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Buying RAM

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by geeimsobored, Mar 8, 2009.

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  1. geeimsobored

    geeimsobored Member

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    I want to upgrade the RAM on my macbook pro. Currently it has 1gb of RAM which just isn't enough anymore and I want to push it up to 2 gigs.

    Whats a good place to buy some RAM? The Apple store price is absolutely absurd when I know RAM only costs a fraction of that.
     
    #1 geeimsobored, Mar 8, 2009
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    Well what kind of RAM is it?

    The problem with Macs is they often use proprietary stuff--not better stuff--just proprietary stuff, so you HAVE to buy from them rather than doing it yourself. I wouldn't be shocked if the Apple Store was your only option.

    Kinda like MS charging an arm & a leg for a 360 hard drive upgrade. Since no other drives are compatible, they're free to charge three times what the hard drives are actually worth...
     
    #2 Drexlerfan22, Mar 8, 2009
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    #3 Brando2101, Mar 8, 2009
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    Dude, that's a myth.

    This is the correct answer.
     
    #4 Lynus302, Mar 8, 2009
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    I have a macbook pro...got 4 GB of RAM from newegg for about $60. It was Kingston RAM.
     
    #5 DieHard Rocket, Mar 8, 2009
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    Just make sure you buy the correct kind. Can't be much fun to purchase some incompatible ram.
     
    #6 Uprising, Mar 8, 2009
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    If you're unsure what type of ram you need, you can go to Crucial and find out. Don't have to buy there, but you'll figure out the type.
     
    #7 Saado, Mar 8, 2009
  8. geeimsobored

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    thanks for the suggestions, I'll look into those.
     
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    #9 SwoLy-D, Mar 8, 2009
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    www.crucial.com
     
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    #11 candlegreen, Mar 8, 2009
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    Saado beat you both to it. Tinman was probably too busy looking for 1979 footage of Allen Leavell's free throw shooting motion - what's your excuse?!
     
    #12 Dr of Dunk, Mar 8, 2009
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