macbook and RAM

MichaelHo · 1 Aug 2006 at 15:09

thought i could hack the rest of the year with 512MB ram, but the slowness has really been annoying me lately, especially when im browsing sites or wanting to use MS Word.
Im looking for 2 gig of ram to put into my macbook, can anyone recommend the best ram available and best place to get it from.

Thanks.

wozzizname · 1 Aug 2006 at 15:37

I'd love to know too, but recommending any retailer other than Overclockers would be against forum rules - shame they don't sell the stuff we need here.

sloth · 1 Aug 2006 at 15:50

I bought 2 x 1GB ADATA sticks from Hong Kong via an auction site which works perfectly, and has been for the last 3-4 weeks. It cost £87 with delivery and arrived under a week after ordering.

Perhaps OcUK should stock something compatible.

CocoPops · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:20

I paid £112 all in for 2gb Corsair memory from a UK retailer.

I'm afraid most of us can't publicly say

MichaelHo · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:41

cocopops would you mind sending information about where you got your ram from to my email address?

mho [at] hotmail .co .uk

CocoPops · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:48

I would if it wasn't against the rules

It's been running fine since day one, didn't even boot up my macbook with the standard 512

Beepcake · 1 Aug 2006 at 19:40

The MacBooks will take pretty much anything of the right spec, so just go for the cheapest. If you want guaranteed compatibility, or if you have a Pro, then go for the Kingston.

RobH · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:07

I paid £112 for 2GB Corsair Value Select memory too. I have yet to actually make much use yet though as my MacBook is on it's way back to Apple because of a hardware fault.

Rambaud · 24 Aug 2006 at 13:16

sloth said:
I bought 2 x 1GB ADATA sticks from Hong Kong via an auction site which works perfectly, and has been for the last 3-4 weeks. It cost £87 with delivery and arrived under a week after ordering.

Perhaps OcUK should stock something compatible.

Thanks for the headsup, sloth - just ordered 2Gb. :cool:

Echo toxin · 24 Aug 2006 at 16:51

So the Macbook has 2 slots for memory, does it? Can you replace both yourself?

Rambaud · 24 Aug 2006 at 17:52

Echo toxin said:
So the Macbook has 2 slots for memory, does it? Can you replace both yourself?

I hope so!

My MacBook has not arrived yet, so I cannot be categoric about it.

bigredshark · 24 Aug 2006 at 18:54

you will need (for the macbook pro at least) a rediculously small screwdriver.

for memory, you'll be wanting a supplied that OCUK uss who have a hugely popular online shop. should be easy to find on google