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post #1 of 7
6/15/06 at 1:08pm
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I am doing what most people are doing. When I buy my MB or MBP I will downgrade to 512mb when possible and go out and buy 2gb through newegg or such.

I was just curious if someone could explain what memory type I need. Is it okay to just get 1 gb stick and run 1,512mb ram? or are people seeing problems with this.
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post #2 of 7
6/15/06 at 2:13pm
I got 2x1GB modules from mushkin. Here is the exact model. designed specifically for the MB's.

http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/...tem.asp?id=762
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post #3 of 7
6/15/06 at 2:46pm
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What vender did you buy it from? How much did that run you?
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post #4 of 7
6/15/06 at 2:59pm
I am also considering a Macbook but seems one stick says heat spreader-yes and one says heat spreader-no at newegg for Mushkin PC2-5300 memory:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146057

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146438



Also what does the timing mean? The above say 5-5-5 but this one says 4-4-4.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146437

Which is fastest and why?
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post #5 of 7
6/15/06 at 3:23pm
Looks like the lower the better? Then has anyone tried these expensive but very low latency 1 Gig sticks?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146567

CAS latency of 3 and timing = 3-3-3
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post #6 of 7
6/15/06 at 3:31pm
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You are looking at system memory. You need to look at laptop memory.

like this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820208037
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post #7 of 7
6/15/06 at 5:34pm
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Originally Posted by mitchowen
You are looking at system memory. You need to look at laptop memory.

like this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820208037

Ya like he says. The links you have are to desktop memory, you need to get laptop memory:
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...ubCategory=381

Lower timings are better but not a very big difference. I dont think there are many or any laptop chips with heat spreader so I wouldnt worry bout that.
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