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yahnz

37 posts

Geek

#42086 29-Sep-2009 00:30

I'd like to take my Macbook Pro to 8GB of RAM...

Apple wants NZD 2k for the pleasure, which seems steep :)

Can anyone suggest any more reasonable sources for this RAM? Kingston valueram for example is apparently working for people - anyone here got it going ok?

Thanks!

J

Ragnor

8223 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#259299 29-Sep-2009 10:33

What version do you have? Check the memory specifications and proceedure here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270

If your model supports 2x 4GB modules then it's basically a 5min job to install the sticks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qozs6KZoarA

stuzzo

534 posts

Ultimate Geek

#260992 4-Oct-2009 16:51

4 Gb ram modules really haven't reached any sort of pricing sweet spot yet.

For example, on Ebay you are looking about $67 US for a 2GB module versus $315 for a 4Gb module for the MacBook.

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