/quit. Now, it's more like 20 seconds. Highly recommended.

Macbook spec memory

Double Data Rate Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR3) format
1.25 inch (3.18 cm)
1 GB or 2 GB
200-pin
PC3-8500 DDR3 1066 MHz Type RAM

The one you are looking at has 204 pins, find a brand that has 200

I have a kingston set that works great
Warranty Terms - PartsLifetime
Warranty Terms - LaborLifetime
Computer CompatibilityMac only
Memory Size2GB
Type of MemoryPC3-8500 DDR3
Mac CompatibleYes
Speed1066MHz
Pin Configuration 200-pin SoDIMM

Apple's manual is wrong. It is 204-pin. What's the part number to your Kingston RAM?