MacBook - How much RAM can I install?

kp223 · kp223 #1 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 12:46 PM

I want my MacBook to run faster so I want to upgrade my RAM... I've been reading other posts and it seems I can only upgrade a certain amount depending on how new my MacBook is. How do I know how much more RAM i can install?

My MacBook...

MacBook2,1

Intel Core 2 Duo

2GHz

1GB Memory

667 MHz (BusSpeed)

Thanks ahead of time!

Kash · Kash #2 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 12:49 PM

The information you gave is only partially helpful. Could you tell us when you bought it?

kp223 · kp223 #3 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 12:53 PM

Little over a year ago

Mac_OS · Mac_OS #4 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 01:28 PM

2gb officially, 3gb unoffically

kp223 · kp223 #5 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 01:33 PM

So this would work right?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148087

tweaked · tweaked #6 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 01:45 PM

MacBook 2,1 refers to either the late 2006 or mid-2007 revisions. (Apple.com has specs on all MacBooks) It has a Core 2 Duo with a 667 MHz FSB, unlike the newer ones with 800 MHz.

For the 667 MHz model, Apple says the limit is 2GB of ram, though i believe that you can install 3 GB (1 GB + 2 GB) on any Core 2 Duo Mac. The 3 GB setup loses a minor amount of speed through the loss of Dual Channel, but you can gain speed from having the extra 1 GB of RAM available to the OS and other programs.

If you only ever use one or two small programs and keep the total RAM consumption below 2 GB, then you won't see much, if any benefit from the extra 1 GB! Where the 3 GB configuration gains speed is when you are multitasking heavily so you exceed 2 GB of RAM usage, and when you use programs such as Photoshop, VMWare, graphics, digital audio and digital video programs, all of which can benefit from more than 2 GB RAM.

kp223 · kp223 #7 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 01:54 PM

thanks much to all

kp223 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 15, 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 8 Mac Specs: MacBook	09-16-2008, 12:46 PM I want my MacBook to run faster so I want to upgrade my RAM... I've been reading other posts and it seems I can only upgrade a certain amount depending on how new my MacBook is. How do I know how much more RAM i can install? My MacBook... MacBook2,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 1GB Memory 667 MHz (BusSpeed) Thanks ahead of time!
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Kash #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	09-16-2008, 12:49 PM The information you gave is only partially helpful. Could you tell us when you bought it? June 2007 July 2009
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Member Since: Sep 22, 2007 Location: Huntingdon,Cambridgeshire (UK) Posts: 462 Mac Specs: White Macbook 2.4ghz, 2gb ram, 160gb hd,superdrive, OSX Leopard	09-16-2008, 01:28 PM 2gb officially, 3gb unoffically
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kp223 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 15, 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 8 Mac Specs: MacBook	09-16-2008, 01:33 PM So this would work right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148087
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tweaked #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 08, 2007 Location: uk Posts: 54	09-16-2008, 01:45 PM MacBook 2,1 refers to either the late 2006 or mid-2007 revisions. (Apple.com has specs on all MacBooks) It has a Core 2 Duo with a 667 MHz FSB, unlike the newer ones with 800 MHz. For the 667 MHz model, Apple says the limit is 2GB of ram, though i believe that you can install 3 GB (1 GB + 2 GB) on any Core 2 Duo Mac. The 3 GB setup loses a minor amount of speed through the loss of Dual Channel, but you can gain speed from having the extra 1 GB of RAM available to the OS and other programs. If you only ever use one or two small programs and keep the total RAM consumption below 2 GB, then you won't see much, if any benefit from the extra 1 GB! Where the 3 GB configuration gains speed is when you are multitasking heavily so you exceed 2 GB of RAM usage, and when you use programs such as Photoshop, VMWare, graphics, digital audio and digital video programs, all of which can benefit from more than 2 GB RAM.
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kp223 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 15, 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 8 Mac Specs: MacBook	09-16-2008, 01:54 PM thanks much to all
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