I'm sure OWC are great. But I really don't want to get into ordering overseas, currency conversions (and fees) to US$, possible issues with import tax, etc...
Having said that - I've been having a terrible time trying to buy the memory locally. I spent hours at the digital mall in Taipei today. I just couldn't get the memory! People kept telling me that the brand that they sell wouldn't work in a MacBook. Some tried to sell me over-priced memory alternatives. Others said that Kingston was the ONLY memory guaranteed to work.
When I spoke to the Kingston guys - they reassured me that I could buy ANY brand of memory. Not just theirs.
Several times - I had the money in my hand, ready to exchange for memory - and when I told them it was for a "MacBook" the sellers got too skittish to complete the transaction!
I found some reasonably priced Kingston memory in the end. And they guy in the shop even looked up the specs of my late 2008 MacBook. The memory was 4GB 1600MHz and had 8 surface mounted chips. Two rows of four. The guy told me this would be a problem, because my original memory only one row of 4 surface mounted chips.
... This all sounded very strange to me. I'd never heard of this issue. Was he right?
It's impossible to buy 1066MHz memory nowadays. I can only find the over-specced (1333 or 1600MHz) memory. IS there a problem with these?
SO WHAT'S THE STORY? Why were all these vendors so concerned about compatibility with a Macbook? And if there ARE compatibility issues... What should I be looking for?
And brand recommendations? - that are KNOWN to work?
Having said that - I've been having a terrible time trying to buy the memory locally. I spent hours at the digital mall in Taipei today. I just couldn't get the memory! People kept telling me that the brand that they sell wouldn't work in a MacBook. Some tried to sell me over-priced memory alternatives. Others said that Kingston was the ONLY memory guaranteed to work.
When I spoke to the Kingston guys - they reassured me that I could buy ANY brand of memory. Not just theirs.
Several times - I had the money in my hand, ready to exchange for memory - and when I told them it was for a "MacBook" the sellers got too skittish to complete the transaction!
I found some reasonably priced Kingston memory in the end. And they guy in the shop even looked up the specs of my late 2008 MacBook. The memory was 4GB 1600MHz and had 8 surface mounted chips. Two rows of four. The guy told me this would be a problem, because my original memory only one row of 4 surface mounted chips.
... This all sounded very strange to me. I'd never heard of this issue. Was he right?
It's impossible to buy 1066MHz memory nowadays. I can only find the over-specced (1333 or 1600MHz) memory. IS there a problem with these?
SO WHAT'S THE STORY? Why were all these vendors so concerned about compatibility with a Macbook? And if there ARE compatibility issues... What should I be looking for?
And brand recommendations? - that are KNOWN to work?
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